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    Preparing For A Jam Session


    Let’s say you got invited to a Jam Session with a few other musicians and so you want to attend and
    not make a fool of yourself. What do you do? Well, I’ve got a separate lesson on the ‘Minimum
    Requirements to play Jazz Piano (http://www.thejazzpianosite.com/jazz-piano-lessons/jazz-chord-
    voicings/jazz-piano-minimum-requirements/)’ where I list the minimum number of techniques that
    you should know when playing a song, so you’re welcome to read that lesson. In this video I’m hoping
    to say a few more generic things about how to prepare for a jam session and how to play in a jam
    session.

    Learn the Repertoire

    So obviously, rst you need to get a list of the repertoire you will be playing at the jam session, so
    you know what songs you have to learn. As the piano player, you’re in charge of playing the chords,
    though you’ll also get a chance to solo. You’ll also have to play the bass-line if there is no bass player.

    Fill in the Gaps

    Very broadly, there are three registers in music: lower (bass), middle (tenor, alto), upper (soprano). To
    get a full, dense and interesting sound, the band needs to cover all three of these registers.

    Piano has the great advantage of having quite a large range and so is able to cover all three registers
    rather well. This makes it very versatile in a group setting. And as the pianist, you essentially just need
    to ll in the gaps.

    If you’re playing with a double bass, stick to the middle and upper register.
    If you’re playing with a soprano vocalist, stick to the lower and middle register.
    If you’re playing with a guitar and a Tenor Sax, play a walking bassline in the lower register

    and some lls in the upper register.

    Right, ll in the gaps!

    So very generally, you should be able to play in any combination of these registers, so for example:

    Bass + Harmony (+ lls)


    Bass + Melody (+ lls)
    Harmony + Melody (+ lls)
    Harmony + Upper Structure (+ lls)

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    Listen

    The whole point of playing in a band is to interact and listen and respond to the other band
    members. It’s supposed to be a two way conversation. You listen to everyone and responds
    accordingly, and everyone listens to you and responds accordingly. If there is no interaction between
    the instruments then you may as well be playing with a backing track at home. So listen to the
    other band members and respond:

    If the soloist goes high, you go low


    If the soloist plays softly, you play softly
    If the soloist plays a phrase, repeat or mimic it – as a kind of call and response

    Have Fun and Try Some Weird Stu

    The whole point of jamming with others is to have fun. So…have some fun – do some weird or
    usual stu and just see what happens. Try inserting the following during your playing:

    Silence
    Unusual Reharmonisations (Polychords)
    Descending Chromatic Chords (Leaving the chord progression)
    Repeating Ostinati/Pedal Point
    Quote a di erent song during your solo

    Play the melody in the bass (and scare the crap out of the bassist)
    Displace the melody
    etc.

    Your goal is almost to try throw the other people o their game and make them stu up. So just do
    some stu and see how they respond. That’s the di erence between and half the fun of playing in a
    Jazz Band as opposed to an Orchestra – you can just make stu up and no one is going to chastise
    you if you play the wrong note.

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