Tony DeCaprio

Tony DeCaprio presents his tetrachord-based approach to jazz improvisation in this 2.5-hour masterclass, built around his "units" system — tetrachord combinations that open up parallel scale…

Tony DeCaprio gets down to the nitty-gritty in this hour-and-a-half lesson packed with improvisation concepts, opening the session by improvising over "Alone Together" and pressing on from there…

Tony DeCaprio teaches his approach to strategic picking — the topic of his column for Just Jazz Guitar magazine. Tony's premise is that picking has a logic to it: like the bowing technique of the…

Tony DeCaprio teaches a master class on jazz blues, focusing on elements of blues playing that are often overlooked and sparsely taught. Rather than stringing together stock licks, Tony shows how to…

Tony DeCaprio continues his jazz blues series with a master class focused on the minor blues . Building on the ideas from his first blues class, Tony digs into the harmonic details that are often…

Tony DeCaprio teaches an advanced masterclass on substitution chords and their parallel usage in both comping and improvising. Rather than treating substitutions as a chord-only topic, Tony shows…

Tony DeCaprio teaches a 90-minute master class on chord movement for jazz guitar — turnarounds, endings, interludes, and how to get beyond the mundane stock changes by understanding where chords…

Tony DeCaprio teaches a master class on the art of solo guitar playing, built around Polkadots and Moonbeams in the key of F. His approach grows out of early influences — Tal Farlow, Jimmy Raney…