2 Scales. Endless Possibilities.

Jazz Improv Tools for you! — the three-part eBook series by Raimund Moritz

Forget the thick pattern books.

You know the drill: shelves full of scale books, every key dutifully written out, every page another chore. And in the end, you’re still standing there with your instrument, not really knowing why a scale works over a given chord. Jazz Improv does it differently.

Instead of drowning you in a hundred scales, Raimund Moritz — a german saxophonist and jazz educator — shows you how just two base scales (major and melodic minor) cover almost the entire harmonic vocabulary of Standard Jazz. Sounds too easy? It’s not. It’s just smart.

What’s inside:

🎷 Vol. 1 — 2 Scales are all you need The concept that changes everything. How seven modes live inside a single scale, how Upper Structure Scales and Chords connect, and how to apply it directly to standards like Autumn Leaves, Maiden Voyage, or There Will Never Be Another You.

🎷 Vol. 2 — My favorite patterns Scale, pentatonic, and chord patterns that actually stick in your fingers and ears — with rhythm and articulation variations that make practice time genuinely interesting.

🎷 Vol. 3 — The lick(s) A hand-picked collection of bebop and hard bop licks, sorted by harmonic function — plus two motivic bebop head etudes (Blues for Alice, Anthropology).

Who’s this for?

For musicians who want to understand, not just memorize. For anyone who’d rather transpose, listen, and discover for themselves than grind through a hundred pages in all 12 keys.

Every example comes in C, B♭, and E♭ — whatever you play, you’re covered.

Not a textbook. A toolkit.

“A source of inspiration. it is not meant to be: the answer to everything.”

That’s exactly what makes this series so honest: it’s not trying to overwhelm you with completeness — it hands you the tools to keep thinking for yourself. Personal, direct, with a touch of humor — almost like flipping through the private practice notes of an experienced musician who knows exactly what matters.

Ready to take your improvisation to the next level?

👉 Get your copy of Jazz Improv Vol. 1–3 @ moritzjazz-edu.com