The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast
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The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast
Trumpet Life playing and teaching
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50 episodesJLTP 059: The Color of Chords: Recognizing Major, Minor, Diminished & Augmented by Ear
🎧 Episode Summary:In this episode of "The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast", I explore the emotional “colors” of chords—major, minor, diminished, and augme...
JLTP 058: Music Theory Basics Part 1-Intervals
In Episode 58 of "The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast", I break down one of the most essential skills for any trumpet player or musician—how to recognize m...
JLTP 057: Mastering Jazz Improv, Developing Your Sound, Beginners Guide Part 3
In this episode of The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I discuss an easy way to develop your sound by using rhythmic variety in your solos.
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JLTP 056; Mastering Jazz Improv Basics, Beginners Guide Part 2
In this episode of The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I review the importance of the ii V I chord progression, how to apply scales to that progression, a...
JLTP 055: How to Improvise on Blue Bossa for Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced players
In this episode of The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I go over how to improvise over the jazz classic "Blue Bossa" for beginning, intermediate, and adva...
JLTP 054: The Jazz Improv Workshop, Mastering The Basics-Scales Part 1
In this episode of The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I break down the essentials of jazz improvisation starting with the foundation, learning scales.
JLTP 053: The 10 Minute Practice Session
In this episode of "The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast", I review the benefits of a 10-minute practice session.
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JLTP 052: How to improvise on “All The Things You Are” A section (part 1)
In this episode of The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I go over how to improvise over the A section of the jazz classic "All The Things You Are".
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JLTP 051: How To Practice ii-V7-I Licks
In this episode of The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I go over how to practice ii-V7-I Licks.
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JLTP 050: How To Improvise On “Pink Panther”.
In this episode of The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I go over how to improvise on the Henry Mancini classic "Pink Panther". This is the solo section on...
JLTP 049: Jaw position and the “Whisper G”
In this episode of The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I talk about my thoughts on the jaw position when playing the trumpet and how the Cat Anderson "whi...
JLTP 048: Trumpet Embouchure Change? What to expect
In this episode of the Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I talk about my embouchure change journey, the resources I used, and a few tips on how to physicall...
JLTP 047: How to Improvise on “Four” by Miles Davis
In this episode of The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I go over an easy way to improvise over the Miles Davis jazz classic "Four".
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JLTP 046: The Jazz Practice Pie Chart-What To Practice
In this episode of The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I go over what to practice and how long to practice each topic in order to improve your improvisati...
JLTP 045: The “Kansas City” Blues Scale
In this episode of the Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I go over the "Kansas City" blues scale, how to use it, and how it differs from the regular blues s...
JLTP 044: How To Be Your Own Best Teacher
In this episode of The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I go over different ways of adjusting your embouchure for maximum sound and efficiency, how to be y...
JLTP 034: Major Scale Modes for Jazz Improvisation
In this episode of The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I talk about how using major scale modes to improvise can be an easy way to navigate through many d...
JLTP 042: Chet Baker’s jazz lick on “I’ll Remember April”
In this session of the Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I go over Chet Baker's jazz lick on his rendition of "I'll Remember April".
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JLTP 041: How to improvise on “I’ll Remember April”-Chord theory and scale analysis
In this session of The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I go over how to improvise on the jazz standard "I'll Remember April" using six different major sca...
JLTP 040: iib5-V7b9-i Chords/Three Levels of Improv (Step 3)
In this session of The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I review the third step on navigating through minor iib5-V7b9-i chord changes using three different...
JLTP 039: ii7b5-V7b9-i Chords/Three Levels of Improvisation (Step 2)
In this session of the Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I talk about an easy way to navigate through a minor ii7b5-V7b9-i chord progression using two scale...
JLTP 038: ii7b5-V7b9-i Chords/Three Levels of Improvisation (Step 1-Easy)
In this session of the Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I talk about the three levels of improvisation in regards to minor ii7b9 V7b9 i chord progressions....
JLTP 037: How To Improvise On “Summertime”
In this session of the Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I go over the different scales and chords you can use to improvise over the George Gershwin classic...
JLTP 036: Warm Up With Me
In this session of the Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, you will warm up along with me on your trumpet. Be sure to download the free PDF of all of the exe...
JLTP 035: Claude Gordon’s Systematic Approach to Daily Practice
In this podcast, I talk about my lessons with Claude Gordon and offer some tips on how to navigate this 52-week trumpet course written by Claude entit...
JLTP 034: The James Blackwell Interview
In this session of the Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, we talk to trumpet player and educator James Blackwell. James is a GRAMMY award-winning trumpet pl...
JLTP 033: Find A Mentor
In this session of the Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I talk about how finding a mentor can greatly increase your chances of success as a trumpet player....
JLTP032: Trumpet Goals 2021
In this session of the Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I talk about what my trumpet goals are for 2021, how I plan on implementing them, and how this may...
JLTP 031: Learn The Lyrics
In this session of the Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I talk about how learning the lyrics of a song will help you become a better musician.
JLTP 030: Keeping A Trumpet Journal
In this session of The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I go over how I use a trumpet journal to be more efficient and organized about my daily practice.
JLTP 029: Play Outside Using This One Scale
In this session of the Jeff Lewis tropic podcast, I show you how to play "outside" of the chord changes using a mode of the melodic minor scale.
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JLTP 028: Diminished Scales For Improvisation
In this session of the Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I go over the two types of diminished scales for improvisation, how to learn them, and how to apply...
JLTP: Trumpet Practice and Delayed Gratification
In this session of the Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I talk about the concept of delayed gratification when it comes to improvement while practicing you...
JLTP 026: Lip Buzzing for Trumpet Players
In this session of the Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I talk about the benefits of lip buzzing, how it can lead to proper lip and playing formation, and...
JLTP 025: “Drive” your Trumpet!
In this session of the Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast, I talk about the concept of quality practice over quantity and paying attention to not only the mus...
JLTP 024: 5 Easy Jazz Standards
In this podcast, I talk about 5 easy jazz standards you can learn to practice jazz improvisation if you are just starting out.
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JLTP 023: Learn a Jazz Standard
Learn how to improvise over a Jazz Standard.
New companion eBook for this episode "Playing The Changes-for Trumpet"
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JLTP 022: Play Better Trumpet By Resting
In this session, I talk about how to improve your trumpet playing by resting more frequently in between your practice sessions.
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JLTP 021: Sus chords and Pentatonic Scales
In this podcast I go over what sus, or suspended, (D9sus, etc.) chords are and how to improvise over them using major pentatonic scales.
JLTP 020; How to Improvise. Connect the dots (chords) first.
In this session of the Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast I talk about how to practice improvising by playing and practicing only the chord tones first.
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