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I’m Jim Ellis. I’ve spent the last three decades learning how to teach jazz guitar the way I wish someone had taught me — without the gatekeeping, without the 400-page method books, and without pretending the hard parts are easy.
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“You are doing a phenomenal job. I may be a silent viewer but I always watch your videos and love the content! More power to you!”
— @jazzguitarneophyte
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“Thank you, Jim — even an accountant can play this tune now.”
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“Great little riff. You can play it too. An easy place to start and you sound like you’ve been jamming for years.”
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“That really does clear some things up and I think is a great example of practical and artistic choices made in a chord melody.”
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