"Good improvisation communicates harmonic progression melodically. Effective melodies manipulate harmonic content through the use of guide tones and preparatory gravity notes, masterfully woven in systematic tension, release, and transparent harmonic definition."
March 27, 2010 | Prof. John McGann & Co--Just in Time
YouTube brings us some incredible opportunities to sit in long distance on some casual, yet magical moments. Such is the case with the video account of JazzMando fave, prestigious Berklee School of Music educator John McGann, featured with some of the east coast's best musicians. Check out this rendition of the jazz standard "Just in Time" with stellar cast and the octave mandolin wizardry of the Professor.
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