Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 10 minutes ago

---

In today’s video, Jazzduets shows demonstrates 4 ways to improvise on a jazz standard.
Four tactics that you can implement on the same solo to make
it more sound interesting, coherent, and memorable.

My name is Nick Homes. I am a non genius musician who struggled for many years to find out the secrets of jazz improvisation. Throughout 40 years of playing, and obsessive investigation I have focussed on building systems of learning for my students so they can improve , and reach their learning goals with the highest probability whilst having fun!

00:00 - Intro
01:26 - Count Basie - HayBurner
02:48 - Miles Davis - Oleo
05:55 - Melody + Pentatonics on "Out of Nowhere"
06:25 - Bebop scale
07:08 - Triad Pairs
07:49 - Chromatic Enclosures
09:22 - Full demo

👉 Sign up to the weekly Jazzduets newsletter for latest practice ideas : jazzduets.com/pages/newsletter-signup

Jazzduets resources featured in this video:

✅ Pentatonic scales:
jazzduets.com/collections/pentatonic-scales

✅ Bebop scales:
jazzduets.com/products/2571916

✅ Encyclopedia of Triad Pairs and combinations: jazzduets.com/products/3044746

✅ Chromatic approach notes:
jazzduets.com/collections/approach-notes

**********************************************

★ JAZZDUETS LINKS ★

➡ WEBSITE: jazzduets.com
➡ INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/jazz_duets
➡ FACEBOOK: facebook.com/jazzduetsshop
➡ EMAIL: support@jazzduets.com

#saxophone #minor #improvisation