John Stowell

Guitarists John Stowell and Micky Lee demonstrate practical strategies for playing in odd meters — 5/4, 7/4, 7/8, 9/8 and beyond — and how to apply these meters to any song. Micky draws on…

John Stowell and Juan Dhas continue their modal playing series with an in-depth look at new vocabulary for playing over a major chord, including Lydian , Lydian #9 , and augmented-major harmony…

John Stowell and Juan Dhas explore harmonic concepts for modal playing , starting from embellishments and triads derived from the Dorian mode over a single minor chord, then expanding into…

Guitarists John Stowell and Ben Sher share this webinar, playing and discussing their ideas on the blues. The session ranges from blues scales to basic bebop substitutions to modal, McCoy…

John Stowell and Mike Godette use pianist/composer Jovino Santos Neto's tune "Feire Livre" to explore non-diatonic harmony, specific dominant tensions and resolutions, and voice leading. They also…

John Stowell is joined by guitarist Randy Vincent — friends and duo partners since the 80s — for a class on soloing and reharmonization over standards. Using Gone With the Wind , they trade…

John Stowell and Mike Gaudette use the standard You and the Night and the Music as a vehicle for reharmonization and modulation, demonstrating a clever arrangement that splits the tune between two…

In the fourth installment of John Stowell and Mike Godette's reharmonization and modulation conversation series, the two guitarists break down the harmonic minor scale and how its modes can be…

In the third installment of John Stowell and Mike Godette's reharmonization and modulation conversation series, the two guitarists break down the harmonic minor scale and how its modes can be…

John Stowell (Portland) and Micky Lee (Vienna) use the well-known standard Have You Met Miss Jones to demonstrate important concepts in comping, soloing, and reharmonizing the song's basic diatonic…

John Stowell joins Sheryl for an advanced conversation on chord melody, voice leading, and reharmonization, built around the Gershwin ballad Embraceable You in G. The two trade performances of the…

John Stowell joins Sheryl for an advanced discussion on comping, voice leading, and reharmonization, using the standard I Should Care as the vehicle. They trade solo and comping choruses and 8s…

In part two of their guitar conversation, John Stowell and Brazilian guitarist Genil Castro turn to another well-known Tom Jobim tune, "Dindi." Genil plays his reharmonized version of the intro, the…

John Stowell and Tim Lerch wrap up their jazz guitar conversation series on How Deep Is the Ocean , finishing the tune with its last eight bars. After three classes of reharmonizations and comping…

John Stowell sits down with Brazilian guitarist Genil Castro for a guitar conversation about samba and bossa nova, built around Tom Jobim's tune "Triste." The two trade choruses, then dig into the…

John Stowell sits down with guitarist Sean McGowan to explore reharmonization and solo guitar techniques over the standard Alone Together . The two trade choruses, then discuss the harmonic and…

John Stowell and Tom Lippincott play and discuss their approaches to the standard "Out of Nowhere" in a relaxed Zoom conversation. The two longtime friends trade choruses, compare arrangements (Tom…

John Stowell and Jamie Taylor continue their conversation on creative approaches to standards, this time using "Nobody Else But Me" — Jerome Kern's last song, added to the 1940s revival of Show Boat…

John Stowell and Jamie Taylor use the familiar chord changes to "Someday My Prince Will Come" to explore the modes of the melodic and harmonic minor. Recorded as a long-distance conversation between…

John Stowell and Mike Gaudette continue their conversation series — part three, following two classes on melodic minor — by applying the harmonic minor scale to dominant chords . Working over a C7…

John Stowell and Mike Gaudette continue their harmony conversation series, this time applying the harmonic minor modes to major, minor and diminished chords . Building on the previous class…

In this informal conversation class, John Stowell and Kevin discuss and demonstrate their approaches to composing, chord melody, and voice leading . John plays several of his original compositions…

In this informal conversation, John Stowell and fellow guitarist Kevin Kerick demonstrate their different but complementary approaches to the four modes of the melodic minor scale that introduce…

John Stowell and Mike Godette continue their conversation series on the modes of the melodic minor — this time applying them to major and minor tonalities, using melodic minor arpeggios and chord…

John Stowell and Mike Godette demonstrate how the modes of the melodic minor can be applied over dominant chords to create tension and resolution in a V-I setting. This is the first session in their…

John Stowell and Tim Lerch sit down for a wide-ranging conversation on jazz improvisation, harmony, and learning strategies — playing a little, talking a little, and comparing their…

John Stowell and Tim Lerch sit down for a wide-ranging jazz guitar conversation built around a tune they both love: How Deep Is the Ocean . In this first installment, the two masters each work…

John Stowell and Tim Lerch continue their jazz guitar conversation on the Irving Berlin standard How Deep Is the Ocean , in C minor. In Part 2 they briefly review the first eight bars from each of…

Touring jazz guitar master John Stowell shows how he keeps jazz standards fresh by building modulations into his arrangements — not just changing keys, but considering the color and relationship…

In this sequel to his first Exploring Original Compositions masterclass, John Stowell teaches three of his original chord-melody pieces — Always Sometimes , Springfield Sonata , and…