Play Along
Learn through real playing

A series of videos to learn real bass lines and improvisation on jazz standards, including transcriptions and bar-by-bar breakdown lesson

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Who This Course Is For

Play Along is designed by NYC bassist, arranger and educator Gianluca Renzi, 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. No music reading skills are required to watch and learn from the Play Along videos.

  • You value transcriptions and detailed musical analysis
  • You understand fundamental harmonic movements
  • You want to strengthen your bass lines and improvisation

How the Videos are Structured

Lessons are structured in three parts: a complete improvised bass line and solo, a detailed bar-by-bar breakdown, and a slow practice version. 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 with on-screen transcription. Then, you examine the material bar by bar to understand harmonic movement, substitutions, and structural decisions. Finally, you practice the material with the slower take to internalize the ideas with control. 

  • Full improvised bass line and solo
  • Detailed bar-by-bar breakdown lesson
  • Slow practice version for focused study
  • Full on-screen transcription

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
  • Greater fluency across jazz standards

What You Receive with Play Along



• Full access to 85+ lessons
• Improvised bass lines and solos
• Detailed bar-by-bar breakdown
• Slow practice versions
• Transcriptions 
• New standards added regularly
• Support via message
• JBA Zoom meetups
• 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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