John A Valerio

Jazz Journey: A Guide For Listening

"This edition of Jazz Journey covers jazz from its 19th Century forerunners through the 20th century. This jazz journey takes the reader and listener on an historical audio and video tour of some of the great jazz performances of the last hundred years. All of the major styles of jazz, including the...

Stride & Swing Piano: Hal Leonard Keyboard Style Series

(Keyboard Instruction). Focusing on styles such as classic ragtime, early blues & boogie woogie, New Orleans jazz, stride and swing, this new book/CD pack in the Hal Leonard Keyboard Style Series teaches left- and right-hand techniques including chords, bass runs, patterns and more. Key players of t...

Latin Jazz Piano: Hal Leonard Keyboard Style Series

(Keyboard Instruction). This book is divided into three sections. The first covers Afro-Cuban (Afro-Caribbean) jazz, the second section deals with Brazilian influenced jazz Bossa Nova and Samba, and the third contains lead sheets of the tunes and instructions for the play-along CD. The Afro-Cuban se...

Bebop Jazz Piano (Hal Leonard Keyboard Style Series)

(Keyboard Instruction). In this book in the Hal Leonard Keyboard Style Series, author John Valerio provides essential, detailed information for bebop and jazz pianists on the following topics: chords and voicings, harmony and chord progressions, scales and tonality, common melodic figures and patter...

Playing Keyboard Bass Lines Left-Hand Technique for Keyboards

(Piano Method). This step-by-step approach to learning how to play left-hand bass lines at the keyboard includes examples and exercises covering the chord progressions and styles players will encounter. Keyboardists at all levels will benefit from this book's focus on: walking bass lines, playing in...

Post-Bop Jazz Piano - The Complete Guide with CD!: Hal Leonard Keyboard Style Series

(Keyboard Instruction). This comprehensive book and CD package will teach you the basic skills you need to play post bop jazz piano. From comping to soloing, you'll learn the theory, the tools, and the tricks used by the pros. The accompanying CD features many of the examples in the book performed e...

Jazz Piano Concepts & Techniques

(Piano Method). This book provides a step-by-step approach to learning basic piano realizations of jazz and pop tunes from lead sheets. Systems for voicing chords are presented from the most elementary to the advanced along with methods for practicing each system. Both the non-jazz and the advanced ...

Jazz Piano Technique Exercises Etudes & Ideas for Building Chops - (Book/online audio)

(Keyboard Instruction). This one-of-a-kind book applies traditional technique exercises to specific jazz piano needs. Along with warm-ups, etudes isolate each technical problem within a jazz context. This allows for improvisation, directly addressing the needs of the jazz player. Practicing is not o...

Intros, Endings & Turnarounds for Keyboard: Essential Phrases for Swing, Latin, Jazz Waltz, and Blues Styles

Bebop Jazz Piano: The Complete Guide

Stride & Swing Piano: Complete Guide

Post-bop Jazz Piano: The Complete Guide

Jazz Piano Concepts & Techniques: Concepts & Techniques