Blues Masterclass
The Improv Style of Joe Pass
About this masterclass
Mike Godette breaks down 12 iconic Joe Pass licks, digging into the intervallic and harmonic concepts behind each one along with Joe's signature articulation techniques. Every lick gets its own 5–6 minute video explanation with clear demonstrations and practical insights.
What's covered
- Major and minor ii–V–I lines drawn from Pass's soloing
- Turnaround licks, an altered scale run, and an intervallic major lick
- Chord soloing ideas — an unmistakable hallmark of Joe Pass's style
- The articulation choices that give Joe's lines their character
- Detailed PDF transcriptions of every lick so you can follow along and apply the ideas in your own playing
A good fit for intermediate to advanced players who want to fold Joe Pass's timeless vocabulary into their improvisation.
Running time: 68 minutes. 5 pages of PDF included (with TAB).
Lessons in this masterclass
Section 2
- 1The Improve Style of Joe Pass Full Class + Download1h 8m
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Mike Godette is a guitarist and teacher out of the Southern Connecticut area. He received a BM in Jazz Studies from Western Connecticut State University with a focus on jazz guitar and has taught guitar for the past 16 years. Mike has always had a very wide range of musical influences and his playing is a unique blend of instrumentalist and composers such as Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Stitt, Herbie Hancock, Booker Little, John Coltrane, Clifford Brown, Scott Henderson, Allan Holdsworth, John Scofield, Wes Montgomery, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Burt Bacharach & Brian Wilson. In addition to teaching, Mike also maintains an active youtube channel and performs regularly as a leader and sideman throughout the CT/NY area. He has played with artists such as Aaron Goldberg, Jimmy Greene, Gerald Veasley, John Stowell, and Myron Walden.