Jens Larsen
The Jazz Guitar Roadmap
Learn Jazz with Jens Larsen
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Stop the endless search for lessons online, and start developing the actual skills that make you sound better
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Does this sound familiar?
You can't hear that your playing is getting better
You only know licks you have learned from others and you can't improvise your own lines or get them to work in your solos
You feel that you only get to spend hours practicing scales and exercises.
Clearly, this approach is not getting you or your playing anywhere, and most likely you will give up.
At last, a logical course with loads of practical approaches that gets you playing with a jazz feel almost immediately.
Tim Friend
The Challenge Of Learning Jazz
Playing music is fun! I am sure you already know this. You want to play Jazz because you like to improvise solos and because Jazz just sounds great!
At the same time, Jazz is complicated, and learning it is even more complicated:
Where do you start?
What do you need to learn?
How do you practice?
You can find information about everything connected to Jazz on the internet. Everything you want to explore is out there to check out, but as a student, it is almost impossible to put it in the right order.
Chances are that you end up spending more time trying to check out material and figuring out what to work on than actually practicing and playing music!
This course is made to help you cut through the confusion and help you move forward in learning to play Jazz Guitar.
Hi, I'm Jens Larsen
This is how I can help you improve your playing
I started playing Jazz when I was 22 years old when I discovered how much fun it was to play and improvise Jazz.
A few years later, I was studying at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and got my degree to become a professional Jazz guitarist and have now performed 1000s of concerts on 3 continents and recorded several albums.
Because I learned most of what I know in my twenties, I had to be very efficient with learning and I was always interested in both being able to play and being able to understand what I was practicing.
This proved to be a huge advantage in teaching students and later also in making YouTube Jazz Guitar Lessons. I have always tried to figure out exactly what a student needs to learn and how they learn it in an efficient way. This is probably why my YouTube channel is such a huge success. Something that I am very grateful for and that has put me in touch with so many people who, like me, love Jazz and love learning and playing Jazz.
But in the process, I have also heard from many students on YouTube that they needed more guidance than what was found in the videos and on my website.
That is why I made the Jazz Guitar Roadmap. To offer a more structured approach to learning Jazz using my experience both as a student and as a teacher.
Join Now!
Start playing Jazz and improving your skills while you do
What The Students Say:
“The Joy Of Playing Jazz”
The course, and Jens' personality, gave me the joy of playing jazz and making music on my own personal level. Thank you Jens! You are an awesome teacher. I invested in becoming a better musician, and it pays off immediately
Henriette Nb
After a decade so of struggle I’ve finally really got my head around improvising to jazz. As a teacher, I cannot recommend this material more.
Rob Collomb
“More Musical And More Fun”
This course was a huge boost to my jazz playing. Jens' clear explanation of his process for studying and internalizing jazz techniques and phrasing has made other tunes that I was previously struggling with much more approachable. The best part has really been how much more fun I have playing through tunes, and just playing and listening to jazz in general. Thank you Jens for an excellent course!
Jonathan Wheeler
“After taking the course, I think I have a solid base from which to build”
I recommend this course to any guitarist who wants to learn the basics of jazz guitar soloing. After taking the course, I think I have a solid base from which to build more advanced techniques and understanding.
Wendy Emerson
“I Returned To The Material, And The Answer Was There.“
It's very well done. Whenever I was confused or had a question, I returned to the material, and the answer was there.
Colin Montoya-Lewis
“IT'S PERFECT.“
The classes move sequentially and very clearly add new techniques one after the other, always with Jens's very clear explanations and playing examples.
William Laven
“Would highly recommend”
I’ve learnt a lot and would highly recommend the course to anyone wanting to improve their jazz playing.
Steven Matthews
“The Jazz Guitar Roadmap is the single most useful guitar resource I have encountered so far.”
This course provided the structured and strategic approach I needed to make practicing efficient and experience growth as a musician after each lesson.
Bryon Musante
“I Can Already See Major Improvements In My Playing And Understanding.”
Previously with other online courses, I had always tried to take shortcuts wanting to make progress as quickly as possible but with Jazz I think you soon realise that you have to do a lot of initial ground work to make progress but often you are given the impression that you need to learn a million scales in every position on the neck before you can even begin. Jens' genius is to start small and simple, so you can make a confident start without getting overwhelmed.
Stephen Morris
30-day Refund Policy
It's important that the course is right for you!
I don't think you should pay for a Jazz guitar course that doesn't work for you. Therefore, if you enroll and you don't improve your comping and what you can do with Jazz chords, I want you to have the option to check it out for 30 days and figure out if it is what you are looking for. If not, you can ask for a refund.
Just send me an email at [email protected]
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Course Information
What is included with The Jazz Guitar Roadmap
I made the Jazz Guitar Roadmap for aspiring Jazz guitarists who already play guitar. If you want to take a more efficient learning path than sorting through 1000s of online lessons, then this course is for you.
Work at your own pace - There are 10 chapters and you can really dig into one before you move on to the next.
Clear information and assignments to level up your playing - Go through simple exercises and improve your vocabulary and solos.
Access to the community - trade ideas on coursework and exercises
Get Feedback and Advice - Post videos of you playing assignments to get feedback and suggestions from me.
What You'll Learn
How to Play Jazz Solos, Develop Your Vocabulary and Improve Your Jazz Phrasing
Through the 10 chapters you will learn:
How To Create Jazz lines and improvise over chord changes on a Jazz progression. What makes a Jazz line sound like Jazz, and what are the ingredients to make them
The exercises to help you play solos and make lines. Not drowning you in exercises but giving you enough to make music.
What to check out for chords, finding the material you need to play a solo.
How to make it sound like Jazz, a guide to making lines and phrasing them so they sound like the music we want to play, not just exercises.
Don't take my word for it!
Check out what students say
I have been following Jens Larsen’s YouTube videos for some time and am a Patreon member. I was therefore excited when I heard that he was working on a new jazz guitar course. I expected the course to be the usual extremely high quality and wasn’t disappointed. Now that I’ve played my way through most of the course, I can honestly say that I have enjoyed every minute with The Jazz Guitar Roadmap. Yes, the course contains all the things you need to become a proficient jazz guitar player but where it stands out, from my POV, is that it inspires me to be creative and come up with my own lines and ideas. The Jazz Guitar Roadmap is simply the perfect starting point if you want to dig into the jazz guitar universe. Jan K. Madsen
"Before I started this course, I had some knowledge of jazz theory and I could probably play some 4 bar lines okay. But, I hadn’t developed a good sense of timing and really struggled with playing songs all the way through. Over the course of the last few months, much of that has changed. If you take the time to learn the jazz standard presented in this course, you almost have no choice but to become a jazz soloist."
“The Jazz Guitar Roadmap is hands down the best introduction to Jazz guitar. It gives you the basics and teaches you what to practice so that you retain the information. Each chapter builds on the previous to give a solid understanding of Jazz guitar. I was struggling to understand the what and why behind learning Jazz guitar. This course helped clear up some of the trouble spots for me. I have a blues/rock background so learning Jazz has opened up a new way of playing the guitar for me. I have a long way to go, but this course helped me understand the basics” Jeff Smith
Jens Larsen is an amazing teacher! I have been watching Jens’ YouTube videos for a few years and it is really nice to have his knowledge and methods presented in a logical and comprehensive order. I really wish I had The Jazz Guitar Roadmap many years ago. It would have saved me time sifting through random information from online sources and from buying countless jazz guitar books that just collect dust on the shelf. I really appreciate his dissection of jazz guitar licks and phrasing and his detailed explanation on how to use them. This course is great for all levels...if you’re at the beginning of your jazz guitar journey, been playing for many years or anywhere in between, this is a solid and perfect approach. Thanks, Kevin Harp
I've been playing acoustic guitar for a long time, but jazz has always seemed rather inaccessible, with lots of scales/modes and complex chords to learn before starting on any real tunes. Jens' course doesn't pretend that there is any simple "trick" to mastering this, but it takes a single tune and gradually builds from a few notes to something which sounds like real music. I have been able to take the same approach to other tunes and this has given me confidence and a systematic way of making real progress.
What The Students Say
Hear Their Experience
"The Jazz Guitar Roadmap Course is Fantastic"
Jerome Tron
"This Guitar course was ideal for me"
Joseph Macedo
"It's just been absolutely phenomenal!"
Michael Aday
"I'm really loving the Roadmap"
Allesandro Boselli
"It's really what I've been looking for"
Jeffrey Schmitz
Who is the Jazz Guitar Roadmap for?
Guitarists who want to get further with Jazz
You want to play Jazz, really learn to improvise solos in that style and now you want to dig into the process of learning it.
The fun part of Jazz is making music, you want to learn to play Jazz and be able to perform for others, at home or in an informal jam session with friends.
The Jazz Guitar Roadmap is designed to help you really build the foundation that you will need if you want to learn Jazz songs and play Jazz solos, and I am excited to help you get there.
Learning Jazz Doesn't Have To Be Hard
Stop thinking about it and start the journey to become a better Jazz guitarist. Learn how to improvise over chord changes, use arpeggios in your solos and making Jazz lines that really sound like Jazz.
Join Now!
Start playing Jazz and improving your skills while you do
What Students Said:
Instead of shooting in the dark, I now know what to practice.
Instead of shooting in the dark, I now know what to practice. I have bought a few courses in the past, but I definitely recommend Jens courses. For the price of a few guitar lessons, you have a road map that can serve you literally for years. Thank you.
Amir Mojarrad
Just follow the course and practise as Jens tells you. And you will achieve your next level.
Mark H.
Fantastically Useful Course!
I love Jens' style of teaching, and the format and content of the course is truly fantastic. The cost of this course is an amazing deal.
Jeff Stine
Excellent in all respects!
Can't say enough great things to do justice to Jens' teaching style and the humility and patience with which he does it. Of course, he's an excellent musician as well, but it's so incredibly rare to find someone who is an accomplished musician but can also teach! Thanks for this most excellent work, Jens.
Arash Janfada
Clear, concise, focused on playing music
I think I've found the perfect course for me. Clear, concise, focused on playing music, enough theory to understand what's happening, but not so much that it's distracting.
Robin Sarac
Excellent course!
Excellent course, Jens is a great teacher, he covers the theory, gives exercises and plays examples for the student to follow.
John Cole
One of the best Jazz Guitar Teachers
Jens is one of the best Jazz Guitar Teachers, and This Course Is A Gem.
Dhruva Lance
Jens Is A Natural Teacher
Jens is a natural teacher, cutting to the essence of what can be quite complex topics and showing practical way to immediately apply new information and skills to real music. It is very easy to make something complex but very difficult to make something simple and Jens is a star at this. This course is the best investment I've made in a long time. Thanks Jens!
Paul Evanson
“I Can Already See Major Improvements In Pure Gold!My Playing And Understanding.”
Jens has always been a great teacher, but he has elevated his game with this one, with an amazing production that makes it easier and beautiful to immerse in. The content so far is pure gold, as it always is with him, with the benefit of a long experience in his back that shows here. The best jazz guitar teacher I´ve come across.
David Dickinson
Course curriculum
Chapter 1 - Building the Foundation
Intro - Overview of the Chapter FREE PREVIEW
PDF, GuitarPro and mp3 Downloads
Learning the scales and arpeggios FREE PREVIEW
The Scale
Scale in 3drs Ascending
Scale in 3rds Descending
Diatonic Chords And Arpeggios Explained
Diatonic Triads Ascending
Diatonic Triads Descending
Diatonic 7th Chords Ascending
Diatonic 7th Chords Descending
Arpeggio Lick Examples FREE PREVIEW
Playing and Practicing The Chords
Playing The Chords
What and How To Practice
Chapter 2 Playing the Changes Two Notes at The Time & Keeping the Form
Overview of the Exercise and The Chapter
PDF and GuitarPro Downloads
The Melody
Play The Melody
Analysis of The Chord Progression FREE PREVIEW
G major Scale - Hearing Exercises as melodies
F Major Scale
2 notes through the form
2-note Exercise
Studying the solo examples FREE PREVIEW
The 2-note Solo
What to Practice - Expanding your practice routine
Chapter 3 - How To Solo Over Chord Changes - Arpeggios
Improvising With Arpeggios - How To Solo Over Chord Changes
PDF and GuitarPro Downloads
Arpeggio Exercise 1
Arpeggio Exercise 2
Example lines and How To Make Them
Solo with Arpeggios and Analysis
Practicing Improvising with Arpeggios
Chapter 4 - Adding The Scale and a lot more color
Adding The Scale - The Barry Harris Exercise
PDF and GuitarPro Downloads
Barry Harris Scale Exercise on the song
Making Lines and Adding Color To Your Solos
Solo with Arpeggios and Scales
What to work on and start using in your solos
Chapter 5 - Sounding More Like Bebop - Chromaticism
Chromaticism - The Bebop Sound
PDF and GuitarPro Downloads
Chromatic Enclosures on Cmaj7 FREE PREVIEW
Adding Chromatic Passing Notes To The Scale
Examples of Chromatic Enclosures on Other Chords
Solo with Chromatic Enclosures and Passing Notes
What to Practice and Start Using in Your Solos
Chapter 6 - More Arpeggios and More Colors in Your Solo
More Material And A Bonus to This Approach
PDF and GuitarPro Downloads
A Little Useful Music Theory
Arpeggios from the 3rd of the Song
Making Lines with the New Arpeggios
Solo using Arpeggios from the 3rd
What to Practice and Play
Chapter 7 - More Rhythms - 8th Note Triplets
Adding Some Rhythm and Classic Bop Tricks
PDF and GuitarPro Downloads
Arpeggios through the scale
Arpeggios through the Song
Composing Lines with the triplet arpeggios
Solo using with Triplet Arpeggios
What To Practice and How to Work on it
Chapter 8 - Adding Bebop Ideas and Melodies
More Bebop with 2 Melodic Concepts
PDF and GuitarPro Downloads
Exercise - Taking the Phrases Through The Song
Composing Your Own Material
Solo Demonstrating How To Apply The Phrases In Improvisation
Homework and Suggestions for Practicing - Especially technique
Chapter 9 - Adding Sounds With Melodic Minor
That One Note in The Melody - And All The Things We Can Learn From It
PDF and GuitarPro Downloads
A melodic minor - Scale exercise
Diatonic Triads for A melodic minor
Diatonic 7th Chord Arpeggios for A melodic minor
Making Lines for a Lydian Dominant
Solo with Lydian Dominant Material
Learning New Sounds and Emphasizing Extensions
Chapter 10 - Improve Your Jazz Phrasing
What is Bebop phrasing and dynamics
PDF and GuitarPro Downloads
Phrasing Exercise #1
Phrasing Exercise #2
Lines with better Jazz phrasing
Solo with Dynamics and Phrasing
Practicing Towards Better Jazz Phrasing
About this course
82 lessons
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I work at my own pace? Yes, the course is designed with something like a chapter per week in mind, but people are different and life changes so you do not have to follow that. The course is there for you to work with in a tempo that fits you
Are there PDF downloads? The exercises and example solos are all available as PDF's and GuitarPro7 files. The course also have mp3 backing tracks to practice with since some of the exercises are on chord progressions.
For now this is in progress, so I will add more
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Start Your Jazz Guitar Journey
Stop the endless search for lessons online, and start developing the actual skills that make you sound better
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