Clifford Carter On Reharmonizing “Body and Soul”

Jul 1 2010 1:00AM
The timeless standard “Body and Soul” was written in 1930 by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, and Johnny Green. Paul Whiteman and his orchestra made it popular, and it was covered by countless artists, including Ella More...

5 Ways To Play Like McCoy Tyner

Jun 1 2010 1:00AM
When I was first learning jazz piano, McCoy Tyner’s style had a big influence on my playing. Years later, during a set with saxophonist Gary Bartz at a jazz club in Washington, DC, I was doing my best McCoy emulation when More...

Color Your World

May 1 2010 1:00AM
It doesn’t take an encyclopedic knowledge of music theory to add new depth to your chord voicings. My mentor, the great jazz pianist Kenny Barron, would often respond to questions about his commanding chord palette by More...

A Rhythm Changes Primer

Mar 31 2010 1:00PM
In 1928, George and Ira Gershwin composed the iconic song “I Got Rhythm.” In the years following, the harmonic structure of this timeless classic has become the backbone of countless songs written and/or performed by such More...

Booker T Video Repost

Oct 12 2011 12:00AM
We've been meaning to catch up with Booker T. Jones since his Grammy win for the 2009 album Potato Hole--for which we interviewed him back in August '09. If you haven't heard his latest, The Road From Memphis, you're missing out, More...

Welcome to Keyboard's November 2011 Links Page

Oct 10 2011 12:00AM
Exclusive interview with the Flaming Lips! Evan Bogart talks songwriting, keyboards, and production. Miss our Summer NAMM gear wrap? It's online?     More...

Eldar's Power Warm-Ups

Jan 1 2011 12:00AM
by Eldar Djangirov Before practicing at home or performing live, I always begin with a warm-up exercise. Warming up has been an essential part of my musical routine since I was five years old. Not only does it help improve my More...

5 Ways to Play Like Larry Young

Nov 1 2010 1:00AM
Organist Larry Young carved out a truly unique path on the holy Hammond B-3 organ. His modal, John Coltrane-esque approach was a total departure from the soul and jazz organ styles that had dominated the airwaves of the ’60s More...

Misha Piatigorsky On Brazilian Jazz Basics

Oct 1 2010 1:00AM
Lesson by Misha PitatigorskyWhat could be more addictive than Brazilian Samba? When I first heard pianist Cidinho Teixeira at New York’s Zinc Bar in the mid-’90s, it was as if I’d discovered a whole new way to breathe music. More...

5 Ways To Play Like Kenny Kirkland

Sep 1 2010 12:00AM
by George Colligan Kenny Kirkland was a true keyboard phenomenon. From his post-bop piano proddings with trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, to his famed, genre-defying keyboard work with Sting and his own small groups, Kirkland’s More...

New Orleans Piano with Josh Charles

Aug 18 2010 12:00AM
Josh Charles knows a thing or two about New Orleans-style stride, boogie, and gospel piano playing. He should--at 13 years of age, he approached the legendary Dr. John and asked to be his student. After hearing what the young More...

Chester Thompson B-3 Master Class

Feb 11 2010 9:41PM
In this web-only video master class, original Tower of Power keyboardist Chester Thompson--who more recently played with Santana--explains some of the secrets behind his unique, bubbling, rhythmic Hammond B-3 style on such TOP More...

The Chord Doctor - Expand Your Chordal Command

Jan 22 2010 7:45AM
by Clifford CarterYou hear that the government is contemplating another multi-billion dollar stimulus package. That’s an intimidating number I can’t even digest. A much kinder, gentler number is 12 — the number of notes in the More...

Minor Scale Mastery

Dec 1 2009 12:25PM
Minor chords are used liberally in jazz, both in standards and originals, so it’s important to know your options when it comes to playing scales over these chords. On the surface, you could surmise that a minor chord would More...

Boogie Down

Nov 1 2009 10:15PM
by Scott Healy Before rock ’n’ roll, there was boogie-woogie. Without boogie, we wouldn’t have Little Richard, Johnnie Johnson, or Jerry Lee Lewis — or half of New Orleans piano music and most of blues. If you play a lot More...

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