JEFF COFFIN
musician • educator
composer
Download clinic PDF files here.
These are some of the files that Jeff went thru in his talk TAKING THE MYSTERY OUT OF IMPROVISATION
For even more info: Check out Jeff’s full website
You can listen below to the tune Jeff wrote for his clinic sessions called SUNNY SIDE UP - 3 versions!!
#01 with electro-tenor sax & pedals
#02 with soprano sax
#03 with soprano, but with FLUTE solos
#04 is a play along track - which is included in the download along with the other two
oh yea…have fun!!
Feel free to post yourself playing these and tag me online!! : )
• • ABOUT JC • •
Jeff Coffin is a saxophonist, composer, and educator who has earned international acclaim for his work with Dave Matthews Band and Béla Fleck & the Flecktones, as well as his 25+ solo projects. Coffin’s approach to the saxophone is marked by a fearless sense of exploration, fusing jazz, funk, world music, and rock into a style that is uniquely his own.
A 3x Grammy Award winner, Coffin continues to tour the world as a member of Dave Matthews Band and captivates audiences with his powerful, emotive playing. In addition to his performances, Coffin is deeply committed to music education. He has been teaching at the prestigious Vanderbilt University since 2015 and has presented well over 400 workshops and clinics around the globe. He is the founder of an independent record label, Ear Up Records, and co-founder of AfricaNashville - which promotes cross cultural relationships between celebrated African and American artists in Nashville, TN. Coffin’s infectious passion for sharing knowledge has made him a respected mentor to aspiring musicians everywhere he goes.
On October 19, 2024, Dave Matthews Band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - Jeff is one of a handful musicians to attain this incredible musical honor!
Jeff is a Yamaha Performing Artist & Clinician, a Boston Sax Shop Ambassador, & a JodyJazz Artist.
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JC’S IMPROV APP!!
CONNECTING
THE DOTS…
WHAT IS IMPROVISATION?
Improvisation is the way we use notes and rhythms together in music - much in the same way we use sounds and rhythms to create words in language. Having a Latin root of IMPROVISUS, it is translated as ‘unforseen’ or ‘unexpected’. Improvisation can be the most beautiful of surprises!
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Using a one chord, two chord, and blues progression, Jeff will take you from the fundamentals of chord recognition and voice leading* into the early stages of improvisation and get you ‘playing the changes’!
*Voice leading is the way notes of one chord connect to the notes of the next chord. Jeff will demonstrate this by using only the notes of the arpeggios (1 3 5 7 of the given chord) to ‘voice lead’ from one chord to the next.
THIS APP IS ONLY AVAILABLE ON THE APPLE PLATFORM. SORRY ANDROID USERS!!
