Jack Pezanelli
4 masterclasses on how Jack hears, harmonizes and arranges a tune
4 masterclasses · 183 students · ★ 3.8
Preview · Blues Basics - Developing a Linear Approach
About Jack
Jack Pezanelli is a professor of guitar at the Berklee College of Music, in Boston, MA. Recordings as leader include "Pleasured Hands" with Michael Moore and "Songs and Dedications" solo guitar.…
Press: "Straight ahead to be sure, Pezanelli's fluent, solid, clear toned guitar style bristles with undeniable verve." (Jim Ferguson, Jazz Times)
Straight ahead to be sure, Pezanelli's fluent, solid, clear toned guitar style bristles with undeniable verve.
Jim Ferguson, Jazz Times
More about Jack
Jack Pezanelli is a professor of guitar at the Berklee College of Music, in Boston, MA. Recordings as leader include "Pleasured Hands" with Michael Moore and "Songs and Dedications" solo guitar. Performances/tours with Wayne Cochran, Richie Cole, Larry Coryell, Sammy Davis, Jr., Maynard Ferguson, Shirley Horn, Cleo Laine/John Dankworth, Rebecca Parris, Jaco Pastorius, Herb Pomeroy, Lou Rawls and others. Jack is profiled in "The Jazz Guitar, It's Evolution and Players Since 1900, Fourth Edition" by Maurice J. Summerfield.
Jack's courses sit in our Improvisation & Soloing and Harmony & Theory collections.
Areas of Expertise
Jazz Guitar Master
Education
- Berklee College of Music
- State University of New York, BA
- Cambridge College, Ed.M.
Notable Works
- Pleasured Hands · Album
- Songs and Dedications · 2006 · Album
- Hybrid Guitar Chords — A New Approach to Reharmonization · Book
- Key Jazz Rhythms (with Fred Lipsius) · Book
- Developing a Linear Approach to Blues · Book
What students say
I love this class. Jack is a very musical guitarist-teacher and it's a delight to hear his ideas on this topic. I often return to this video to get more ideas and a better sense of his phrasing.…
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All 4 reviews
3.8
Based on 4 reviews1/14/2016
I love this class. Jack is a very musical guitarist-teacher and it's a delight to hear his ideas on this topic. I often return to this video to get more ideas and a better sense of his phrasing. Recommended!
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Bruce Casazza
Blues Basics - Developing a Linear Approach1/6/2015
OMG please don't sing or scat or whatever you call that horrible noise coming out of your mouth- damm
Chris Bucheit
Extending Your Harmonic Reach1/3/2009
I thought this was a very cool lesson. Mr. Pezanelli explained some concepts that were already present in my playing but that I didn't full understand. I also found I have a lot more to work on! Thank you.
Enrico Dell'Aquila
Hybrids - A New Approach to Reharmonization - Lesson I8/8/2008
Well explained and very... very interesting material!<br /> <br /> Actually a quite simple device to spice up your solo guitar playing style<br /> I didn't find much about this topic in any other place, so to me it's a really precious class.<br />
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Well explained and very... very interesting material!…
I thought this was a very cool lesson. Mr. Pezanelli explained some concepts that were already present in my playing but that I didn't full understand. I also found I have a lot more to work on!…