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From top-performing Jazz pianist Jeff Colella comes this groundbreaking book on music theory, skill development, and the art of improvisation.
Jeff Colella is one of California's most in-demand Jazz pianists. His post-bop style has granted him multiple tours, a faculty position, and a widely successful career as both a performer and a producer.
In Love Music, Colella lets readers in on his personal musical philosophy and conception, helping aspiring professionals and veterans alike to understand some of the most profound truths of musical performance. Bringing together actionable techniques with research-supported theory, the book promises to broaden our perspectives on how we learn, teach and perform the music we love.
Readers will learn:Advanced learning and piano techniques
Appropriate forms of expression for a given performance
The importance of our conception of time
How improvisation comes from an understanding of harmony and form
Why listening skills are critical to our learning, understanding and performance
A path to finding our own unique musical voices
Colella offers fresh new perspectives on how to use theoretical knowledge, where its limits reside, and how to tap into music-making that comes from the soul. As a decades-long teacher and practitioner of his art, he brings ample experience to the table. With ideas suitable for every musical style and genre, Love Music will be a go-to resource for teachers, students, and performers of all levels.
About the author
Jeff Colella continues to enjoy an extensive career as a pianist, musical director, composer, arranger, producer, and educator. His work with his trio has resulted in multiple successful recordings and his duo recording entitled "Lotus Blossom," with legendary bassist Putter Smith, was met with significant critical acclaim. Colella has toured extensively in the U.S. and abroad. He now resides and is on the faculty at the World Mission University in Los Angeles.
