Jazz Piano Genius Taylor Eigsti Unveils His Tips for Practice, Improv, & Harmony | Jazz Lab Ep. 8

In this episode of Jazz Lab, host Noah Kellman sits down with modern jazz piano master & GRAMMY® Award-winning pianist / composer Taylor Eigsti. Noah and Taylor discuss everything from the best improvisation exercises, how to achieve a "clean" playing style and sound, voicing exercises, Taylor's 49 Chords exercise for building good hand shapes, all the way to travel and packing tips for gigging and touring. 👉 Follow Taylor on Instagram: https://tayjazz. 👉 Taylor's Website: https://www.tayjazz.com 📷 Thumbnail Photo by Lauren Desberg - https://www.laurendesbergphoto.com 🎹🎹 Check out the Casio Privia Line here (this is my affiliate link so I get a small commision if you decide to purchase one: https://alnk.to/5jiT1Yy 🎧 🎧 Listen to the full podcast here: https://noahkellman.com/jazzlab 📙📙 Join the JAZZ PIANO EVOLUTIONS waitlist: https://www.neojazzacademy.com/jpewaitlist 🎁🎁 Watch The Completely FREE Course - "3 Cutting-Edge Solo Piano Techniques You Need Now:" https://www.neojazzacademy.com/freesolopiano In this Jazz Piano Lesson, I'm sharing an awesome lick over a C dominant chord. Do you know the name of the scale I'm using here? This scale is a killer tool to pull out over any dominant sound, so I recommend learning it in as many keys as you can! 🎹 Join my Jazz Piano Secrets course: https://join.jazzpianosecrets.com 🎹 Join my Reharm & Resolution Mastery Course: https://www.neojazzacademy.com/reharmonization 🎹 Download the Modern Piano Voicing Dictionary - https://www.neojazzacademy.com/mvd 👾 Discord Community + Free Resources: https://discord.gg/Wsgtdq6MKS 📚 PDF Store: https://www.jazzpianoconcepts.com/store ☎️ Sign up for a free strategy call and we'll help you figure out the best things to work on next: https://join.jazzpianosecrets.com/strategycall —(if link doesn't work, just paste it into your browser with the ending "strategycall" since YouTube automatically shortens it sometimes!) Noah Kellman is a musician and teacher known for his unique approach to modern jazz piano. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro to Taylor Eigsti 10:00 - Random 1/8th Notes 15:54 - utilizing mistakes 16:46 - What does Taylor practice? 25:50 - Practice Tips 27:00 - Practicing Announcing 30:00 - Voicings & Harmony 33:50 - The 49 Chords Exercise 53ish - Practicing Standards vs Originals 1:15:00 - Finding Inspiration 1:19:00 - Throw-away Songs 1:24:00ish - Tips for Finishing Projects & Compositions 1:27:00 - Travel & Touring Tips #noahkellman #tayloreigsti #jazzpiano #modernjazz