How to Use Shapes to Achieve New Sounds in Your Improvisations (2 Shapes on "In A Sentimental Mood")

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How to Use Shapes to Achieve New Sounds in Your Improvisations

“In A Sentimental Mood” from 7/6/23 Bijan Taghavi 4tet @ Nelson Gallery (Lansing, MI):
Maestro Keith Hall 🥁
John Webber 🎻

Using shapes is a great way to achieve new sounds in your improvisations and get out of playing your “usual stuff”. This seems like a paradox — but rather than playing a shape once, see how far you can take it! Try using rhythmic displacement and/or adapting the shape to fit over several chords. Check out how we use these 2 shapes over “In A Sentimental Mood”.