The Art of Fusion 3 - Improv and 251

Maurice Arenas covers the foundations of jazz improvisation over the most common progression in jazz: the 2-5-1, in both major and minor. Working in C major and A minor for clarity, he walks through scales, modes, arpeggios, and chromatic concepts over every chord — organized by level, so blues and rock players can start with pentatonics while more advanced players dig into altered modes and outside playing.

What's covered

• Pentatonic possibilities and formulas over every chord — including playing pentatonics from the fifth of the key and the diminished arpeggio off the third of the V chord
• Arpeggio options over every chord using the chord extension method
• The "Chord Stack" method of improvisation (minor 2-5-1) and the Dominant 7 Super arpeggio methodology (major 2-5-1)
• Scale and mode choices and formulas over every chord — Aeolian, harmonic minor, Dorian, and beyond
• Chromatic lines and how to resolve them
• Practice methods for incorporating each technique

The 76-minute video comes with a fully detailed 28-page PDF booklet, with every scale and arpeggio written out in all positions across the neck. Stylistically, the material draws on the lead approaches of players like Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, George Benson, Grant Green, Tal Farlow, Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Bruno, Herb Ellis, Howard Roberts, Jack Wilkins, and Joe Pass.