Vol. 1 – Ticket To Improv

Excellent tutorial I can understand,what Robert is saying. Lots of work to do,and enjoying the challenge, Robert is by far the best for me.thanks so much.Michael

Very helpful for improve

I've been playing for a long time and have a decent knowledge of harmony, but jazz improv always seemed like something unachievable. Until (almost by accident) I found Mr. Conti's lessons. He truly reveals the secrets of the greats. An awesome educator with a unique approach.

From TTIv1, performed by Adam Hinchliffe

From TTIv1, performed by Dr. Kathy Durante

Hi! My name is Jim Brown. I am retired and I have been playing guitar since I was a child. I have had a very difficult time learning jazz improvisation. I started the Conti Ticket to Improv course about six months ago and have to say that I wish I found this course much earlier in my guitar career. I have tried many guitar books and courses in the past, with little success. Most courses emphasize theory, scales and licks. The Conti method uses whole songs and melodic lines. None of the other methods I have tried in the past have given me the access to the melodic lines needed to learn jazz guitar. In particular, this method covers melodic lines that run four measures, or more, you learn by playing actual jazz solos. The Conti approach is ideal for people trying to learn jazz who feel like their progress has stalled. Mr. Conti is one of the true New York Italian jazz guitar pros of the sixties. For those of you on a limited budget like myself the cost of the CDs in the ticket to improv series is ridiculously low, especially when using the new streaming option. Now is the time to get instruction from a jazz great before the opportunity is gone.

I cannot tell you how happy I am with this material. I have been playing guitar since I was 15 but it was only last year that I developed an interest in Jazz guitar. I began searching for a teacher and ended up taking classes with a great teacher out of Philadelphia. That went really well. However, I found that I had to supplement a lot from websites and other sources. I picked up some things here and there but it wasn’t until I found Robert Conti’s material that I felt like I really found what I was looking for.

I do want to understand theory but I want it to come to me organically from playing and not from just studying and practicing scales, modes, arpeggios, etc. So, I ordered Ticket to Improv, Vol. 1 and The Comping Expo among other titles. In about 3 weeks, studying the material and focusing on Autumn Leaves, I learned the solo from Ticket to Improv and I learned the comping from The Comping Expo with all the wonderful chord substitutions. The way the chord options are presented in The Comping Expo is GENIUS. The result…. Well listen for yourself.

I recorded this track with a backing track (piano, bass, drums). All the guitar parts are me using Mr. Conti’s ideas and some of my own. Please share this with Mr. Conti and let him know that, thanks to him, for the first time since I started learning to play Jazz Guitar, I feel like I actually sound like a Jazz Player. THANK YOU ROBERT CONTI!

I’m very impressed with the product I’m enjoying playing again after years of modes!

Dear Robert Conti Team.
Thanks for giving me the opportunity to provide feedback.
It‘s only a few weeks that I‘ve started with the course, but I like it very much. For the first time with jazz courses, I have the impression of making music, playing jazz - despite my small talent - and that‘s a lot of fun. It‘s like what Robert said: you start with little bits, measure by measure just like learning a language using more and more words. Eventually you start playing and experimenting with these bits and develop further - and grow.
Thanks for offering me this opportunity and great experience after having put aside my guitar for over 3 decades.
Vera