A Modern Approach to Improvisation - Volume 2: Jim Rotondi

A Modern Approach to Improvisation is a book series that explores the improvisational styles of some of today’s top jazz musicians. The series opened with the first volume on Alex Sipiagin and received critical acclaim, prompting legendary jazz educator David Baker to say, “This is a well researched and important study via transcription and analysis… I highly recommend this book series for any serious jazz musician.”

The concept behind these books is to get an in depth sense of each musicians approach to jazz and improvising on the blues, standards, and their own music. Each volume includes a biography, an interview, harmonic and rhythmic analysis, 18-20 transcriptions, and a foreword by a legendary jazz musician.