
In this lesson set, Matt will teach you everything you need to know to fluently play jazz guitar.
Lesson 1
Check out this lesson to learn some basic jazz theory & chord voicings.
Length: 31:36 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 2
Learn some more advanced chord voicings as well as the Charleston rhythm.
Length: 19:13 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 3
Learn a handful of Set II voicings & round out your knowledge of the basic jazz chords.
Length: 27:08 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 4
Apply the chords you've learned & experiment with some solo ideas.
Length: 32:47 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 5
Learn which scales work with which jazz chord voicings.
Length: 43:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 6
Matt sheds some light on the circle of fifths.
Length: 28:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 7
Learn how to get the most out of your time when practicing.
Length: 31:00 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 8
Here's the second installment of Matt's proper practicing lesson.
Length: 32:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 9
Learn how to avoid carpal tunnel and other hand injuries by using proper technique.
Length: 46:19 Difficulty: 1.0 Members OnlyLesson 10
Matt Brown teaches the jazz standard "All of Me."
Length: 31:12 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 11
Matt Brown explains how to improvise over the changes to "All of Me."
Length: 7:54 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 12
Matt Brown begins talking about solo arrangements in this lesson. He teaches Carcassi's "Estudio No. 1" as an introduction to this concept.
Length: 18:10 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 13
Matt Brown returns to his Jazz series with a review lesson. He applies the standard ii V I progression to the circle of fifths.
Length: 18:10 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 14
In lesson 14, Matt discusses the turnback progression in the jazz style.
Length: 22:20 Difficulty: 1.5 Members OnlyLesson 15
Matt brown discusses and demonstrates the set three voicings used in jazz guitar.
Length: 25:42 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 16
In this lesson, Matt demonstrates how to practice jazz solo arrangements by taking a look at "Here's That Rainy Day."
Length: 35:10 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 17
In lesson 17, Matt reviews and expands on the jazz version of the 12 bar blues form.
Length: 23:20 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 18
In this lesson, Matt adds to your voicing repertoire while playing the Charleston rhythm.
Length: 14:22 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 19
Matt Brown talks about lead options when playing a blues in B flat major.
Length: 23:35 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 20
Matt Brown provides instruction and examples of playing jazz heads in the key of F. Once again, all examples follow the 12 bar blues form.
Length: 18:22 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 21
Matt Brown takes another look at blues heads in the key of B flat. In this lesson, he covers a head by Thelonious Monk.
Length: 10:03 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 22
Matt Brown takes a look at a solo arrangement and provides thoughts and tools necessary to complete this type of guitar playing.
Length: 23:13 Difficulty: 2.0 Members OnlyLesson 23
Matt Brown starts breaking down the rhythmic tendencies and patterns to the Brazilian Bossa Nova style of playing.
Length: 17:56 Difficulty: 0.0 Members OnlyLesson 24
In lesson 24 of his Jazz series, Matt takes a look at the melody to Blue Bossa.
Length: 9:12 Difficulty: 0.0 Members OnlyLesson 25
Matt Brown takes a look at the available chord voicings for Blue Bossa.
Length: 10:39 Difficulty: 0.0 Members Only
About Matt Brown
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Matt Brown began playing the guitar at the age of 11. "It was a rule in my family to learn and play an instrument for at least two years. I had been introduced to a lot of great music at the time by friends and their older siblings. I was really into bands like Nirvana, Alice In Chains, and Smashing Pumpkins, so the decision to pick up the guitar came pretty easily."
Matt's musical training has always followed a very structured path. He began studying the guitar with Dayton, Ohio guitar great Danny Voris. I began learning scales, chords, and basic songs like any other guitarist. After breaking his left wrist after playing for only a year, Matt began to study music theory in great detail. I wanted to keep going with my lessons, but I obviously couldn't play at all. Danny basically gave me the equivalent of a freshman year music theory course in the span of two months. These months proved to have a huge impact on Brown's approach to the instrument.
Brown continued his music education at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. He completed a degree in Classical Guitar Performance in 2002. While at Capital, he also studied jazz guitar and recording techniques in great detail. "I've never had any desire to perform jazz music. Its lack of relevance to modern culture has always turned me off. However, nothing will improve your chops more than studying this music."
Matt Brown currently resides in Dayton, Ohio. He teaches lessons locally as well as at Capital University's Community Music School. Matt's recent projects include writing and recording with his new, as of yet nameless band as well as the formation of a cover band called The Dirty Cunnies.
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Discussions with our instructors are just one of the many benefits of becoming a member of JamPlay.Pardon: But what is a gpx file? Do I rename it gp5 ?
Hi! A gpx file is a file created by the application Guitar Pro. I believe the "x" means that the file will work can be opened by a few different versions of Guitar Pro. You can download a trial version of the program or buy it here: http://www.guitar-pro.com/en/index.php I highly recommend that you check it out!
Nice Matt! It looks like Guitar Pro. If so, anyway we can get the GP file? Thanks and like your music!
woops! Forgot to post that...Thanks for the heads up! I recommend that you try to play along with the computer only as you are first learning how to play the arrangement. Then, once you can successfully play through it in straight time, get away from the computer and play the arrangement in a rubato style with the suggestions I provide in the video. Also, thanks a lot for the kind words! Glad you like my lessons.