[Harp-L] Michael Polesky

[robert mcgraw <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Several months ago David "Jazzman" Fairweather mentioned being helped by Michael Polesky with "Around Midnight." this was a tune I was stuggling with myself at the time, so I emailed jazzman and asked him for tips; he suggested I email Michael directly. I did, and Michael graciously sent me a long response with wonderful suggestions about how to approach improvising over the changes to the tune, along with comments about the relevent theory behind his suggestions. This was fantastic! The suggestions Michael made were just what i needed to hear, and while I didn't really understand all the things he wrote about theory, I learned a bit there, too. Since that time, i have sort of become a student of Michael's via email...I send him tunes I need help with, and he sends me suggestions, very well-written, frequently quite witty, and always helpful...also included are musings on the theory behind the suggestions; at this point  much of the theory is still over my head, but I'm learning. I'm not sure if Michael is looking for more work like this...and yes, I pay him...but if you are like me, a beginner/intermediate jazz player, you might email him and ask...this has been a very productive learning situation for me, that's for sure...WVa BobP.S. by the way, Michael, when are you gonna release the CD? You are working on one I hope?

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