Charles Colin Publications
The Improvisational Style of Jim Rotondi
Eric Siereveld, With Foreward by Eric Alexander

A Modern Approach to Improvisation is a book series that explores the improvisational styles of some of todays top jazz musicians. The series opened with the first volume on Alex Sipiagin (also available, product code MAI) and received critical acclaim, prompting legendary jazz educator David Baker to say, This is a well researched and important study via transcription and analysisI highly recommend this book series for any serious jazz musician.

The concept behind these books is to get an in depth sense of each musician's approach to jazz and improvising on the blues, standards, and their own music. Each volume includes a biography, an interview, harmonic and rhythmic analysis, 18-20 transcriptions, and a foreword by a legendary jazz musician. The series is currently in its second volume and there are 3 more volumes currently in progress