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Jeff Harrington

NEW BOOK! ESSENTIAL SOLOS FOR ALTO SAX, TENOR SAX, GUITAR, TRUMPET & FLUTE - 28 Solos on Popular Jazz Standards Saxophonist, author and educator, Jeff Harrington, is a Professor at Berklee College of Music (teaching saxophone, improvisation and jazz history), a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Affiliated Artist, a Harvard University MLSP Instructor, and a D’Addario Artist/Endorser/Ambassador. He has played and given workshops in Europe, St. Thomas, China, Martinique, the Philippines, Barbados, Los Angeles, Taiwan, the southwest US and throughout New England. Through his Online Jazz Lessons™, he teaches improvisation and saxophone world-wide as well as locally in the Boston area. Recordings include Cosmic Motion Picture with his own quartet, One by the Reed Dieffenbach Quartet, Homecookin'! (Reed Dieffenbach Quintet) and So Tru by Trudy Sandhaus, among others. He is the author of Blues Improvisation Complete (Berklee Press / Hal Leonard), available in Bb, Eb, C and C Bass versions, Famous Saxophone Solos from R&B, Pop and Smooth Jazz (Berklee Press / Hal Leonard), Essential Solos - 28 Solos on Popular Jazz Standards for alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet, guitar and flute (Advance Music), Great Tenor Saxophone Solos, Vol. 1, Great Smooth Jazz, R&B, and Pop Tenor Saxophone Solos, Written Solos on Standard Tunes, Vol. 1 and Great Tenor Saxophone Solos, Vol. 2. Performing credits include touring as a featured soloist with the Gene Krupa Orchestra and performances with Milt Hinton, Ricky Ford, George Schuller, Rachael Z, Joe Hunt, Kenwood Dennard, Baron Browne, Svatobor Macak, Steve Hunt, Vinny Golia, Teddy Kotick, Jon Damian, Billy Kilson, Jan Smigmator, John Lockwood, Gabrielle Goodman, Bob Gullotti, Makoto Ozone, Jon Finn and others. Studies in saxophone, improvisation, composition, clarinet, flute, piano and drums with Jerry Bergonzi, Joe Viola, George Garzone, Rick Margitza, Charlie Banocas, Andy Snitzer, John Mehegan, Jack Berky, George Russell, John La Porta, Arnie Lawrence, Asher Zlotnik, Jimmy Guiffre, Ra-Kalam Bob Moses, Bill Dixon, Barry Harris, Leon Russianoff, Ignatius Gennusa, Roger Young, Henry Brant, Matt Marvuglio and Milford Graves. His has a M.M. from New England Conservatory of Music, a B.M. from Berklee College of Music, and is an alumnus of The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, Manhattan School of Music and Bennington College. For lessons in the Newton, Wellesley, Needham, Belmont, Brookline and greater Boston, MA areas email [email protected] or call 617-332-0176.


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ESSENTIAL SOLOS FOR ALTO SAX, TENOR SAX, GUITAR, TRUMPET & FLUTE - 28 SOLOS ON POPULAR JAZZ STANDARDS “I wish there was a book like this when I was coming up! Jeff has masterfully put his many years of improvisational know-how into an easy to grasp and infinitely helpful book for players who want to start soloing or improve their abilities—and do it quickly. This is a phenomenal ‘master class’ for mid-level to advanced players, complete with all the tools needed to get to that next level of improvisation we all intuitively crave! Bravo.” DAVE DAVE KOZ (multi-platinum selling artist, 9-time Grammy nominee, 9 No. 1 albums) "Jeff's book is an extremely useful tool that will help anyone interested in developing their bebop vocabulary. The solos are very clear and contain many essential building blocks of the jazz language. His explanation and demonstration of jazz articulation and phrasing is also very helpful. A welcome addition to the lexicon of jazz educational material." RICK MARGITZA (Miles Davis, Maria Schneider, Blue Note Records) "Essential Solos is a very well-crafted improvising primer, chock full of detailed information and useful study tools for the aspiring jazz soloist. Clear and precise, but with plenty of 'meat on the bones' for the more advanced student. I highly recommend Essential Solos." ANDY SNITZER (Billy Joel, Paul Simon, The Rolling Stones) BLUES IMPROVISATION COMPLETE (Berklee Press). "An easy-to-understand, comprehensive approach to using the blues scales in one's improvisation. A great learning tool not only for beginners, but also for more experienced players looking to expand their stylistic versatility." JERRY BERGONZI (Dave Brubeck Ensemble, Mike Stern, John Scofield, John Abercrombie), Composer, Author, and Educator.

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Primary Instrument

Saxophone

Location

Boston

Willing to teach

Beginner to advanced

Credentials/Background

ALL LEVELS: Beginner through professional

Professor, Berklee College of Music

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Affiliated Artist

Harvard University MLSP Instructor

Rico Artist

M.M. New England Conservatory

B.M. Berklee College of Music

PRIVATE LESSON LOCATION: Online Lessons, Newton %& Boston MA

All LEVELS - Beginners through professional

ALL STYLES - Jazz, funk, fusion, blues, classical, Latin

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

HOMECOOKIN'!

Self Produced
2009

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