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A Jazz Improvisation Primer, by Marc Sabatella - Detailed online course in jazz improvisation with pages in history, theory, and practical advice on playing in a group.
Brent D. Stuntzner's Jazz Guitar Site - A jazz guitar site featuring transcriptions of solos. Formats include standard notation, TAB, MIDI, and Jam Tracks.
Guitar Lesson World by Patrick MacFarlane - Progressive series of guitar lessons for the improvising musician, including soloing and comping.
Jazclass with Michael Furstner - A basic primer on jazz improvisation using chord root tones and chord guide tones.
Jazz Arranging Tutorial - Web-based instruction in jazz ensemble writing. Based on charts for the University of Northern Colorado Jazz Lab Band. Offered by Alabama State music professor Doug Bristol.
Sax on the Web: Tim Price - Selmer clinician from the New York area offers online instruction harmonic substitution, with exercises to improve phrasing and improvisation and a series of "Bird-ology" studies.
Swing and Jump Blues Guitar - Matthieu Brandt, a guitarist from Amsterdam, Netherlands, offers detailed progressive lessons. Topics include chords, riffs, comping, turnarounds, and timing.

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