I am happy to announce the release of the first publication by TheJazzChameleon.Com!

Click on the “TJC Book” menu option above or on the picture on the left for more information

Now you can follow The Jazz Chameleon on Twitter, just click here!

Finally, some updates!

After a long, long period of idleness, I decided to update the page a bit. As you can see, the appearance is much different now, but that is not all. This new format allows me to upload lessons much easier than the previous format, so now I will (hopefully) start adding new material again.

Furthermore, I put up a Forum again, this time fully compatible with most popular social networking sites, so that the users of TJC can discuss and learn things from one another.

I want to apologize to the members who had previously registered to the Forum of the old page, the database got corrupted and I lost all your login information so please do register again.

If there are any problems with the site (and there might be with all these changes), please let me know at tjc@thejazzchameleon.com.

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Welcome to the Jazz Chameleon. I’ve created this webpage to make it easier for people who are just starting out in the world of Jazz guitar to make their first steps into this maze.

Here, you will find lessons about chords and their construction, chord substitution (including the famous tritone substitution), chord changes, scales and modes, arpeggios, the bebop scale, improvisation, soloing and comping ideas and techniques, a Jazz dictionary, solo transcriptions and even transcriptions to Jazz standards with backing tracks so you can start playing today. I hope you enjoy the material, it is my purpose to update and add to this page as often as possible, so keep checking back.

Now you can also find short biographies of Jazz guitarists in the “who’s who in Jazz guitar” section, so that you can check out influences or a few recommended albums of your favorite Jazz guitarists.

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