"John has a remarkable ability to make learning improvisation both easy and fun. I always learn something new from him!"

Jonathan Barnes
Jazz Trumpeter, US Navy Band Commodores

"Professor Raymond takes big concepts and distills them in a way that all students can latch onto and incorporate into their own playing."

Nadia Suben
College Jazz Trumpeter

"I’ve done a lot of research and had a lot of lessons, but I’ve never met someone that explained playing so clearly."

Carter Smith
High School Trumpeter

"John Raymond is a master of the craft who performs at the very highest level, is impeccably clear and articulate, and helps students get to the essence of the spirit, artistry, and humanity of music."

Clint Ashlock
Kansas City Jazz Orchestra

Fundamentals for the
Creative Improviser (Book)

$44.99 $34.99

125-page, spiral-bound book with over 175 exercises for players of all ages and ability levels, as well as private streaming access to call-and-response style play-along recordings for every exercise. 

Fundamentals for the
Creative Improviser (Digital)

$44.99 $34.99

125-page, PDF book with over 175 exercises for players of all ages and ability levels, as well as private streaming access to call-and-response style play-along recordings for every exercise.

**PDF is not printable due to copyright**