Doug Kelly

I was extremely excited when I found out Jazz Edge was offering a chance to play with a live band. There were two sessions in the “This Can’t Be Love” lesson. The first part was almost 2 hours of live instruction in how to play the song. This included, not only how to play it straight but also how to comp the song and a short tutorial on the scales and ideas for improvisation. The second session was playing with the live band. I didn’t know what to expect because I had never played with a band before. It was an incredible experience just to sit in with the professionals and see how they interact. It seemed like the drummer, bass player, and Willie could almost read each other’s minds. Anyway, I would take another session like this in a heart-beat. It taught me many things as well as made my rhythm problems obvious to me. Now I know what I need to work on. I highly recommend the experience. Doug Kelly