The Music Savvy Store of courses, books, and music

Welcome to the new MusicSavvy store! I’ve spent the past several years creating what I think are the best products anywhere to help you play jazz better, and I have now better organized and presented them for your benefit. 

For a limited time, every product in the store is on sale for between 20% and 30% off, PLUS for every purchase, you will get for free my eBook on how to negotiate. If you fear negotiation or just don’t feel very good at it, this is for you.

The book titled How to Negotiate

Courses & Workbooks

These online and offline courses will give you the knowledge, motivation, and inspiration to play jazz better and at a higher level.

From the full immersion of Improvisation Savvy to the over 60 quick 3-minute lessons of Pocket Jazz, explore ear-based training unlike any other you’ll find. The workbook Jazz Patterns for Ear will provide you with a lifetime of challenges to build your ear for improvisation.

Explore these knowledge-packed entertaining courses that will unlock musical abilities you didn’t know you had!

Books & eBooks

Explore this wide variety of materials all geared to help you understand jazz and how you can play it to the fullest extent of your time and talent. 

You’ll find soft cover, ebooks, and audiobooks (some of them free) written by Michael on alto trombone, trombone improvisation, ear training, and psychology, as well as several written with the great pianist Richie Beirach on piano, jazz education, and improvisation.

Discover extensive courses on improvisation, ear training, basic piano comping, and more.

Music & Albums

If you are looking for arrangements to play with your trombone group, from duet to 8-piece, check out this library of unique treatments of both original pieces and covers. Written by Michael Lake, Barry Black, Stan Pathel, and others, these arrangements range from moderately easy to difficult.

Each of these downloadable arrangements can be heard in its entirety. Soundfiles of original versions are provided as are extras such as lead sheets and transcribed solos of the original recordings.

These unique treatments of music not normally associated with the trombone will provide your group with something fun and different for rehearsals, performances or recordings.

Also, own a copy of both the MP3 and full resolution tracks of these one-of-a-kind treatments of the trombone.

Inception
Cinematic @ 68 bpm
Inception
Cinematic @ 68 bpm
Milky Way
Ethereal @ 100 bpm
Milky Way
Ethereal @ 100 bpm
I-VI-II-V
Jazz @ 140 bpm
I-VI-II-V
Jazz @ 140 bpm
Caribbean Express
Salsa @ 165 bpm
Caribbean Express
Salsa @ 165 bpm
Dawn of a New Day
Soul @ 85 bpm
Dawn of a New Day
Soul @ 85 bpm
Spinning Top
Jazz Waltz @ 140 bpm
Spinning Top
Jazz Waltz @ 140 bpm
Sails Full Open
Contemporary @ 120 bpm
Sails Full Open
Contemporary @ 120 bpm
Summer's Dawn
Jazz Waltz @ 110 bpm
Summer's Dawn
Jazz Waltz @ 110 bpm
The Benji Pad
Ethereal @ 100 bpm
The Benji Pad
Ethereal @ 100 bpm
St. Thomas Block Party
Calypso @ 114 bpm
St. Thomas Block Party
Calypso @ 114 bpm
Island Mines
World Music @ 112 bpm
Island Mines
World Music @ 112 bpm
Disco Marley
Reggae-ish @ 110 bpm
Disco Marley
Reggae-ish @ 110 bpm
Earthen Choir
Ethereal @ 92 bpm
Earthen Choir
Ethereal @ 92 bpm
Jungle Dance
Cinematic @ 130 bpm
Jungle Dance
Cinematic @ 130 bpm
Bailey's Waltz
Jazz Waltz @ 110 bpm
Bailey's Waltz
Jazz Waltz @ 110 bpm
Afternoon Daydreaming
Samba @ 90 bpm
Afternoon Daydreaming
Samba @ 90 bpm
Galactica
Epic @ 100 bpm
Galactica
Epic @ 100 bpm
Lush Life
Funk @ 90 bpm
Lush Life
Funk @ 90 bpm
Eleuthera
Bolero @ 90 bpm
Eleuthera
Bolero @ 90 bpm
Good Bye
Ethereal @ 90 bpm
Good Bye
Ethereal @ 90 bpm
Southside Strut
Funk @ 100 bpm
Southside Strut
Funk @ 100 bpm
Standing outside
Bossa @ 150 bpm
Standing outside
Bossa @ 150 bpm
Groovy Jazzy
Jazz funk @ 112 bpm
Groovy Jazzy
Jazz funk @ 112 bpm
Sound Refuge
Eclectic - no temp
Sound Refuge
Eclectic - no temp
Dreaming of Mars
Static harmony without a tempo
Dreaming of Mars
Static harmony without a tempo
Beat Sweeper
Jazz @ 180 bpm
Beat Sweeper
Jazz @ 180bpm
Cruisin'
Fast Americana @ 224 bpm
Cruisin'
Fast Americana @ 224 bpm
Contemplation
Smooth @ 120 bpm
Contemplation
Smooth @ 120 bpm

This is just a fake book example for the type of website I can build for you. Just trying to use a little humor here!