An Examination of Oliver Nelson’s Patterns for Improvisation
Thursday, January 5, 2023
3:00 PM – 5:30 PM US EST
Location: Grand Salon
This presentation examines 81 exercises in Oliver Nelson's Patterns for Improvisation. It demonstrates how the exercises develop a jazz vocabulary, shows through transcriptions of Nelson's solos the impact of them on his improvisations, and shows how certain exercises formed the basis for select Nelson's big band arrangements.