A step-by-step path from faking your way through changes to three standards you can actually solo on โ with masters teaching alongside me at every step.
13 weeks. Three iconic tunes. One job every week. By the December finale you won't just know Fly Me to the Moon, Bye Bye Blackbird, and Night and Day โ you'll solo on them with confidence.
You don't need more lessons. You need to never wonder what to practice.
You've watched the videos. You've collected the licks. And when you sit down with your guitar, you still spend the first twenty minutes deciding what to work on โ and the next twenty second-guessing it.
That's not a talent problem. It's a path problem. The players who improve fastest aren't practicing more โ they're practicing in a sequence where every week builds on the last.
That's what this season is.
Every week has one job.
Each of the three tunes moves through the same four-week arc. You always know exactly where you are and exactly what this week is for:
Tune Launch
Melody, changes, and the harmony map. You can play the tune by Friday.
Bebop Breakthrough
The generative patterns that make the changes feel playable, not survivable.
Vocab Application
Real phrases lifted from the masters' solos on this exact tune.
Solo Construction
The capstone: assemble the tools into your own complete, developing solo.
Then we do it again on the next tune โ and each pass gets easier, because the system is compounding. By the end of week one, you can play Fly Me to the Moon top to bottom.
What happened last time we did this.
I think I learned more in the first 4 weeks than I had in 4 decades of playing. It really is like a Rosetta Stone for unlocking the language of jazz.
โ Matt Drummond, CGA memberMy terrifying moments were when I had to solo with a group. A few months in, we learned tunes, practiced them, posted videos โ I soloed over Cantaloupe Island, listened back, and went: "I can do this."
โ Rich M., CGA memberI was on the verge of giving up jazz guitar completely. What's so fantastic is the structured way it builds step by step โ actual master vocabulary from real master solos. This is what was missing from everything else I tried.
โ Julian Gurr, CGA memberI was the biggest impediment to improving my playing โ going from video to video looking for the easy trick. In the 5 months I've been using Chase's lessons, I can barely recognize the old me.
โ Derrick M., CGA memberAfter a year I can say this has completely transformed my guitar playing. Starting small and building up from essential vocabulary and essential jazz patterns โ it's really been an effective way to gain mastery.
โ Benoรฎt F., CGA memberMy worst moment was a band leader telling me I needed to go back to school to learn how to play. A year into CGA, I've learned so much โ now I can continue a line from my own creativity.
โ Pierre D., CGA member"Chase Maddoxโฆan amazing instructor who has paid great homage to Mr. Benson's talent and unique playing style."
โ George Benson
From George Benson's verified Facebook page, November 8, 2024 โ yes, that George Benson.
13 weeks, mapped before we start.
No mystery, no filler. This is the calendar. Weekly classes are for every CGA member. Guest masterclasses are Premium. The gold sessions belong to Season Pass holders.
Block One โ Fly Me to the Moon
SEP 11 โ OCT 14Block Two โ Bye Bye Blackbird
OCT 15 โ NOV 6Block Three โ Night and Day
NOV 9 โ DEC 11Season Finale
DEC 17You don't walk the path alone.
Every week of the season, Premium members send me one clip of their playing โ and get my specific feedback within 24 hours. Not generic encouragement. What's working, what to fix, and exactly what to do about it this week.
Thirteen weeks of a path plus thirteen weeks of a coach watching you walk it. That's the difference between practicing and progressing.
Masters, slotted exactly where the path calls for them.
These aren't random guest spots. Each session lands at the precise week the curriculum needs it โ soloing masterclasses in soloing week, comping masterclasses before each capstone.
Ted Ludwig
One masterclass per tune, teaching soloing on the exact standard you're working that block. Back by overwhelming demand.
Corey Christiansen
Caps every block โ his self-comping session lands the day before you build your solo. If you caught Corey last year, you know.
Tom Ollendorff
The UK-based solo guitar virtuoso โ one of the most exciting voices in jazz guitar today โ opens the trilogy.
Bobby Broom
The legendary Chicago voice โ sideman to Sonny Rollins, bandleader, and master of the blues.
Henry Johnson
Straight from the organ trio school โ he toured with the legendary Jack McDuff โ closing the trilogy where blues becomes jazz.
Everything the pass includes.
12 Months of CGA Premium (Not Just the Fall)
The full fall season live, every guest masterclass as it happens, and weekly clip feedback with my response within 24 hours โ all of it, for a year, at ~$58/month instead of $79.
The Artist Masterclass Vault โ 50+ Sessions
The complete archive: 11 masterclass courses from world-class artists โ Dan Wilson's Deep Dives, Barry Harris method with Tim Fitzgerald, Rodney Jones, Barry Greene, Chico Pinheiro's Brazilian guitar series, and more. Yours the moment you join, before the season even starts.
The Blues Sessions โ Tom Ollendorff ยท Bobby Broom ยท Henry Johnson
A three-part jazz blues mini-program with three world-class players, none of whom have ever taught at CGA before. I'm literally paying more than the sticker in guest fees to bring them to you.
Masterclass Breakdowns โ 7 Sessions
After every Fall Series masterclass, Season Pass holders join me for a 30-minute session where I translate the artist's concepts into the CGA system and this week's practice steps. All seven recorded into your private library.
Tune Phrase Packs โ All 3 Standards
The complete curated vocabulary for each tune, drawn from my analysis of 400+ master phrases. In class we work the core phrases; the packs give you the whole collection.
Your 2027, Already Paid For
The pass covers the January New Year Reset โ one of our most popular events โ plus the full Spring Semester and Summer Sessions 2027. You won't make another billing decision for a year.
One payment ยท 12 months of Premium ยท every bonus above
That's "buy 9 months, get 3 free" โ and this is the best deal we'll run on CGA Premium all year.
Standard members: you're paying $59/mo right now. The Season Pass locks Premium at about $58/mo for a year.
Offer closes September 30 โ before Session 2.
Show up, do the work โ or it's free.
If you show up and do the work this season and you're not clearly more confident soloing these standards by December 17, email me and I'll refund your entire $699.
I can make that promise because the path works when you walk it. The only players this doesn't work for are the ones who never start โ and the guarantee is designed so you start.
"Doing the work" means: attend at least 9 of the 13 weekly Jam Essentials classes live and submit at least 9 weekly clips by December 17.
"I thought if it doesn't work out I can leave โ but I'm here a year later, and I plan on staying."
โ Rich M., CGA member
Everything else you'd ask me.
I'm a Standard member. Why is this for me?
You're paying $59/month now. The Season Pass is ~$58/month โ Premium, for what you're already paying. Same money, and you add the weekly feedback, every masterclass, the full library, and the entire bonus stack.
I'm already a Premium monthly member.
You save $249 over the year versus monthly โ and the Blues Sessions, the Breakdowns, and the Phrase Packs only exist on the Season Pass. If you're staying more than 9 months (you know if you are), this is simply the better deal.
What exactly counts as "doing the work" for the guarantee?
Attend at least 9 of the 13 weekly Jam Essentials classes live and submit at least 9 weekly clips by December 17. If you've done that and you're not clearly more confident soloing these standards, email me and I'll refund your $699 in full. (Live attendance is the requirement because it's the one thing I can verify โ and honestly, it's also what works.)
What if I can't always make the live classes?
Every session is recorded and posted the same day, and plenty of members do great work on replays plus the weekly clip. One honest note: the Season Guarantee requires live attendance (it's the only participation I can verify), so if your schedule rules out Thursdays entirely, you'd be buying the pass for the path, the feedback, and the bonuses โ which is still most of its value โ rather than for the guarantee.
Is this too advanced / not advanced enough for me?
The weekly arc is designed in layers: melody and harmony first, patterns second, vocabulary third, then your own solo. Newer players go deep on the early layers; experienced players push the later ones. The weekly clip feedback is how I meet you exactly where you are.
What happens after the fall season?
Your pass rolls straight into the January New Year Reset, the full Spring Semester (new tunes, new guests โ announcements coming), and Summer Sessions 2027. It's 12 months of CGA, not 13 weeks.
What if I miss the September 30 deadline?
Annual stays available at the regular $799 โ but without the Blues Sessions, the Breakdowns, the Phrase Packs, or the Season Guarantee. This exact offer won't run again this year.
Pay monthly and maybe quit โ or pay once and come out of 2026 actually sounding like a jazz guitarist.
Three standards. A path with one job each week. Masters at every step. And a guarantee that means the risk is on me, not you.
Offer closes September 30 ยท The best deal we'll run on CGA Premium all year
