Rhythmic Syncopation for Comping - Peter Martin | 2 Minute Jazz

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Peter Martin demonstrates rhythmic syncopation that will be helpful for comping.
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What's going on everybody? Peter Martin here for Two-Minute Jazz.

I want to talk to you today about rhythmic syncopation for your comping. I want you thinking very basic. Let's build up. Let's get our swing going. Let's really think about some ways that we can enhance the swing with some basic syncopation.

So we've got:

So pretend like we're comping for a singer or horn player. No bass player, so we're playing two feel on the left hand and this is basic voicings. So what I'm doing here is nothing revolutionary but if you really get your time going and remember the syncopation is all about resolution. Okay so, so a lot of times we're thinking syncopation is just playing on the upbeat but it's got to resolve rhythmically at some point so it can't just be three, four (offbeat piano playing)

It's gotta hit the down at some point so we set up that pattern of (good syncopated rhythmic piano playing)

Some down, some up and there's not really a formula for it but the great thing is we've got a bunch of great examples. I mean, you check out Oscar Peterson and he's just like, everything he does when he's comping is just a beautiful like, pattern of syncopation and resolution so it's more about kind of getting the sound in your ears and then just sitting and building up from something very basic and I would recommend that you really get your left hand going first. And one thing you can do is like talk to
someone to see if you can do this and just keep these half notes going because you want them to be independent from the right-hand comping syncopation right so:

I'm never playing the left hand on the upbeat but the right hand is total independence. And what you can do is like really kind
of think it through at the beginning in terms of like I'm gonna play on the upbeat, I'm gonna play on the downbeat. I'm gonna do all eighth note kind of comping and start to let your ears acclimate to what that sounds like and just use comping, this is not the time to try to get fancy with your voicings and all that just basic stuff shell plus one.

Or just shell. Third and seventh. Cause we're going for that rhythmic feel because if you get the feel, you don't
have to get that fancy with your voicings.

So there you go like:

That's a basic - I mean there are guys in New Orleans playing that probably in 1917 right? But if you play it with the right feel - Now, I may be cheating a little bit cause I'm kind of playing it
like a minor 11. It's a little bit of a modern sound, but even if I just did :

Phrasing, syncopation, feel. You can go basic then with your voicings and have a lot of fun with it. Okay? Happy Practicing.

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I learn more in 2 minutes with you than I do watching other 30 minute videos here on YouTube

CurtisMcLeodMusic

Love how you just keep on talking like you weren’t even playing the piano... talk about multitasking! Thanks for another very helpful video.

TheOzAngel

Great, new insight for me that not just intervals but also rhythms have to resolve. Great! :)

Pumukl

Thanks for good jazz teacher and great jazz pianist. 😍

vutronghieupianistofficial

Wow, it is simple, but now it is so well explained, fantastic !
Thank you so much !

evelinebarki

Thanks Peter, this really helped. I think I gained more from the sparse LH use and it’s balance with the RH. A game changer for me, especially accompanying a singer, and soloing over the chord pattern.

bryanwest

Thank you Peter- from a previous student! Was looking up videos to develop my piano vocabulary-very limited currently. My instrument is the voice and trying to expand 😊 your video was helpful and easy to understand.

zelinastarnorma

Listen to when bill Evan accompanying Monika Zetterlund on "it could happen to you". The rythmic comping is just too good.

svensvensson

This is so damn slick, I'd love a transcription

cursedswordsman

And when you are soloing, you switch this type of syncopation to your left hand? or you rather stay on beat? I'am asking because maybe it would be valuable to learn the same rhythms in both hands (I find left much harder to learn - it is easier to just walk the bass)

bajtucha

It would be great to have the progression you're using

justinebricenocortez

Hey Peter great lessons where would you recommend I start I'm a beginner improve kind of guy

tomelizalde

This is the first video 93f yours that I'm watching.
What does "we're playing 2 feel in the LH" mean, that you stated in the beginning of the v8d3o?

infinitypiano

Great lesson Peter, thanks! Short and value-packed. Is this a standard you start playing? Sounds familiar, but I can't give it a name... Keep up the excellent work!

phistoh