JAZZ RIFFS FOR BEGINNERS: Exercises to practice for improving your reading, rhythm, & groove.PART 1

Beginner Exercises in Riff Playing – to practice and improve your reading, rhythm, time, and groove. part 1 These are jazz swing style comping drills. 6 drills of rhythmic figures with walking bass and drums backup.(backing track avaialble on YouTube) Basic counting of rhythms is covered and use of swing 8ths. 8th notes only - 16th notes are not figured in this video. These are comping exercises. Link to backing track: https://youtu.be/8Wb_NheO68U Link to Jazz Piano Book : https://kenthewitt.com/book/ Link to video on book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQE-iIM2HQE Link to Appendix w/ 140 pages of exercises to develop jazz skills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWvSUw6hEA8