Join Chez Jazz for a lovely evening of listening and dancing.  Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, February 14, 5:30-9:00 PM in Seven Cedars’ Club Seven Cabaret.

Featuring Sarah Shea (vocals), Craig Buhler (woodwinds & vocals), Al Harris (piano & vocals), Ted Enderle (bass), and Tom Sovornich (drums & vocals)

Sarah Shea’s debut CD is a delight to the ear and the soul
filled with classic melodies sung by a master. 
Craig’s clarinet sparkles in the elegant, understated ensemble.

click here to preview & purchase this lovely music.

  SELECTIONS:

• Fever
• I’ve Got You Under My Skin
• Cheek to Cheek
• These Foolish Things
• Summertime
• I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good
• East of the Sun and West of the Moon
• Cry Me a River
• Corcovado(Quiet Nights of Quiet
  Stars)
• My Rommance
• Sunny
• The Nearness of You

featuring Al Harris (piano), Craig Buhler (clarinet, sax, flute), Jon Hamar (bass), Mark Ivester (drums), Ed Donohue (flugelhorn)

Arranged and Produced by Al Harris

The II-V-I progression is perhaps the most widely used of any swing or be-bop chord sequence (besides the 12-bar blues.)   Here it is in all 12 major keys.   Try to master the arpeggios without having to look at the paper if possible.   Play along with an audio track of this progression by clicking on this arrow: 

        The Dorian minor blues offers up a palette which some consider to be richer and more emotionally expressive than the major blues.  Below is a simple step-by-step method for mastering this fun to play genre.

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