10 great etudes for playing and improvising on the blues-The best-selling Advance author (Jazz Conception) and award-winning saxophonist (2017 Downbeat Critic's Poll) Jim Snidero now presents The Essence Of The Blues a new attractive method for beginners and moderately advanced players who wish to learn the language of the blues.Each edition contains 10 solo studies which have been transposed and arranged for the principal jazz instruments. The recordings on the professionally produced accompanying CD were performed by top-notch soloists and New York's best swinging rhythm section: Jim Snidero (alto saxophone) Eric Alexander (tenor saxophone) Jeremy Pelt (trumpet) Steve Davis (trombone) Jamie Baum (flute) Mike LeDonne Peter Washington Joe Farnsworth (rhythm section).The Essence Of The Blues is suitable for lessons with young pupils in particular but also for self-study or as performance pieces for jazz ensembles. Each piece comes with appropriate scale exercises tips for studying and practicing suggestions for own improvisations as well as recommended listening.

10 great etudes for playing and improvising on the blues-This new method provides beginners and moderately advanced musicians with an introduction to the language of blues. In 10 solo studies which can be accompanied by professionally performed and recorded playbacks the musician learns to master the essential basics step by step: Each piece comes with appropriate scale exercises tips for studying and practicing suggestions for own improvisations as well as recommended listening.The accompanying CD provides a unique band feeling with top-notch musicians:Jim Snidero (alto saxophone)Eric Alexander (tenor saxophone)Jeremy Pelt (trumpet)Steve Davis (trombone)Jamie Baum (flute)Mike LeDonne(piano/organ) Peter Washington (bass) and Joe Farnsworth (drums)

This Complete method for all Saxophones by Hyacinthe Klosé (1808-1880) has always had a lot of success and has been recognised for its quality worldwide. This new publication, edited by Eugène Gay, a French professor at the Lyon Conservatory, takes into consideration the evolution of the musical pedagogy and highlights the importance of sonority. This method includes studies and exercises for beginners, intermediate and advanced level players with comments and advices Hyacinthe Klosé (1808-1880) is a French Clarinet player, composer and professor at the Conservatoire de Paris. He took part in the conception of the Boehm system Clarinet. He became solo Clarinet at the Théatre Italien in 1847.