3 Essential Jazz Chord Progressions

Join jazz specialist Kevin Castro as he teaches you how to play 3 of the most essential jazz progressions ever. He will also let you in on the number one secret when it comes to playing jazz standards in every key.

Throughout our lesson, we'll be exploring jazz progressions that every musician should know:
Whether you're a beginner just starting out with jazz or an experienced player looking to expand your repertoire, these progressions are essential to understanding and playing the genre.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:44 - Progression #1 - Rhythm Changes
4:33 - Progression #2 - Descending Minor Chords
8:17 - Progression #3 - The 2-5-1 Cycle
12:17 - Outro

ABOUT KEVIN CASTRO
Whether it’s playing stadium shows around the world in front of tens of thousands of people, or watching the sense of pride and accomplishment from a beginner student’s very first lesson, for Kevin Castro -- it’s all about the music.
Kevin is a graduate of the prestigious MacEwan University with a degree in Jazz and Contemporary Popular Music and is the Musical Director and touring pianist for JUNO-winning Canadian pop star, @jessiamusic.
As your instructor at Pianote, Kevin is able to break down seemingly complex and intimidating musical concepts into understandable and approachable skills that you can not only learn but start applying in your own playing.

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[kykwan]

Thank you, Kevin. No thrills, no superfluous stuff, straight to the point. Great stuffs.

[weidmann]

We want all the jazz rules from zero 😢

[rcfixitall]

Love this!....explained and demonstrated so perfectly!!!!
Thank you!!

[jhn]

Great lesson! It would be nice to see more blues and jazz lessons.

[manongmanongtv]

Thank you for this jazz lesson sir and my favorite cover lesson You've shared is Don't Stop Believin' by: Journey❤❤❤ 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[MattF]

Fantastic lesson. Just getting started in jazz.

[jasechoi]

Your explanation makes easier sense like me, Jazz beginner, Thank you.

[dmnwallace]

Pretty good, dig that 2-5-1. It's a good trick for teaching inversions to the youngsters when they're getting some chords going. Makes the reps much more fun and interesting.

[davidbalan]

Worked that's awesome I liked the sounds . For minors key of the bar liked Fm, C add9 and D7 .

[huntersausageandredbeardsh]

This is great because I am a semi-professional musician and I do play jazz at some venues, but that isn't the only genre I play. However, it is great to use jazz chord progressions in other styles of music too.

[joshuasamson]

Thank you so much. Made it so simple and clear

[chevere]

Hola maestro !!! Muchas gracias por su gran aporte musical !!! Saludos desde Buenos Aires Argentina!!!🎹🎵🎵🎶🎶🇦🇷👍👍👍✨️

[johnlee]

I love all the progression, please do more

[litotesone]

Exceptional instructor with passion to boot!

[mikevitulli]

Very cool explanation, thanks. there is just one thing I disagree with you. On the jazz standard Autumn Leaves (the second progression is actually its Coda) the descending chords are || Em7(9) | Eb7(9) | Dm7(9) | Db7(13) | CMaj7(9) ||, as it's written also on the Real Book 1. I mean that the second chord is a Dominant 7, not a minor 7 (natural G instead of Gb), because it adds more tension, as it comes from the Tritone Substitution of the II-V-I progression, and it should be seen as the substitution of the implied Secondary Dominant progression (the || Em7 | A7 | Dm7 | G7 | CMaj7 || progression, where the A7 tritone C# - G, which are the Major Third and minor - or Dominant - Seventh of the A7 chord, becomes the tritone G - C# in the Eb7 chord). Anyway, it's a cool progression also if you see it that way. 🙂

[Ashu-mvdl]

This was amazing! Honestly pianote helped me improve soo much!!
Could you pleeeease aslo do a lesson on Upbeat Bollywood songs??
I can't find piano lessons as good as yours 🥲

[bnocdfc]

You are really great, man.Thanks a lot

[murentiamoffat]

Thank you so much for this beautiful lesson...you literally made my day!!

[awaylau]

wow. super talent.I like the sound flow

[theodorekorbos]

Mister Kevin sir thank you very much I'm looking forward to playing the heck out of these😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊