I recently came across a passionate post on Instagram by jazz saxophonist Patrick Bartley calling for a boycott of AI technologies, in response to AI posts my brother Kevin made on JazzMemes. Before diving in, I want to acknowledge that Patrick is someone I consider a friend and have tremendous resp...

 Today's my birthday, so I thought I'd share 32 things I've learned at 32.

1. "The Obstacle is the Way" - (Ryan Holiday, inspired by Stoic philosophy) What is blocking your path will help you achieve your way forward. When Peter Farrell verbally attacked me online, in the moment it was an obstacle.
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We asked our favorite jazz musicians to all jam on a blues!  You can watch the video HERE

We hope you enjoy their performances and go follow and support each of them at the link below:

Julian Pollack

- YouTube Channel
- Instagram

Chris Botti

- Website
- New Album!

Dave Pollack

- Website

- YouTube...

The Skool platform CHANGED my life. As a jazz musician it’s allowed me to break out of the grind of trading my time for money, and build something that will scale over time.

In this video I’m going to do 2 things: the first is give you a quick overview of the Skool platform and why you should use i...

Today, I turned 30.

I’ve done a lot and learned a lot in that time. From student to math teacher, and from jazz guitarist to entrepreneur - it’s been a journey.

Here are just 30 of the most impactful lessons I’ve learned before turning 30.

1. If you’re feeling mentally down, first make sure you’ve
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If you'd like to check out my latest, improved version of this list click here. And, if you play guitar and would like to study these jazz standards with me, click here.

📚 The 50 Jazz Standards Blueprint 📚

Here are the first 50 jazz standards I would have students learn. For the sake of getting...

No matter what life throws at you, there are principles you can live by to ensure you're doing all you can on the path to success. These 12 Rules have served me over the years and I'm curious to know which rules resonate most with you and what rules you would add to them.

1. Sharpen the axe daily 
   
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“In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.”

-Yogi Berra

Think about the last time you went to practice. Put yourself in the moment when you thought, “I need to go practice.” How did you feel? If you’re like most people, you felt a bit overwhelmed by all of...

Check out the video below to watch Chase teach you 10 Killer Melodic Minor Lines. To get the free PDF with music notation and TAB for this lesson go to:

https://www.jazzmemes.org/10-Killer-Melodic-Minor-Lines 

Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center held an hour-long livestream last night answering questions directly from people tuning in. At the start of the stream, Wynton spoke about what musicians can do during this period of social distancing and quarantine and then the JALC video producer Adam...

With the widespread concern and panic surrounding the SARS-CoV-2 virus, otherwise known as the “Coronavirus”, many musicians have had their gigs and tours, and therefore the work they rely on to make a living, canceled.

Instead of rehashing all of the harm the coronavirus is causing, you can choose...

Last week, we had the opportunity to attend the GroundUP Music Festival in Miami and I put together the nine best lessons I learned from interviewing some of the artists, and from the masterclasses held throughout the festival. Quotes are lightly edited for ease of reading, and you can click the art...