Combining "Walking Thirds" and Jazz-Blues Substitutions By Jimmy Brown published 3 August 16 In the previous two columns, I demonstrated a couple of cool ways to play “walking bass” accompaniment over a 12-bar jazz-blues progression.
Combining "Walking Bass" and "Flat-Four" Comping on Jazz-Blues Changes By Jimmy Brown published 27 June 16
How to Build Intensity When Soloing at a Slow Tempo By Jimmy Brown published 10 May 16 Give your solos an emotional quality and appeal.
String Theory with Jimmy Brown: The Conclusion of Franz Schubert’s “Ave Maria” for Guitar — Video By Jimmy Brown published 28 October 15
String Theory with Jimmy Brown: Franz Schubert’s “Ave Maria” for Solo Guitar — Video By Jimmy Brown published 10 September 15
String Theory with Jimmy Brown: The Conclusion of Frédéric Chopin’s “Prelude in E Minor” — Video By Jimmy Brown published 13 August 15
How to Play Frédéric Chopin's "Prelude in E Minor" on Guitar — Video By Jimmy Brown published 10 August 15
String Theory with Jimmy Brown: A Modern-Sounding Soloing Approach for John Coltrane's “Giant Steps” By Jimmy Brown published 2 December 14
String Theory with Jimmy Brown: An Effective Strategy for Soloing on John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps” By Jimmy Brown published 4 November 14
String Theory with Jimmy Brown: Intro to the Ultimate Jazz-Improv/Theory “Workout,” John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps” By Jimmy Brown published 14 October 14
String Theory with Jimmy Brown: A Groove- and Mode-Driven Solo Over the Chord Changes to “Cantaloupe Island” By Jimmy Brown published 9 September 14
String Theory with Jimmy Brown: Jamming on the Changes to a Three-Chord Modal Jazz Gem, “Cantaloupe Island” By Jimmy Brown published 12 August 14
String Theory with Jimmy Brown: Some Crafty, Ambitious Improvising Over “Song for My Father” By Jimmy Brown published 11 July 14
String Theory with Jimmy Brown: Learning Hip Chord Changes and Voicings from a Mid-Sixties Jazz Classic — Video By Jimmy Brown published 20 May 14
String Theory with Jimmy Brown: A Pick-Friendly Way to Sound Like an Irish Folk Mandolinist By Jimmy Brown published 21 April 14
String Theory: Exploiting the Greater Rhythmic and Phrasing Options of Slower Tempos By Jimmy Brown published 20 February 14
String Theory with Jimmy Brown: The Climactic Conclusion of My Original Solo Over the “Aeroplane” Vamp By Jimmy Brown published 2 January 14