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It is a place where jazz and pop pianists can exchange ideas on everything related to playing contemporary piano and keyboard styles like jazz, latin, soul and pop. It is a place where jazz and pop pianists can share ideas and ask questions on everything related to playing jazz and other contemporary music styles. Find PopJazzKeys.com related news, like new posts, courses, and other valuable things about playing contemporary piano styles. PopJazzKeys.com is an educational website developed specifically for pianists and keyboardists that like to learn how to play contemporary music genres and styles like jazz, blues, rock, r&b, latin and other popular music. The website PopJazzKeys.com offers free articles, video tutorials, e-courses, and remote lessons/coaching all intended to help you improve your piano and keyboard skills.

The Ultimate Bossa Nova Left-Hand Crash CourseIf you’ve ever wondered what to do with your left hand when playing bossa ...
08/24/2026

The Ultimate Bossa Nova Left-Hand Crash Course

If you’ve ever wondered what to do with your left hand when playing bossa nova on solo piano, this free three-part video course gives you a clear, step-by-step path—from essential one-bar patterns to more advanced two-bar patterns and their application to II–V–I cadences and other chord progressions.

Start with Part 1 and continue through the complete series. You’ll also find a link to the free companion PDF.

FREE VIDEO COMPANION PDF and bossa nova rhythm-section practice tra...

When my advanced piano students ask me about harmonizing and arranging techniques, they really want to know how to harmo...
08/12/2025

When my advanced piano students ask me about harmonizing and arranging techniques, they really want to know how to harmonize those melody notes that fall between the written chord symbols. We call those resulting harmonies passing chords. It is something jazz arrangers are very familiar with.
In the video clip below you can watch my short introduction to my video tutorial on this topic. Check it out.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Jeremy Kahn, one of the greatest jazz pianists in Chicagoland and beyond. Jeremy perf...
08/05/2025

I had the pleasure of interviewing Jeremy Kahn, one of the greatest jazz pianists in Chicagoland and beyond. Jeremy performed with some of the biggest names, such as Aretha Franklin and Dizzy Gillespie. He shares genuine insight into what it takes to become a first-call jazz pianist by reflecting on his own journey with us.
Enjoy!

Being a blues and boogie fan all my life, I just spent the last month practicing this amazing American art form. Element...
03/04/2025

Being a blues and boogie fan all my life, I just spent the last month practicing this amazing American art form. Elements of the blues breathe soul into almost any musical genre I really like. After studying it for a while, I discovered how incredibly complex some of those blues rhythms are. So, I decided to create a little video about it with five progressive exercises for blues pianists. I think it can be used in jazz and Latin music just as well. I hope you enjoy it.

Really looking forward to an other exciting performance with the Bill Boris Trio today at the Shedd.
07/03/2024

Really looking forward to an other exciting performance with the Bill Boris Trio today at the Shedd.

Thomas Gunther with the Bill Boris Trio|Jazz Fusion Trio featuring Thomas Gunther (Keyboards/Bass), Tyrone Blair (Drums), Bill Boris (guitar)

11/29/2023
11/29/2023

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