NewJazz
About Oliver Prehn & the NewJazz concept
| by Oliver Prehn |
New Jazz Improvisation
Hi :) This is Oliver Prehn.
I’m the creator of the NewJazz YouTube Channel.
The channel contains music videos and lots of lessons about jazz improvisation techniques.
I love improvised Music because it's immediate and spontaneous.
You’ll never know what happens in the next split second…
At NewJazz we try to free ourselves from conform institutional thinking. We approach Music in new ways. I believe that by experimenting, seeking new sounds, Music will evolve and grow. So NewJazz is about New Jazz, not Old Jazz ;)
Currently I do not create any new lessons. I have to drive the city bus full time to make a living. I’m really so sorry about that. But all my 94 videos will remain on the NewJazz channel - free, public and for everybody. So I really hope that you’ll enjoy the old treasures :)
In the video above from 2018 we take a walk in the forest in the early springtime. We talk about improvised music, music life and what the NewJazz Channel is all about. I surely hope that you’ll enjoy :)
Many warm regards from Oliver Prehn, NewJazz, Master in Music & Multimedia
Useful links:
- Front Page with lots of NewJazz Lessons. If there’s any extra material you’ll find it right below each video.
- NewJazz YouTube Channel with all my videos.
- Donations. Feel free to make a small donation. But you certainly don’t have to. Driving the bus covers my expenses completely ;)
In what order should I study the NewJazz Lessons?
All my lessons are designed so that you can approach them in NO specific order.
I try to make them all start out easy.
If you watch a lesson and it becomes too advanced or weird, just skip to another one - you don't have to complete a lesson.
I believe that there is no complete A-Z course in Jazz; there is no fixed path to learn Jazz. Jazz is organic and constantly evolving - and so are you!!! So pick out a subject that you love and let Music grow from there… in that way you keep being motivated - Motivation makes Music!!!
In the video above we take a walk in the forest. We listen to the birds (improvising) while we talk more about the best method to learn Music.
Extra:
- Music with Oliver Prehn. In this playlist I have gathered lots of NewJazz Music. Enjoy :)