My Old Jazz Friend Has Got To Go!

Well, I'm finally selling my old piano that I have been playing for 55 years!

It's been in my family for about 100 years! My grandfather brought the piano from new, it's first home was, westbury Avenue, Wood Green, London, from there it went to Aberdeen, Scotland, finally it came to Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England and its been here ever since.

I love this old piano, but it's gotta go.

Although it sounds and looks good, I have been advised to get an digital keyboard, because I'm about to produce my own jazz piano improvisation video tutorials and the sound quality is perfect.

The new piano may not have the character of my hold piano, but hopefully I can attach myself to the digital piano, in the same way I did my old jazz piano.

Yours In Jazz
Haydn Huckle

PS Check the video Below and have a listen to my old faithful jazz piano
PPS CLICK HERE For My Ebay Piano Listing

Jazz Blues Piano, Blues In H Flat by Haydn Huckle

Haydn huckle's, Blues In H Flat. Just Haydn and his jaz piano, trying to recreate that awesome big band sound!Count basie, Duke Ellington and Oscar Peterson are three of the greatest jaz musicians ever. I listen to the jaz greats all the time, the way to learn how to play piano is to take piano lessons, learn the basic piano chords, play piano scores, practice piano, then practice piano some more! (more)

Jazz Chords, Harmony And Improvisation

For anyone who plays piano and would like get into playing Jazz piano, here are a few pointers which, hopefully will help you to achieve the aim of playing Jazz by finding lots of nice chords and harmony, and being able to apply these chords and harmony to tunes.

Having played Jazz for around forty five years I have found many nice chords which I have been able to apply to tunes with harmonic
structures.

Always remember that IF THE CHORD OR HARMONY SOUNDS OK TO YOUR EAR---THAT'S FINE!!!!

It took me a long time many years ago to realize that I had to Orchestrate a tune rather than play the tune straight.

One good exercise is for you to is for you to sit at the piano and see what chords you can find and apply them.

Always remember a tune has to have a good front and back and take care of the middle.

Making a number swing is a different matter, but when it does happen it is the most wonderful thing.

One of the best examples of SWING that I have ever heard is the video clip of the Count Basie Orchestra at Montreaux 1979
featuring Ella Fitzgerald along with Eric Dixon and booty Wood playing " A TISCET A TASKET". THE ULTIMATE IN SWING!!!!!

This is one of a number of Jazz music articles that I will be posting and which I hope will be of some help to you and I will be pleased to answer
any questions on this subject that you may ask.

Happy Jazz playing to everyone and thanks for the nice comments on my video postings.

Haydn.

Jazz Piano ' Haydn's Blues' By Haydn Huckle

As this blog is all about Jazz piano, i thought I would include my latest you tube entry.I've called it, 'Haydn's Blues'

This is a Jazz piano number, which I have enjoyed playing for many, many years.

With this Jazz piece I try and get as near as posible to the big band sound, through the piano.

I hope you like this Jazz piano number.

Haydn Huckle
JazzUnleashed

PS I can't begin to tell you how much I'm enjoying sharing my piano with Jazz musicians and Jazz enthusiasts around the world.

PPS Thankyou for all the kind emails. It just makes me want to practice and produce more Jazz numbers.

Jazz Piano

What is Jazz piano?

Having played Jazz piano for the last 45 years, I can only describe Jazz piano as a matter of improvisation of any tune, in other words being able to play a tune a hundred different ways.

Not everyone can play Jazz. You first learn to play piano by taking basic music lessons, and learning to read music, then progress into Jazz piano.

Probably the worlds greatest ever jazz pianist, is the wonderful Oscar Peterson. Improvisation and Swinging piano at its very best.

The amazing Count Basie is another example of a great improvisor and swinger, working a wonderful Orchestra.

Having been taught piano with a classical grounding, I found I was Jazz orientated from an early age. I was soon Jazzing up my classical pieces which I was given to do, much to the consternation of my music teacher. After just 5 years of tuition, I found myself in a position to go out gigging, first on drums, as I was also learning this instrument. Later on, I started gigging on piano with my trio.

I have now been playing for 45 years as a jazz musicianwith combinations from trio to big band.

For anyone thinking of getting into playing Jazz piano I can highly recommend the life. I have played just about every type of gig you can think of including my time on the road with various big bands. I have had a wonderful time, having been associated with hundreds of musicians, including some of the great jazz musicians.

Haydn