Latin Jazz Grooves

Learn Latin jazz grooves and percussion techniques! Let jazz great Victor Mendoza help you harness all the passion and liveliness of Latin Jazz. He'll show you how to apply your musical vocabulary and knowledge of rhythm, scales, chords, and triads to this rich musical style.

Lessons

• Intro, Goals, & Prerequisites (08:13) - In this first video, Victor Mendoza welcomes us to the course.

• Clave (06:05) - Victor teaches us the Clave.

• Cascara (03:40) - Victor shows how to play Cascara.

• Congas (03:06) - In this video, Victor gives a lesson on playing the congas.

• Cowbell (01:41) - Victor shows us the cowbell playing technique.

• Tumbao (03:19) - Victor discusses Tumbao.

• Rumba Clave (03:26) - In this video, Victor teaches us to play the Rumba Clave.

• Playing in Clave (04:40) - We learn more ways to play in Clave.

• In Summary (06:07) - Victor wraps up the lesson.

In Concert

• Introduction (01:25) - The following videos are taken from a concert by The Victor Mendoza Group.

• Cafe Quemando (13:02) - The Victor Mendoza Group plays "Cafe Quemando".

• Chapina Chapin (11:26) - The Victor Mendoza Group plays "Chapina Chapin".

• Entrega (11:28) - The Victor Mendoza Group plays "Entrega".

• Zeferino (12:34) - The Victor Mendoza Group plays "Zeferino".