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Bring Structure and Meaning to Your Jazz Bass Playing

Walking bass, harmony, repertoire, and improvisation through focused programs and live lessons

Learn with NYC Bassist and Educator Gianluca Renzi

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Structured Online Jazz Bass Lessons for Beginners, Intermediate & Advanced Players

Whether you are just starting to explore jazz bass or looking to organize and deepen your playing, Jazz Bass Academy offers structured online jazz bass lessons designed to help you build confidence step by step either you play upright bass or electric bass

  • Suitable for upright and electric bass players
    Jazz language has noting to do with the instrument you play. Work on the musical content and develop your instrument technique around it.
  • Progressive lessons from the basics
    We start from the fundamentals and we go progressively and clearly to advanced concepts on walking bass lines and jazz improvisation 
  • Lessons focused on Jazz Standards
    All lessons are built around what musicians play in the real world. No useless exercises. Just clear development of walking bass  lines and solos on the most played standards
  • Structured and detailed guidance 
    You practice consistently, yet your walking bass lines lack direction and your solos lack harmonic clarity and rhythmical precision. You need structure. You need to focus on what really matters in real improvisation

A Clear and Structured Approach

Many players practice isolated ideas without a clear direction. The Academy organizes lessons progressively so that harmony, walking bass lines, rhythm, repertoire and improvisation connect naturally over time.

Practice Room
Build strong foundations in walking bass lines, harmony, rhythm, and repertoire.

Learn step by step how to create your first own bass lines and bass solos. Explore chords, chord progressions, and jazz tunes through a structured series of progressive video lessons.

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Play Along
Develop fluency through guided bass lines and improvisation on real standards

A Play-Along experience featuring my bass lines and solos on standards. Each video includes a transcription, a slow-tempo practice version, and an bar-to-bar breakdown lesson

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Personal Studio
Weekly personalized video mentorship tailored to your level and goals

Weekly study program tailored to your individual goals and musical development. Each week, you receive a custom video lesson designed specifically for your needs and Submit your practice videos for detailed corrections, and direct feedback

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Prefer Live Personal Guidance?

If you would like direct interaction and live feedback, you can also work with me through private online lessons

Private Online Jazz Bass Lessons

Work one-to-one with Gianluca Renzi through personalized Zoom sessions tailored to your level and goals. Whether you are just starting out or refining advanced improvisation, you’ll receive direct feedback and structured guidance to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.




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Study With Gianluca Renzi

NYC jazz bassist arranger and educator

Gianluca Renzi combines international performance and teaching experience with master’s degrees in classical double bass performance and jazz composition and arranging. His teaching blends structure, musical knowledge, and creativity. Walking bass lines and improvisation are forms of real-time composition, and they are approached as such throughout the Academy.

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Bring Structure and Meaning to Your Jazz Bass Playing

Whether you are beginning your jazz bass journey or refining advanced improvisation skills, Jazz Bass Academy offers structured online lessons and private jazz bass coaching to help you grow with confidence.

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One-time Personalized Feedback and Single Play-Along Videos Also Available 

Try a one-time Personal Studio session. Upload a video (up to 5 minutes), ask specific questions, or submit a performance for review. You’ll receive a personalized 15-minute downloadable video lesson with detailed feedback, practical examples, and targeted assignments. Book anytime — no subscription required.

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A single Play-Along experience featuring my original bass lines and improvised solos on a curated selection of essential jazz standards and original compositions. Each session includes a complete transcription, a slow-tempo practice version for detailed study, and an in-depth lesson analyzing the harmonic, rhythmic, and melodic concepts behind the performance. 

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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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