Az Samad

Guitarist-educator Az Samad teaches a motive-based approach to jazz improvisation, built around 19 carefully selected motives over a Bb7 chord — from classic swing-blues ideas to Charlie Parker phrases and Joe Pass-style lines. If scales, chord scales, and complicated substitutions feel overwhelming, this class offers a simpler, more musical way in: start from good-sounding phrases and learn to maximize them. What's covered The difference between a fixed lick and a malleable motive , and why thinking like a composer opens up your soloing 19 motives over Bb7, demonstrated with fingering details, target notes, and phrasing tips The C.A.S. Approach (Chord, Arpeggio, Scale) — a way to map out the sounds available around any chord voicing The MEME Approach — Move, Edit, Mix, and Extend a motive to get maximum mileage from a single phrase A narrated practice demonstration showing Az's real-time thought process on Bb7 Transferring the motives to Eb7 and combining them over a Bb7–Eb7 progression This is a practical class for guitarists new to jazz improvisation, and for experienced players looking for a simpler way to practice soloing. All 19 motives are notated in both standard notation and tablature, so you can study them away from the video. Skill level: Beginner/Intermediate. Full video is 1 hour and 13 minutes. PDF notes included.

Jazz Guitar Licks and Etudes 2 is the fourth eBook by guitarist-educator Az Samad and the continuation of his earlier Jazz Guitar Licks & Etudes. It contains 14 exercises, 25 jazz guitar licks and 3 etudes , drawing on the bluesy bebop sounds of Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass and Pat Martino as well as modern intervallic phrases inspired by Julian Lage, Tim Miller and John Stowell. You receive a 29-page PDF eBook, with the material also presented in Soundslice. What's inside 14 exercises: 4 warmups, 5 alternate picking and 5 sweep picking exercises 25 licks: 5 Bb7 jazz blues licks, 5 major pentatonic licks, 5 jazz funk chromatic minor licks, 5 Lydian b7 licks and 5 whole tone licks 3 etudes: Jazz Blues Etude #3, Blue Monk (Solo Etude #2) and Recordame (Solo Etude #3) "Az Samad's delightful collection of exercises and etudes is a fantastic resource for anybody hoping to develop increased dexterity and character as a guitarist and improviser." —Gabriel Lynch, Singer-Songwriter About the author Az Samad has recorded with Grammy winners Flaco Jiménez and Max Baca, graduated from and taught at Berklee College of Music, and appeared on 22 CDs spanning Tex-Mex, contemporary jazz and solo acoustic guitar. He has performed with Roby Lakatos, Bumblefoot, Zee Avi, Adam Rafferty and Mike Dawes, frequently performs with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, and now lives in Kuala Lumpur. www.azsamad.com

Jazz Improvisation Uncovered is an eBook by guitarist-educator Az Samad that answers 31 common questions about jazz improvisation asked by beginners and aspiring improvisors. It's a 26-page PDF download. What's inside Part I: Playing by ear Part II: Harmony and chord progressions Part III: Vocabulary — melodies, rhythms and grooves Part IV: How to practice "A beautiful meditation on the craft and life of a practicing musician, this book is filled with insights from a master player." —Julian Lage, Jazz Guitarist & Composer About the author Az Samad has recorded with Grammy winners Flaco Jiménez and Max Baca, graduated from and taught at Berklee College of Music, and appeared on 22 CDs spanning Tex-Mex, contemporary jazz and solo acoustic guitar. He has performed with Roby Lakatos, Bumblefoot, Zee Avi, Adam Rafferty and Mike Dawes, frequently performs with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, and now lives in Kuala Lumpur. www.azsamad.com

Jazz Guitar Licks and Etudes is the second eBook by guitarist-educator Az Samad, containing 30 jazz guitar licks and 5 etudes — two jazz blues single-note solo studies, a single-note solo over Blue Bossa , and two old-school picking etudes for developing rest stroke technique. The licks range from classic Wes Montgomery and Joe Pass sounds to modern intervallic phrases inspired by Julian Lage, John Stowell, Nir Felder and Martin Miller. You receive a 27-page eBook (PDF file). What's inside 30 licks: 5 major scale jazz licks, 5 jazz blues licks, 5 minor pentatonic jazz rock licks, 5 double-time Cmin7 jazz licks, 5 string skipping jazz licks and 5 sweep picking jazz licks 5 etudes: Blue Bossa (Solo Etude #1), Jazz Blues Etudes #1 and #2, and Old School Picking Etudes #1 and #2 "Az Samad's delightful collection of exercises and etudes is a fantastic resource for anybody hoping to develop increased dexterity and character as a guitarist and improviser." —Gabriel Lynch, Singer-Songwriter About the author Az Samad has recorded with Grammy winners Flaco Jiménez and Max Baca, graduated from and taught at Berklee College of Music, and appeared on 22 CDs spanning Tex-Mex, contemporary jazz and solo acoustic guitar. His first book, Jazz Improvisation Uncovered, received praise from Julian Lage and Berklee professor Abigail Zocher. He frequently performs with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and now lives in Kuala Lumpur. www.azsamad.com