The Labyrinth of Limitations
The Labyrinth of Limitations offers Online Musical Courses in Jazz improvisation with an unconventional approach, based on the musical concepts of Barry Harris, that is both fun and effective. Join me on Patreon for the full Labyrinth of Limitations learning environment, complete with pdfs, video lessons, apps, zoom classes and a cohesive, well-structured curriculum. We have a vibrant community of musicians with regular meetings and an exclusive discord.
The Labyrinth of Limitations
Labyrinth Live is this Sunday 🎶
We’ll be working on Turnarounds — one of the most common and useful movements in jazz. At its core, it’s just a slight development from ii–V7 language, which makes this a great entry point into the Labyrinth approach.
This session is designed as a true introduction.
We’ll look at clear, simple comping ideas, polyphonic approaches, and beautiful single-note lines that anyone can begin using right away.
During the workshop, we work with each participant where they are. There will always be approachable, musical examples for everyone to take home and practice — and those “simple” versions are often the most beautiful and fun.
All instruments and all levels are welcome. You can participate or simply observe. A replay and PDF overview will be sent to all registrants.
If you’ve been curious about checking this out but weren’t sure where to begin, this is a great place to start.
Here is the registration link:
zoom.us/webinar/register/2217613174981/WN_2NzGBO41…
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The next Labyrinth Live workshop is happening soon!
A 90-minute Zoom session open to all musicians interested in jazz improvisation.
These sessions have been a great hang, and I’ve really enjoyed meeting people and working together on improvising pretty things — always grounded in the frameworks of the great Barry Harris.
This one will be about Turnarounds (and Rhythm Changes). It’s a perfect way to expand on our ii–V7 work while keeping everything very approachable for people who are totally new to these methods.
You can play along or just observe — no prior experience with the Labyrinth method required.
All levels and all instruments are invited.
📅 Sunday, February 8th
⏰ 11 AM CDT/ 6PM CET (Europe)
🎟️ Register here:
zoom.us/webinar/register/2217613174981/WN_2NzGBO41…
Looking forward to seeing you there ✨
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I am THRILLED to share that Chris Parks of @thingsivelearnedfrombarryh2616 and I will be giving a MONTHLY zoom class together. This is part of my weekly zoom class package on Patreon, with the 4th class of each month being a LoL and TILFBH Crossover. Chris is such an inspiration, and his 30+ years of learning directly from Barry Harris make him an incredible resource. I'm so glad he's going to be contributing to the LoL community on a regular basis🤘. The next class with Chris will new THIS SUNDAY, September 22nd at 12pm CST [UTC -5}
Our first go at this was last month, and it was such a blast that we've decided to put it on the books as a regular thing! This is in addition to the regular offerings: a full course of Lessons and PDFs, interactive web apps, community discussion, and more.
If you'd like to enroll in class, head over to www.patreon.com/labyrinthoflimitations
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Wow! The Labyrinth of Limitations just passed 8,000 subscribers! To celebrate, I'm offering Foundations 1 as a free bonus to new Patreon members at the Collaborator (and above) tier. Foundations 1: Polyphony is the 62-page book for the LoL core curriculum. Since the beginning of February, I've been expanding Patreon into an online course for polyphonic jazz improvisation, alongside a supportive global community --so this is a 2-for-1 deal! Just message the word "foundations" in patreon to claim the offer:)
Offer expires this Sunday (April 14th, 2024) at 11:59 pm UTC
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I've begun using a new feature in Patreon that allows me to upload videos directly to my Patreon subscribers! I'm making sketches of little things that I'm practicing on any given day. It seems like this could be a new way of engaging with Labyrinth folks that is a bit more nuanced. People at the scholar level are invited to give me suggestions of things to discuss, and I'll give a little shout out to whoever gave the request:) What do you think of this idea? I'll of course continue Labyrinth episodes like normal, but these will usually be about 5 minutes long and just dealing with a particular little thing 😉
www.patreon.com/posts/sketch-2-looking-80404029?ut…
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