JOJA WENDT and ULRIKE GAATE have collaborated to produce this exciting book. 

They present easily understood and succinct expert tips to help amateur enthusiasts and the next generation of talent alike enter the fascinating world of boogie & blues piano. 

The book contains clearly structured information provided by experienced professionals, tips for live performance, piano sheet music, original compositions, fingering notations, a large variety of bass lines and multiple exercises. More than 40 mp3 audio samples are downloadable from Joja Wendt's online piano academy: www.jojaspianoacademy.de. 

Eight original transcriptions, including by Hersal Thomas, Albert Ammons, Meade 'Lux' Lewis und Jimmy Yancey, are included. In addition, many photos, anecdotes and behind-the-scenes stories make this book engrossing, informative and a pleasure to read. The level of the book is ranging in difficulty from lower intermediate to advanced learners.

JOJA WENDT:

Joja Wendt lives with his family in Hamburg, Germany. He started playing the piano at the age of four and is a graduate of the conservatory of Hilversum, Netherlands and the Man-hattan School of Music in New York. He was discovered by Joe Cocker during a jam session in a music club in Hamburg. Joe engaged him as a support act for his current tour which was the beginning of Joja’s successful international career that has now spanned more than 30 years. He has toured with Chuck Berry, performed on stage with Monty Alexander and Fats Domino at the Montreux Jazzfestival, is a successful film composer and has released more than 30 CDs, e.g. ‘Pacifique’ with the jazz & soul legend Les McCann, recorded in Los Angeles. Joja plays around 100 live concerts per year with regular touring through Asia. He won the Louis Armstrong Award and was elected by Steinway & Sons to become a member of the Steinway Artist club. In 2016 he founded the online piano school ‘JOJAS PIANO ACADEMY’ to give people the opportunity to learn to play the piano from home. His courses are designed for a wide range of levels from beginner to advanced and new content is constantly being added.

www.jojawendt.com

www.jojaspianoacademy.de