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Az Samad
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Jazz Guitarist - Composer - Music Educator
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2018-04-21 04:28
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azsamad
jazz
2019-01-15 13:25
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #24: How Do You Make Pop Songs into Jazz Versions?
A lot of people ask me about this. Like how do you take an Ed Sheeran song or a Taylor Swift song and make it jazzy? I often ask back, "Why would you want to do this?" The thing is that sometimes
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jazz
2019-01-11 13:23
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #23: Simplify Learning Jazz Guitar
Learning jazz doesn't have to be complicated. Do this: Learn the melody of a song you like Learn the chords of the song Find a way to play a solo guitar version of it Learn to play all the arpeggios for
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azsamad
jazz
2018-07-30 16:37
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #22: Macro and Micro Practice
How do you get better at playing jazz guitar? Macro and micro practice. Macro is playing the entire song, learning the vibe and the whole tune. Micro is fine tuning the first melody, the first phrase,
azsamad
business
2018-07-08 17:49
5 Gary Vaynerchuk Videos For Musicians
So much of Gary Vee's videos are on his take on business, marketing, branding, social media, positivity and life. I dig all those but look forward to the videos when he gives advice or talks to musicians.
azsamad
jazz
2018-07-01 05:18
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #21: Simplify Learning Jazz
Jazz is sometimes over complicated. How about we... Learn songs. Memorise melodies and chords. Play them! Learn how to embellish melodies. Learn to improvise on the songs. Play the song Repeat Step 1-6
azsamad
steemit
2018-06-25 10:16
Why Are You Writing Stuff on Steemit?
Are you just posting stuff because you think you'll make money here? Are you expressing yourself? Are you saying something to make a difference? Are you sharing your expertise? Are you sharing your passion?
azsamad
jazz
2018-06-21 06:39
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #20: Tradition versus The Future
Listen to the past. Be aware of the tradition. But make your own music. Don't worry about it being authentic. After all, what is authenticity? The main thing is respecting the art form, keep on learning
azsamad
music
2018-06-18 16:28
Music from A to Z | EP 01 | The Giving Economy and Energy
Listen to the podcast here: [Transcription of podcast] The thing about creating art is that in today's giving economy, which means you're giving away a lot of stuff online in order to reach people. So
azsamad
jazz
2018-06-15 05:15
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #19: To Learn Jazz, Play Jazz
An oversimplified way of learning jazz? Pick a song you like. Learn (memorise) and be able to play the melody. Learn (memorise) and be able to play the chords. Play the song. Find some kind of way to improvise
azsamad
inspiration
2018-06-14 07:26
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #18: Finding Inspiration and Facebook Hate Posts
Some people like to post about the guitarists or musicians they HATE. I sort of understand the feeling of being together hating something. But, over time I feel that finding stuff that inspires is a better
azsamad
books
2018-06-12 02:27
Why I Started Writing Geeky Jazz, Guitar and Music Book Reviews
Frankly, I was frustrated. I wanted to buy certain books, video and courses but had a hard time figuring out whether they were right for me. Lot of stuff for sale out there but very few reviews of them.
azsamad
jazz
2018-06-11 05:54
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #17: Improvising with Clarity
For a jazz soloist, the mark of a mature improvisor is that they can start, play and end phrases with immense clarity. They choose notes with confidence and deliver it without hesitation. Q: How do you
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guitar
2018-06-10 16:38
My Top 3 Favourite Mateus Asato Videos
Mateus Asato is one of the most amazing distinctive young guitarists of recent times. Great playing, musical phrasing and just an amazing individual voice. I feel very fortunate to have attended his 3-day
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business
2018-06-06 16:53
Top 3 Videos That Reshaped How I Think (Gary Vee, Derek Sivers, Steve Jobs)
Here's another side of me. This is not music, well at least not directly. These are 3 videos that have reshaped how I think. Check it out. Document, Don't Create Gary Vee was someone that I initially didn't
azsamad
jazz
2018-06-05 03:11
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #16: Performing Brazilian Music over the Years
I'm currently preparing for my upcoming performance at Bobo KL with my new project, Samba Selamba on June 8th and 9th. So, in today's post I share some of my past performances with different musicians
azsamad
jazz
2018-06-03 15:53
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #15: Bossa Nova and Samba - Classic Recordings
I'm currently preparing for my upcoming performance at Bobo KL with my new project, Samba Selamba on June 8th and 9th. So, in today's post I share some of my favourite classic Brazilian jazz recordings
azsamad
jazz
2018-06-01 11:18
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #14: Scales for Spain (Chick Corea)
This is a bilingual (Malay/English) lesson on some of the scale choices you can use on Chick Corea's Spain (the solo section). Gmaj7 = G Lydian (D Major Scale) F#7 = B Harmonic Minor Emin7 A7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7
azsamad
jazz
2018-06-01 06:45
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #13: Improvising on Stevie Wonder's Isn't She Lovely
One of my students, Rushdi asked a question on how to practice improvisation. He also mentioned that he's currently working on Stevie Wonder's Isn't She Lovely. This song is a pretty song that is often
azsamad
jazz
2018-05-30 09:27
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #12: Modal Jazz Basics 2 - Dorian Lines
Today's blog post is a video lesson, excerpt from a Facebook live video earlier today. Here I share my approach to understand, hear and play Dorian jazz lines for modal jazz compositions like So What,
azsamad
jazz
2018-05-28 21:34
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #11: Modal Jazz Basics 1 - Classic Recordings
One interesting period or style of jazz is modal jazz. The album Kind of Blue (1959) by Miles Davis is the landmark release that is most often referenced. In this post, you can listen to some of popular
