Learning (and retaining) music quickly, navigating non-traditional chord progressions and forms, and finding ways to expand your improvisations on modal and loop-based grooves, these are all things we do on a nightly basis with Snarky Puppy. I’m on tour with them and we just played Utrecht, NL—the city where we recorded “We Like It Here,” it seemed like a good opportunity to round up a few Snarky-related lessons, including one I made during that recording session.
How I Shed: Working Out New Ideas Over a Snarky Puppy Groove
I’m often asked how I go about incorporating new ideas into my improvising. Here’s how.
How the Snarky Puppy horn section learns music…fast.
Here’s a private glimpse into how the Snarky Puppy horn section learns music—fast.
Transcription Challenge Review – February 2018, “Binky” lick
My review of your submissions.
How I practice soloing over a 4-chord rock loop (Plus a transcription challenge)
Ever wonder how to go from just scales and chords to soloing? Here’s how I do it.
What is Chris Potter playing in this insane lick on “Lingus?” (Plus, why practice one song to prepare for another)
Wondering what all that “cool stuff”—the stuff that doesn’t “fit” with the chords—your modern heroes are playing is?