Play Along

Advanced Jazz Bass Development through bass lines and solo

Learn through real bass lines, solos, and detailed breakdown lessons on jazz standards

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Who This Path Is For

Play Along is designed for intermediate and advanced players who already understand basic walking bass construction and fundamental harmony, and are ready to refine their musical language directly through real jazz standards. Each lesson is structured in three parts: a complete improvised bass line and solo, a detailed bar-by-bar breakdown, and a slow practice version. No music reading is required.

  • You can construct basic walking bass lines independently
  • You understand fundamental harmonic movement
  • You want to strengthen your improvisational vocabulary
  • You value detailed musical breakdown and analysis
  • You are ready to apply concepts directly to repertoire

What You Will Learn and Develop

By studying complete bass lines and solos as performed in real musical contexts, and analyzing them bar by bar, you refine your understanding of harmonic movement, melodic development, and structural decision-making within jazz standards. 

  • More fluid and intentional walking bass construction within complete forms
  • Practical use of harmonic substitutions inside real repertoire
  • Stronger melodic development in solo construction
  • Clearer understanding of phrasing and structural direction
  • Greater fluency across jazz standards

How the Three-Part Structure Accelerates Your Development

Each lesson follows a complete musical process. You first hear a full improvised bass line and solo as it would be performed in a real setting. Then, you examine the material bar by bar to understand harmonic movement, substitutions, and structural decisions. Finally, you practice the material slowly and deliberately to internalize the ideas with control.

This progression moves you from listening, to analysis, to precise execution — accelerating fluency within real repertoire rather than isolated exercises.

What Your Membership Includes



• Full access to 85+ lessons
• Improvised bass lines and solos
• Detailed bar-by-bar breakdown
• Slow practice versions
• Transcriptions 
• Weekly new standards
• Ask Anything support
• Monthly JBA Zoom meetup
• 15% member discount

$15.99/Month
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Jazz Bass Academy is an online jazz bass school founded by New York bassist and arranger Gianluca Renzi. It provides structured study paths and private lessons for upright and electric bass players, from beginners to advanced musicians.

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