Comping

Usually, the expectation is that you know at least a couple of jazz standards (or can play from charts), are capable of comping (playing the chords), and of playing a solo.

And we are comping a really strong Q2 last year as well, so it's important to keep that in mind.

They talk to her and she reveals she has been comping for Luis Castillo, Doza’s most trusted men, second in command.

Comping refers to playing chords underneath a song's melody or another musician's solo improvisations.

In addition to the traditional rhythm/comping and lead/blowing roles, some jazz guitarists use the electric instrument to play unaccompanied, combining harmony and melody to form a complete piece of music, like classical guitarists.

Jazz guitarists commonly use a wide variety of inversions when comping, rather than only using standard voicings.

Jazz guitar playing styles include " comping " with jazz chord voicings (and in some cases walking bass lines) and "blowing" ( improvising ) over jazz chord progressions with jazz-style phrasing and ornaments.

The theory courses focus on the musical skills used in jazz improvisation and in jazz comping (accompanying) and the composition of jazz tunes.

Whether a jazz bassist is comping (accompanying) or soloing, they usually aim to create a rhythmic drive and "timefeel" that creates a sense of " swing " and " groove ".