TESTIMONIALS
![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/dirk-150x150.jpg)
Richie's curriculum and personal guidance provided me with just what I was looking for to really tackle "playing over the changes". Although I am...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Andy-Britt-150x150.jpeg)
I have been studying jazz guitar with Richie Zellon for over a year now. I’m learning a lot while enjoying his lessons immensely. Richie not only is...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Tamarilla-150x150.jpg)
Sincere appreciation for this remarkably accessible, step by step bebop jazz course. Richie is an instrumental 🙂 teacher, simplifying a seemingly...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Brian-Babiak-150x150.png)
"As a musician primarily rooted in progressive metal, drawing influences from artists like Plini and Ichika Nito, I embarked on a journey with the...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Bill-Teipe-scaled.jpg)
The Bebop Guitar course will take you step by step through the process of learning to play jazz guitar. Learning on your own to play jazz is a...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Corey-Passons-150x150.jpg)
I have been playing guitar for over 30 years as a songwriter and rhythm player in my bands. But I have just seriously started committing to...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Jose-scaled-e1671292765482-150x150.jpg)
This Bebop guitar course is fantastic. In the beginning, the solos in the exercises may sound a bit strange, but as the lessons progress and the...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Ketter-Testimonial-Photo-150x150.jpeg)
Despite having picked up the guitar decades ago, I've never progressed beyond simply being a 'strummer'. When I decided to get serious about guitar,...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_0159-150x150.jpeg)
I've played guitar for awhile but had not been satisfied learning to improvise by the "key center approach", which gets you going but doesn't allow...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Luis-Roberto-Mathias-150x150.jpg)
I’ve decided to start studying music later in life, despite having played guitar for some time through the years. I never had a chance to go to...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/JFP-150x150.jpg)
"If you are frustrated and bored because your solos always sound like you're just running scales, let me tell you, this course will change that. At...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Ricardo-Noceda-scaled-e1648051962616-150x150.jpg)
I'm an old rocker who decided after many years to switch gears and dive into jazz. I knew it would be a challenge and I knew I needed someone to...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Federico-Mangaro-150x150.jpg)
"The Bebop Guitar Improv Series by Richie Zellon will give beginning improvisers a solid foundation for a lifetime of enjoyment playing jazz guitar....
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Kurt-Acosta-150x150.jpg)
"I've been playing the guitar for over a decade when I took this course. I can play the songs I really liked well but I've never gotten to express...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Don-Watson-150x150.jpeg)
"Having tried other jazz guitar tutors, I came to this program after finding a clip on You Tube of Richie playing some jazz standards. He asks some...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Rob-Loflin-e1622676985665-150x150.png)
(To Richie) "My playing has improved so much in the last year thanks to your program. I relate very well to what you wrote about having learned a...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Walter-Sa-150x150.jpg)
"The Bebop Guitar Improv Series course by Maestro Richie Zellon completely changed the way I understand music today. The didactics, attention and...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Brett-Sharg-e1622676623597-150x150.jpg)
"Prior to enrolling in the Bebop Guitar Improv Series, I struggled to improvise in live jam sessions. After going through the course, I am able to...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Valdi1-scaled-e1622677634962-150x150.jpeg)
"I purchased Richie Zellon’s Bebop Guitar Improv Series (BGIS) course Vol. 1 last year and have been working with him through private Skype lessons...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Kit-Warren-150x150.png)
"For anyone on the fence - Richie's 'Bebop Guitar Improv Series' completely transformed my guitar playing in just the first 6 months. I was playing...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Carlos-Figueroa-scaled-e1622677907819-150x150.jpeg)
"When I 'discovered' Richie Zellon and his Bebop Guitar Improv Series and read his biography, I couldn’t relate more to his story. Of course I am...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Steve-A-150x150.jpg)
(To Richie) "I would like to say thank you for providing such a thorough course. I really enjoy the opportunity to dig into the technical aspects of...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Martin-Breuer-e1622678099375-150x150.jpg)
(To Richie) "I have been playing guitar for more than 45 years. For 30 years I have had a great passion for jazz and have been playing rhythm guitar...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Anthony-Maciorowski-150x150.jpg)
To Richie: "I've been playing guitar since I was 14 mostly by ear, and focused on rock and folk. About 6 years ago, I made an effort to learn to...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Brian-Dooley-e1622678312492-150x150.jpg)
"I’ve always struggled with being able to play the changes. I’ve tried various books and teaching techniques only to find myself mostly running...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Gustavo-Pefaur-e1563408907403-150x150.png)
"I've tried so many books, courses and even real teachers in the past! None made me feel that I was on the right path. Then I came across the Bebop...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Andres-Torres-e1622678202903-150x150.jpg)
To Richie: "I want to say thanks for the awesome course you have set up for us aspiring jazz guitar players. You have no idea how much I have...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Tom-Swan-e1622682684556-150x150.png)
To Richie: "I am playing changes better than ever, and my arpeggios and scales are becoming natural like never before. A lot of this improvement is...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Diego-e1622679837707-150x150.jpg)
“After playing guitar most of my life, jazz guitar was something I could not find a way to get around. That was until I came across the Bebop Guitar...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Steve-Jones-e1622682945610-150x150.jpg)
To Richie: "I just wanted to tell you how happy I am to finally be making progress toward 'intelligent' jazz improvisation...Thanks for making a...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_0381-e1622679690990-150x150.png)
"I have always wanted to learn to play jazz guitar. I wanted to understand the art of improvisation and how the greats were able to make their solos...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Enrique-Martin-e1622680099777-150x150.jpg)
"Después de muchos años de método en método y diversas cursos en Internet considero que "The Bebop Guitar Improv Series" es el mejor curso online...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Thomas-Hynes-e1622682590239-150x150.jpg)
To Richie: "Thank you so much for putting these courses together. I've been playing jazz guitar for years, and my playing has never progressed...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Tom-Paterna-e1622682507544-150x150.jpg)
“I have seen and tried many Jazz Guitar Methods and and Richie’s is the first one where I feel I am on the right path. Countless times before I was...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/RCohen-e1622682201894-150x150.jpg)
"The ability to improvise a bebop line as it weaves from chord change to key change may seem like an impenetrable code understood by a few gifted...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Andrew1-e1622679603945-150x150.jpg)
"The effort put into using this method of learning pays off faster and is more effective than any other method that I have been exposed to."
![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/MRich-e1622680351637-150x150.png)
"This step-by-step approach provides all of the tools and resources necessary to actually learn the art of playing jazz guitar."
![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WKraslow2-e1622682862877-150x150.png)
"The Bebop Guitar Improv Series is an innovative guide for guitarists of all levels who want to learn jazz improvisation. (This is the...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/gtr-front-compressed-114x150.jpg)
"Having spent now over 30 years studying guitar with countless number of great teachers and graduate music studies, I have seen the teaching of...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Navdeep-e1622680437722-150x150.jpg)
(to Richie) "I think the ability to play one's ideas without the instrument getting in the way is huge. I think this is the first course I've...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Airton2-e1622679460523-150x150.jpg)
"I have completed the Bebop Guitar Improv Series VOL1, and I guarantee that there is a "before and after" in my playing, as a result of studying...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Leon-Grizzard-150x150.jpg)
"I've been playing for a long time, and although I am not at all a jazzer, I have worked some jazz method books to play country and western swing,...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Roy-Winters-photo2-e1622682319648-150x150.jpg)
"I have been working with Richie for several years now. I have worked with other teachers, and there is no comparison. Richie is a great player and...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Neil-Adams-e1622680524763-150x150.jpg)
"Richie Zellon loves what he does. It shows in the detail, clarity and depth of knowledge in the Bebop Jazz Guitar course. All lessons are explained...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Robert-Blagg-150x150.jpg)
I purchased the gold membership and I have to say it is the best musical investment I have made in a long time. Wish I would have known about this...
Read More![](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Massimoguitar-e1622680245469-150x150.jpg)
(To Richie) “I wanted to say that your course is the most complete jazz guitar course I have come across. I have more than twenty courses in my...
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![Dirk Litzner](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/dirk-150x150.jpg)
Richie's curriculum and personal guidance provided me with just what I was looking for to really tackle "playing over the changes". Although I am...
Read More![Andrew Britt](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Andy-Britt-150x150.jpeg)
I have been studying jazz guitar with Richie Zellon for over a year now. I’m learning a lot while enjoying his lessons immensely. Richie not only is...
Read More![Tamara Moss](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Tamarilla-150x150.jpg)
Sincere appreciation for this remarkably accessible, step by step bebop jazz course. Richie is an instrumental 🙂 teacher, simplifying a seemingly...
Read More![Brian Babiak](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Brian-Babiak-150x150.png)
"As a musician primarily rooted in progressive metal, drawing influences from artists like Plini and Ichika Nito, I embarked on a journey with the...
Read More![Bill Teipe](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Bill-Teipe-scaled.jpg)
The Bebop Guitar course will take you step by step through the process of learning to play jazz guitar. Learning on your own to play jazz is a...
Read More![Corey Passons](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Corey-Passons-150x150.jpg)
I have been playing guitar for over 30 years as a songwriter and rhythm player in my bands. But I have just seriously started committing to...
Read More![Jose Francisco](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Jose-scaled-e1671292765482-150x150.jpg)
This Bebop guitar course is fantastic. In the beginning, the solos in the exercises may sound a bit strange, but as the lessons progress and the...
Read More![Nick Ketter](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Ketter-Testimonial-Photo-150x150.jpeg)
Despite having picked up the guitar decades ago, I've never progressed beyond simply being a 'strummer'. When I decided to get serious about guitar,...
Read More![Matt Barber](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_0159-150x150.jpeg)
I've played guitar for awhile but had not been satisfied learning to improvise by the "key center approach", which gets you going but doesn't allow...
Read More![Luiz Roberto Mathias](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Luis-Roberto-Mathias-150x150.jpg)
I’ve decided to start studying music later in life, despite having played guitar for some time through the years. I never had a chance to go to...
Read More![Jorge Franchy](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/JFP-150x150.jpg)
"If you are frustrated and bored because your solos always sound like you're just running scales, let me tell you, this course will change that. At...
Read More![Ricardo Noceda](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Ricardo-Noceda-scaled-e1648051962616-150x150.jpg)
I'm an old rocker who decided after many years to switch gears and dive into jazz. I knew it would be a challenge and I knew I needed someone to...
Read More![Federico Manganaro](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Federico-Mangaro-150x150.jpg)
"The Bebop Guitar Improv Series by Richie Zellon will give beginning improvisers a solid foundation for a lifetime of enjoyment playing jazz guitar....
Read More![Kurt Renzo Acosta](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Kurt-Acosta-150x150.jpg)
"I've been playing the guitar for over a decade when I took this course. I can play the songs I really liked well but I've never gotten to express...
Read More![Don Watson](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Don-Watson-150x150.jpeg)
"Having tried other jazz guitar tutors, I came to this program after finding a clip on You Tube of Richie playing some jazz standards. He asks some...
Read More![Rob Loflin](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Rob-Loflin-e1622676985665-150x150.png)
(To Richie) "My playing has improved so much in the last year thanks to your program. I relate very well to what you wrote about having learned a...
Read More![Walter Sá](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Walter-Sa-150x150.jpg)
"The Bebop Guitar Improv Series course by Maestro Richie Zellon completely changed the way I understand music today. The didactics, attention and...
Read More![Brett Sharg](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Brett-Sharg-e1622676623597-150x150.jpg)
"Prior to enrolling in the Bebop Guitar Improv Series, I struggled to improvise in live jam sessions. After going through the course, I am able to...
Read More![Valdi T.](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Valdi1-scaled-e1622677634962-150x150.jpeg)
"I purchased Richie Zellon’s Bebop Guitar Improv Series (BGIS) course Vol. 1 last year and have been working with him through private Skype lessons...
Read More![Kit Warren](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Kit-Warren-150x150.png)
"For anyone on the fence - Richie's 'Bebop Guitar Improv Series' completely transformed my guitar playing in just the first 6 months. I was playing...
Read More![Carlos Figueroa](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Carlos-Figueroa-scaled-e1622677907819-150x150.jpeg)
"When I 'discovered' Richie Zellon and his Bebop Guitar Improv Series and read his biography, I couldn’t relate more to his story. Of course I am...
Read More![Steve A.](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Steve-A-150x150.jpg)
(To Richie) "I would like to say thank you for providing such a thorough course. I really enjoy the opportunity to dig into the technical aspects of...
Read More![Martin Breuer](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Martin-Breuer-e1622678099375-150x150.jpg)
(To Richie) "I have been playing guitar for more than 45 years. For 30 years I have had a great passion for jazz and have been playing rhythm guitar...
Read More![Anthony Maciorowski](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Anthony-Maciorowski-150x150.jpg)
To Richie: "I've been playing guitar since I was 14 mostly by ear, and focused on rock and folk. About 6 years ago, I made an effort to learn to...
Read More![Brian Dooley](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Brian-Dooley-e1622678312492-150x150.jpg)
"I’ve always struggled with being able to play the changes. I’ve tried various books and teaching techniques only to find myself mostly running...
Read More![Gustavo Pefaur](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Gustavo-Pefaur-e1563408907403-150x150.png)
"I've tried so many books, courses and even real teachers in the past! None made me feel that I was on the right path. Then I came across the Bebop...
Read More![Andres Torres](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Andres-Torres-e1622678202903-150x150.jpg)
To Richie: "I want to say thanks for the awesome course you have set up for us aspiring jazz guitar players. You have no idea how much I have...
Read More![Tom Swan](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Tom-Swan-e1622682684556-150x150.png)
To Richie: "I am playing changes better than ever, and my arpeggios and scales are becoming natural like never before. A lot of this improvement is...
Read More![Diego Pi](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Diego-e1622679837707-150x150.jpg)
“After playing guitar most of my life, jazz guitar was something I could not find a way to get around. That was until I came across the Bebop Guitar...
Read More![Steve Jones](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Steve-Jones-e1622682945610-150x150.jpg)
To Richie: "I just wanted to tell you how happy I am to finally be making progress toward 'intelligent' jazz improvisation...Thanks for making a...
Read More![Darryl Williams](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_0381-e1622679690990-150x150.png)
"I have always wanted to learn to play jazz guitar. I wanted to understand the art of improvisation and how the greats were able to make their solos...
Read More![Enrique Martin](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Enrique-Martin-e1622680099777-150x150.jpg)
"Después de muchos años de método en método y diversas cursos en Internet considero que "The Bebop Guitar Improv Series" es el mejor curso online...
Read More![Thomas Hynes](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Thomas-Hynes-e1622682590239-150x150.jpg)
To Richie: "Thank you so much for putting these courses together. I've been playing jazz guitar for years, and my playing has never progressed...
Read More![T. Paterna](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Tom-Paterna-e1622682507544-150x150.jpg)
“I have seen and tried many Jazz Guitar Methods and and Richie’s is the first one where I feel I am on the right path. Countless times before I was...
Read More![Randy Cohen](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/RCohen-e1622682201894-150x150.jpg)
"The ability to improvise a bebop line as it weaves from chord change to key change may seem like an impenetrable code understood by a few gifted...
Read More![Andrew Hyde](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Andrew1-e1622679603945-150x150.jpg)
"The effort put into using this method of learning pays off faster and is more effective than any other method that I have been exposed to."
![Michael Rich](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/MRich-e1622680351637-150x150.png)
"This step-by-step approach provides all of the tools and resources necessary to actually learn the art of playing jazz guitar."
![Walter Kraslow](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WKraslow2-e1622682862877-150x150.png)
"The Bebop Guitar Improv Series is an innovative guide for guitarists of all levels who want to learn jazz improvisation. (This is the...
Read More![Enrique Gardano](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/gtr-front-compressed-114x150.jpg)
"Having spent now over 30 years studying guitar with countless number of great teachers and graduate music studies, I have seen the teaching of...
Read More![Navdeep Singh](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Navdeep-e1622680437722-150x150.jpg)
(to Richie) "I think the ability to play one's ideas without the instrument getting in the way is huge. I think this is the first course I've...
Read More![Airton Filipeli](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Airton2-e1622679460523-150x150.jpg)
"I have completed the Bebop Guitar Improv Series VOL1, and I guarantee that there is a "before and after" in my playing, as a result of studying...
Read More![Leon Grizzard](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Leon-Grizzard-150x150.jpg)
"I've been playing for a long time, and although I am not at all a jazzer, I have worked some jazz method books to play country and western swing,...
Read More![Roy Winters](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Roy-Winters-photo2-e1622682319648-150x150.jpg)
"I have been working with Richie for several years now. I have worked with other teachers, and there is no comparison. Richie is a great player and...
Read More![Neil Adams](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Neil-Adams-e1622680524763-150x150.jpg)
"Richie Zellon loves what he does. It shows in the detail, clarity and depth of knowledge in the Bebop Jazz Guitar course. All lessons are explained...
Read More![Robert Blagg](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Robert-Blagg-150x150.jpg)
I purchased the gold membership and I have to say it is the best musical investment I have made in a long time. Wish I would have known about this...
Read More![Massimo Momo](https://bebopguitar.richiezellon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Massimoguitar-e1622680245469-150x150.jpg)
(To Richie) “I wanted to say that your course is the most complete jazz guitar course I have come across. I have more than twenty courses in my...
Read More