The Real Way to Play Bossa Nova Peter Martin, 2 Minute Jazz

Peter breaks down the real way to play a bossa nova groove. Learn more and watch a FREE lesson from Peter Martin s Jazz Piano Method here: What s going on everybody Peter Martin here for Two Minute Jazz Piano. I want to talk to you about bossanova jazz piano styles today and a little secret to tighten up your playing and get it a little bit more authentic in that authentic Brazilian Bossanova style. So that s the foundation of the groove. Now you ll notice that I m not playing: all that with the bassline. You may have learned it that way, you may have seen it written in music that way, you may have played it in your stage band when you were in middle and high school, but that s not authentic and it really doesn t lend itself well to the actual forward momentum and movement of that Bossanova groove, which is really more based around the guitar and the pian