[daviddaviddavid]

Jeremy Siskind's jazz piano courses taught out of Fullerton College.

https://jeremysiskind.com/jazzclass/

This is a bit of a cheat because these courses are not free ($50USD for California residents and around $400 for non-CA residents) but they are so good that I had to mention them.

I am nearing the end of the Level II course and have learned so much stuff. They force you to do so many things that you otherwise would not do. Basically, ever week you have to post a video demonstrating what you learned from the previous week. And the video is in a public discussion forum with the other students so there is this incentive to do an extra good job. And he gives great feedback on your assignments.

[savorypiano]

Hey, I appreciate this post and gave a re-upvote.

Is this course more about composition or performance? I realize jazz is about improv which is a skill I'd like to have.

[daviddaviddavid]

Hey thanks, it is very hands on and focused more on performance than composition. It covers comping, soloing, playing in different substyles, pretty much everything if you take both courses. Sometimes the units fly by too quickly and you need to note to yourself to revisit a topic and apply it in all 12 keys or apply it to a bunch of Real Book tunes.

I knew I'd pay for recommending a paid course but it's really great and the price is a steal given that Berklee Online courses are around $1500 and private lessons w someone of this teacher's calibre might be $100/hr. I'm not affiliated w the teacher/college at all other than being a student.