Jake Smolowe
@jakesmolowe · Piano, Synthesizers · San Francisco
Jake Smolowe is a pianist, music educator, composer and arranger from San Francisco, CA. He specializes in genre-crossing jazz; some influences include funk, rock, blues, latin, reggae, folk, gospel, classical, electronica, video game and film music.
Courses
Harmonizing a Diminished Line - From Arpeggio to Brad Mehldau-style Progression
Jake Smolowe - "Angels We Have Heard On High" transcription
Slices
A preview of my transcription of "Angels We Have Heard On HIgh," from my album "Christmas Solo: Informal, Improvised."… More…
A preview of my transcription of "Angels We Have Heard On HIgh," from my album "Christmas Solo: Informal, Improvised."… More…
A preview of my transcription of "Angels We Have Heard On HIgh," from my album "Christmas Solo: Informal, Improvised."… More…
A preview of my transcription of "Angels We Have Heard On HIgh," from my album "Christmas Solo: Informal, Improvised."… More…
A transcription of James Williams' piano intro from his tune "Soulful Mister Timmons," of the 1982 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers album, "Album of the Year." This tune is largely responsible for getting… More…
A 3-chorus piano accompaniment demo/play-a-long of "Blackbird," by the Beatles, in the style of the Brad Mehldau version from "Art of the Trio, Vol. 1." Performed as 3 choruses of AABA format for extended… More…
A preview of my course on harmonizing a diminished 7th chord arpeggio. In the full lesson we'll progress through several steps of harmonization, transforming the original line while paying special attention… More…
A preview of my course on harmonizing a diminished 7th chord arpeggio. In the full lesson we'll progress through several steps of harmonization, transforming the original line while paying special attention… More…