Episode 4: Assessing the Jazz situation with David Becker

Episode 4: Assessing the Jazz situation with David Becker

Kirk assesses the Jazz situation with Jazzer, David Becker. Jazz licks are a great way to spice up your Blues soloing and who better than David Becker to introduce you to some Be-Bop and modern Jazz tools.
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