A complete instruction book for piano and solo piano, Latin-style!

Salsa, Mambo, Son, Guajira, Cha-cha-chá, Merengue, Samba, Tango, Fandango, Salsa flamenca, Bossa Nova and Latin Jazz are some of the fabulous musical genres you will find in this book.
Plus 23 Original Solo Piano Pieces, written in many different styles.
Ranging from old contradanzas to the fabulous “Salsa Stride” style, these pieces will prove great to solve the old challenge of how to play Latin music as a solo pianist in a convincing way!
Plus chapters on the “Clave” and the “Tumbao” bass, the way Montunos are built.

All this comes along with useful Piano Patterns for playing Bossa Nova, Reggae, Danzón, Cumbia, Joropo, and even Bachata!
And also… a fabulous chapter on the Polyrhythmic Approach to Improvisation!

The music presented here not only explores a wide stylistic range… it is often based on famous Latin masterpieces!
To top it all off, each piece is introduced by stylistical and historical chapters.

• The Blues Piano
• Play... Latin Piano. Like a Pro!
• Storie di vecchi pianisti jazz
• L’improvvisazione è improvvisata?
• Jazz Piano: Left Hand Techniques