Harvie S (Jazz Bass Collection) – Bundle

Harvie S (Jazz Bass Collection) – Bundle

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Harvie S: 1 (Thinking Like a Professional Bassist)

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Harvie S: 2 (Jazz Upright Bass Fundamentals)

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Harvie S: 3 (Bass Line Construction & Beyond)

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Artist: Harvie S
Length: Video 1 - 26:35, Video 2 - 29:48, Video 3 - 41:41
Description: This discounted bundle includes videos 1, 2 & 3 from Harvie S's "Jazz Bass Collection" series.

Video 1 - "Thinking Like a Professional Bassist": In this bass masterclass lecture, renowned bassist, composer, arranger, producer & educator Harvie S gives you insight and tips about being a professional bass player. Harvie discusses some of the most important and often overlooked facets of being a working jazz bass player so you can ultimately get more gigs. If you want to get some real wisdom from a man with a TON of experience in the jazz scene, this bass masterclass is for you.
Topics Covered: Being a Professional Bassist, The Role of a Bass Player, The "Bass Mantra", Presentation, Dependability, Listening, Adjusting to Band "Hiccups", Tuning, Overplaying, Taking Notes, Etc.

Video 2 - "Jazz Upright Bass Fundamentals": In this jazz upright bass lesson, renowned bassist, composer, arranger, producer & educator Harvie S shows you some technical fundamentals that are required for working bass players. Harvie discusses and demonstrates right hand technique, time-strengthening exercises and more. If you want to get some real wisdom from a man with a TON of experience in the jazz scene, this bass masterclass is for you.
Topics Covered: Upright Bass, The Right Hand, Sound, Dynamics, Time, Rhythm, Beat Placement, The Count Off, Subdivisions, Exercises, The Metronome, Etc.

Video 3 - "Bass Line Construction & Beyond": In this jazz bass lesson, renowned bassist, composer, arranger, producer & educator Harvie S shows you his system for creating walking bass lines. Harvie breaks down his "rules" for bass line construction so you can easily create flowing jazz bass lines through chord changes. As a bonus, one of Harvie's bass duets is also included in this video which will help you practice walking bass, solo ideas and technical proficiency. If you want to get some real wisdom from a man with a TON of experience in the jazz scene, this bass masterclass is for you. NOTE: There is a PDF as well as Play-Along tracks (for the duet) bundled with this video.
Topics Covered: Jazz Bass, Bass Line Construction, Walking Bass, Root Motion, Chord Tones, Treating the Chord, Scale Tones, Chromatic Tones, Bass Duets, Bottom Line, Top Line, Etc.

Harvie S

Harvie S, award winning bassist, educator, composer, arranger, and producer, is continually challenging himself and his peers, expanding the borders of musical direction.

His Latest co-led CD “Departure” Plucky Strum on Whaling City Records teams him with extraordinary guitarist Sheryl Bailey in a powerful duo with acoustic bass and guitar. It was Down Beat’s editorial pick august 2017 and received rave reviews.

A legendary bassist, he has performed and recorded with Stan Getz, Chet Baker, Dexter Gordon, Tony Bennett, Ray Baretto, Michael Brecker, Jean Pierre Rampal, Paquito D’Rivera, Gil Evans, Art Farmer, Mark Turner, Jim Hall, Stefon Harris, Billy Hart, Lee Konitz, Yusef Lateef, Dave Leibman, Joe Lovano, Pat Metheny, Paul Motion, Chico O’Farrill, Danilo Perez, Maria Schneider, Zoot Sims, Toots Thielemans, Ray Vega, James Williams, Phil Woods, Louie Bellson and countless others. He can be heard on twenty albums as a leader, fifteen as a co-leader, and over four hundred albums as a sideman.

These recordings include his work with James Brown, Kenny Barron, Chick Corea, Tom Harrell, Sheila Jordan, Steve Kuhn, Pat Martino, Alan Broadbent, Wycliff Gordon, David Mathews, Virginia Mayhew,James Weidman, Lee Konitz, Eddie Henderson, James Moody, Danilo Perez, Anat Cohen, James Weidman, Jack Wilkins Mike Stern, Dave Leibman, John Scofield, Dr. Billy Taylor, Dave Liebman, Yusef Lateef and Grover Washington Jr.

Harvie’s album with the legendary Sheila Jordan Harvie S duo is a magical live performance released on High Note Records in 2012 called “Yesterdays”. Jazz times included it in the best 100 recordings of 2012.

In January 2013, Witchcraft was released on High Note Savant with Jazz master Kenny Barron. It was #1 on Jazz Week national radio charts. This is a follow up to the previous 2009 duo recording with Kenny Barron, Now Was the Time, also on High Note/Savant Records.

Harvie S was selected a Jazz Ambassador for the United States and toured throughout Europe and Southeast Asia in this honored capacity. He has been a guest on NPRs All Things Considered and Fresh Air. His career is documented in Leonard Feather’s Encyclopedia of Jazz, the Grove Dictionary of Jazz and the All Music Guide. Mr. S composed the musical themes for the documentaries The Trumpet Kings, The Piano Legends and John Coltrane.

Harvie S has been featured in print and internet articles in The New York Times, The New York Post, The Daily News, Japan Times, USA Today, Downbeat, All About Jazz, Jazziz, Cadence , Jazz Improv, Coda(Canada), Jazztimes, Swing Journal(Japan), Jazz Life(Japan), Jazz Forum(Poland), Jazz Hot (France), Hot House, Jazz Improv, The Los Angeles Times, Jazz Podium and Jazz-it (Italy).

Harvie S has performed at The Blue Note, The Iridium, The Kennedy Center, Montreal Jazz Festival, JVC Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Detroit Jazz Festival, Berlin Jazz Festival, Molde Jazz Festival, Moscow Jazz Festival and countless other venues worldwide.

In addition to his performance career, Harvie S is an active educator. He is a Professor of Jazz Bass and Jazz Ensemble at Manhattan School of Music, in both Undergraduate and Graduate divisions.Currently developing new music for a variety of musical ensembles and recordings, Harvie S is integrating his lifetime of musical experience and research into opening doors to new and exciting pathways of creative expression. He has also written a series of bass duets that are revolutionary in their concept for teaching and performing.

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