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On this DVD Rufus is able to bring to life the example and concepts in his best-selling method. With the help of jazz giants, Lewis Nash on drums and Mulgrew Miller on piano, Rufus demonstrates his techniques and concepts so you can see and hear how these concepts are applied to the real world of jazz performance. In The Evolving Bassist DVD you will learn bass-line construction, technique, and music theory; and most important, you will apply these concepts to playing classic jazz standards such as “Have You Met Miss Jones,” Embraceable You,” “The Song is You,” Rufus’s own composition “It’s the Nights I Like,” blues changes, rhythm changes, modal music and more will be demonstrated. P

Noted bass player Rufus Reid gives some of his invaluable experience in this video lesson featuring techniques and songs. In addition to technique and theory, Reid teaches songs like “Embraceable You ” and “It’s the Nights I Like,” as well basic blues and jazz changes.