There is no substitute for the energy and interplay of performing live with world-class jazz heavyweights. But what if everyone had the opportunity to practice along with these very same musicians? To hone their skills with true masters of the art form?
THE FEEL BOOK accomplishes this by bringing the greatest musicians on the planet to you. Set aside your robotic recreations and subpar tracks and come play with the greats today!
- Improvise over a (super)human rhythm section
- Improve your feel and creativity along with a top tier drummer’s ride cymbal.
- Play along with (or even isolate and study) a perfectly crafted bass line.
- Work over a pianist’s sophisticated harmony based on historical research of the ideal chord changes for each tune.
- Carry an expanding library of transposable lead sheets put together by the pros on your smartphone, tablet or laptop
The Feel Book transports you to New York and allows you to play with the best from the modern jazz scene while integrating advanced technical features like never before.
-Advanced Looping capabilities
-Transposition to practice in multiple keys
-3 channel mixer to experiment with levels or mute instruments (great for drummers and bassists!)
-Variable tempo, to practice slower or test your limits
-Global transposition of lead sheets for Bb and Eb instruments
Members will have access to the full library (adding at least 10 new tracks each month in a constantly expanding list!) featuring a wide range of styles played by the modern elite (players that have backed everyone from Michael Brecker to Roy Hargrove to Astrid Gilberto!)
Players like Willie Jones III, Glenn Zaleski, Danton Boller, Ari Hoenig, Dave Kikoski, Colin Stranahan, Victor Gould, Joe Dyson, Matt Brewer, Rick Rosato, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Duduka Fonseca, Helio Alves, and Gili Lopes AND MORE to come each month!
THE FEEL BOOK - elevating the groove and swing of today’s musician to a new level.
I don’t normally write reviews. In fact, I hate writing reviews and taking surveys. But, Jonathan has created an app that revolutionizes practicing and helps you learn a song inside and out and musicians needs to know about it. The tracks are actual performances so it feels like you’re playing with a live band. The mixes are great, but you can tweak them if you want to focus on a particular instrument. The chords are correct and in common keys. Want to learn more about the song and what makes it pop? Hit the information button. Getting better at performing has never been easier. Thank you for the time and effort it must’ve taken to get the app just right!
There’s no going back
Ken833
The quality and dynamic feel of the tracks are so far beyond other play along apps that I just want to learn every song here. The tracks build and vary over each chorus, often with tag endings and other interesting devices. Each tune is meticulously researched. The musicians are phenomenal —you’re truly playing with a world class jazz combo. The library is somewhat small now, but they add new tunes all the time. Is it worth the subscription? As long as they keep adding songs then 100% yes.
The Best Play Along Solution - Period!
bmaiani
In addition to beautifully recorded LIVE backup performances by the best pianists, bassists, and drummers in NYC (whose time is IMPECCABLE, pace Aebersold), you get chord charts for a very generous (and growing) selection of tunes. And you can vary the metronome settings and adjust the pitch levels without significant audio degradation to boot. There’s no competition: I used it for one tune on tryout and immediately signed up for a year. It’s the only app I have that I don’t regret having to subscribe to! Hats off to all involved.
One Must Have Is Missing in An Otherwise Fine App
ErikSax
I do love the performances. That has been restated multiple times by many users. However, one glaring shortcoming hobbles this app in a functional way. Perhaps I am missing a setting. I have yet to enable background play. The moment I attempt to view my sheet music,the audio cuts off completely. I am missing the background play feature in settings? If not, this is the only glaring issue that I see with this app. Once again, it’s not the song selection or musicians, it’s just the functionality I desire to be improved upon to allow background play.
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