WORKS:
ETUDES for JAZZ IMPROVISATION
Jazz etudes for all levels based on common jazz progressions.
ETUDES
Great companions to the study of jazz improvisations.
COWBOY CHARLIE’S JOURNEY
COWBOY CHARLIE'S JOURNEY
was Commissioned by The MIDWEST CLINIC
in Celebration of the 2018 Conference.
Music for Jazz String Ensembles
Accessible and challenging jazz arrangements for Jazz String Ensembles
Catalog
Music for Jazz Guitar Ensembles
Accessible and challenging jazz arrangements for Jazz Guitar Ensembles
Catalog
Music for STEEL DRUM Ensembles
Accessible and challenging jazz arrangements for Steel Drum Ensembles
Catalog
ADDITIONAL PUBLISHED WORKS
A list and links to other Bert Ligon published works for various jazz ensembles.
ADDITIONAL WORKS
“Once a decade, a theory treatise is written for jazz educators, the
Comprehensive Technique for Jazz Musicians
is such a text as it contains an anthology of technical, compositional and theoretic exercises as well as an anthology wealth of musical examples. What makes this treatise so interesting is that it is written expressively for the performer.”
–
IAJE Journal
OTHER THINGS of INTEREST
Educational Materials
Availability for clinics & links to educational materials
Additional Published Works
A list and links to other Bert Ligon published works for various jazz ensembles.
“We start out playing by ear, learning everything we can, and finally end up playing by ear again.”
—Lee Konitz
“Jazz in not just, ‘well this is what I feel like playing.’ It’s a very structured thins that comes down from a tradition and requires a lot of thought and study.”
—Wynton Marsalis
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