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Pianist Mulgrew Miller has some advice for young Jazz musicians who want to learn how to improvise and play with other musicians.

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18 Responses to “Mulgrew Miller: Advice for Young Jazz Musicians”

1. marc777danielle says:

   October 15, 2010 at 6:40 am

   @gospelkeys07 wow you don’t know wat ur missing. millers a great pianist. i was kinda fortunate cause my dad was heavy into jazz so i heard a lotta the lesser known cats as well as the popular ones.

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2. bigtoine45 says:

   November 27, 2010 at 6:41 am

   This is a some heavy stuff. When you talk, you know what idea you want to share and how you are going to share it, from beginning to end. If I talked like I improvise, people would think I was an idiot. Youtubers, I just realized that all I’m communicating in my music is that i’ve learned my scales…. I’m going to take a nap now.

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3. Martin Uherek says:

   February 8, 2011 at 11:08 am

   Thank God, for Mulgrew Miller. And thank you, Bret, for sharing this. True words.

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4. shadowknight132 says:

   April 18, 2011 at 12:29 am

   I never approached improvisation the way he does. This gives me relief because my improvisation sucks now I know what to do with my guitar.

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5. rgruesbeck says:

   June 5, 2011 at 5:19 am

   Piano players… have you heard Mulgrew Miller…

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6. 1cpdrum77 says:

   June 28, 2011 at 4:58 am

   I love this cat. Makes it so simple. Dig deep into the tradition, then master one line/lick/piece at a time and ‘make it your own’. Thanks Mr. Mulgrew (and jazzvideoguy too!)

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7. Zachary Balder says:

   July 22, 2011 at 3:24 am

   i love his analogy of playing jazz as learning a new language

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8. Catherine Booth says:

   August 10, 2011 at 9:07 am

   wow this is so good!!! i am a 15 year old pianist and i am desperate to get into jazz- i just dont know how to get onto improv. thanks so much JazzVideoGuy!!!

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9. Danielle Gilson says:

   November 6, 2011 at 7:32 pm

   “play that you meant it”

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10. jazzman158 says:

    January 7, 2012 at 12:20 am

    this guy has all the answers… seriously

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11. horbergus says:

    February 22, 2012 at 8:17 pm

    and?

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12. horbergus says:

    March 6, 2012 at 2:12 pm

    I was trying to hear what he was saying at 0:40, so i turned on captions, it said “well congress”

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13. miedhi says:

    March 22, 2012 at 11:15 am

    Great advice. The only thing that’s wrong with this picture is that people interested in learning this music shouldn’t need to spend tens of thousands of dollars per year to go to an expensive school to have someone impart this advice; it should be something that the student would know intuitively. It’s obvious; listent to the masters, study their solos, learn things in different keys (12 ideally), learn harmony, study rhythm, and that’s just the beginning…

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14. marilyntkeller says:

    April 10, 2012 at 5:00 am

    The very same principle applies to anyone who wants to sing Jazz also. I don’t hear vocal instruments addressed in these forums very often or many times not at all.

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15. Vytautas Straizys says:

    April 19, 2012 at 5:03 pm

    ok.. thats whats he’s talking is more like for begginers.. 

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16. colourfulwithaU says:

    October 1, 2012 at 3:46 am

    Not true…this is for experienced students of jazz who have facility on their instruments and know theory, etc. This is about taking all those words you know and turning them into something that means something. Good advice for improvisers of ALL levels.

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17. xatzidakis says:

    October 13, 2012 at 6:43 pm

    I liked the nap conclusion!

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18. ImaniHekima says:

    October 22, 2012 at 2:31 pm

    This is great.

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