"Jazz Conception" is a new and exciting method for players of all levels to learn the language of jazz. Each book/CD set contains 21 solo etudes focused on chord changes in standards and blues. These 21 etudes have been transposed and arranged for the most important jazz instruments. Watch and listen as a well-known soloist phrases and articulates, and play along with or without the soloist on the CD. Play along with one of today's best swinging New York rhythm sections: Mike LeDonne on piano, Dennis Irwin on bass, and Kenny Washington on drums. The pieces start relatively simple and gradually become more challenging. Use the etudes as a bridge to the solos of the great masters, which are typically much more complex and intricate. Learn melodies and voices to build a solid jazz vocabulary and good musicianship.