Oz Noy: How to Play Standards | Stages Music Arts Masterclass

Stages Music Arts welcomed virtuoso guitarist Oz Noy to our performance hall on September 27th, 2023, to present another enlightening masterclass. In this video he explains how to approach playing a standard for the first time.

“It’s Jazz. It just doesn’t sound like it.” This is how virtuoso guitarist Oz Noy describes his intoxicating blend of jazz, funk, rock, blues, and r&b.

Born in Israel, Oz started his professional career at the age of 13 playing jazz, blues, pop and rock music. By age 16, he was playing with top Israeli musicians and artists. By age 24, he was one of the most established studio guitar players in the country. Oz’s success both as an artist and an instrumentalist has built incredible demand for him as an instructor.

Oz Noy has performed, toured and recorded with Chris Botti, Harry Belafonte, Cyndi Lauper, Toni Braxton, Bill Evans, The Allman Brothers, Jennifer Hudson, Michael Buble, Josh Groban, Phil Ramone, Dweezil Zappa, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Sting, Steve Perry, Allison Krauss, Foreigner, Wiz Khalifa, Idina Menzel, Luke Nelson, Justin Timberlake, Bonnie Raitt, Lizzo, Dave Mathews and SO many more!

Timestamps:
00:00 Standards are Songs
00:32 Learning the Melody
01:08 Chord Tones with Example
02:05 Playing Around the Chord Notes
03:11 Autumn Leaves Example
04:07 Resolving to the Next Chord
05:37 Scales and Chromaticism
08:17 Directional Playing with Example

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