Jacob Szekely

Solo Take on "Inner Urge" by the Joe Henderson

Had an absolute blast going live the other day, diving deep into how string players can level up their groove and rhythmic feel!

Couldn’t resist wrapping things up...

Guided Meditations Series for String Players

Patrons, I'm thrilled to share a project close to my heart—a series of guided meditations designed for cellists and string players. These recordings help ease fear-based tension and foster a deeper sense of ease at the instrument.

- Designed to be used while playing—ideal for long tones, slow scales...

Barry Harris concepts applied to the Cello on IGC!

🚨 New Video Series Alert! 🚨

I’m really excited to share a new series diving into Barry Harris’s scale concepts — adapted specifically for the cello.

These are some of the best ways to bring chromatism into your playing — in a way that’s organized, musical, and just plain fun.

While Barry focu...

New Live Album is Out Now!

🎉 Our new 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙗𝙪𝙢 is out now — and it’s full of magic! Here’s a fun highlight: my solo on “Carnaval” by Kenton Youngstrom.

Hit the link below to dive into all the performances, and massive thanks to ASU Kerr and South Arts for making this unforgettable project happen! 💥

RE: New Mini Project For Cellists-

Reaching out to my cello nerd patrons:

Hope you’re doing well! I was wondering if you’d be up for checking out a little project I’ve been working on.

A few years ago, I created a series of audio meditations for our String Yoga program at String Project LA. The idea was to help students release tension and f...

New Cello Class II V I Linear Harmony For Cellists!

For my beloved fellow cello nerd patrons! Including the worksheet here as well!

"Almost every cellist I’ve taught struggles with minor II V I and major chord progression. In this video, I’ll show you an approach that’s both comfortable on the instrument and packed with new ideas—even if you’re already an inte...

About The Fires In LA

Dear Patrons,

I'm reaching out to thank you heartfelt for the calls, texts, and emails you’ve sent during this incredibly challenging time in Los Angeles. Your concern and support mean so much to us.

I’m grateful to share that Diana and our kids are safe. We were luckier than many, and we’re coun...

Happy Holidays!

Diana and I spent the holiday celebrating my son Haim's 7th birthday at my parent's house with my sister, her husband, and daughter along with my mom and dad. I am grateful to them and to you for all your amazing support this year!

Cello Singer Songwriter Lesson Worksheet Available Now!

Exciting news! The worksheet companion to the live response video for the incredible jazz cellist and singer Laufey is now available for all you Patrons members!

If you’re a singing cellist or love crafting chordal accompaniments, this video is definitely for you. It’s packed with insights and inspirat...

Live Class Today 2pm pst

Hey everyone! I’m back from my tour and, by popular demand, I’m doing another spontaneous live reaction video on

 YouTube!

This time, I’m diving into the world of viral cello mega-star Laufey! So many of you have bee...

Spain (Chick Corea)-Practice Room Jam #3

An all-time classic tune. Gotta be ready to shred this one.

Video Preview 2: Song for Bilbao

5 String Synth jamming is fun!

My Newest Videos/New Insta Channel

Hey everyone! 🎶 It’s that time of year again—peak jam session season in LA, where careers are made, lessons are learned, and only the strong survive! 💪 I’m jumping back in this year, polishing my standards, and pushing myself to grow. I'm launching my new insta channel Jazz.cello.ninja and while I hope you will ...

New Quarteto Album

New

Just now

Hey Dear Patrons,

As promised, I wanted to send an advanced copy to all contributing tiers of Quarteto Nuevo's new album, of all original works (including 2 by yours truly) called The Jazz Roads Suite. An interesting aspect of this project was the fact that we were commissioned to write a...

New Quarteto Nuevo Album

Hey Dear Patrons,

As promised, I wanted to send an advanced copy of Quarteto Nuevo's new album, of all original works (including 2 by yours truly) called The Jazz Roads Suite. An interesting aspect of this project was the fact that we were commissioned to write an original piece for each state we had toured in the prev...

Quarteto Nuevo New Live Album And First Video

FIRST VIDEO FROM OUR NEW LIVE ALBUM:

So excited to share this release from our Jazz Roads live album which features new compositions from each member of the group including 2 premiers by yours truly. Huge thanks to South Arts and The Doris Duke Foundation and well as The Kerr Cultural Center at ASU for making this all p...

Cello Class Developing Jazz Lines

Hey Everyone, I created this class for my Improvisors Guide Website cello students, but I wanted to share it with my amazing Patrons for free as I know many of you are cello players!

Worksheets are attached below and huge thanks for your continuing support!

A Blast from The Past

Hey Everyone,

Hope you are having a great new year!  Just wanted to share a string quartet album I did with some dear colleagues called Supernova.  We were literally kids just out of college.  All the arrangements and some originals were done by our group members, mostly Robbie Anderson (violin) and Migue...

Thankful

Sending out a special thank you today for all of you!  With my crazy touring Schedule, and Lev's first year, it obviously hasn't been my most productive but I'm continually thankful for all of your incredible support, messages, and for all the inspiration you have given me large and small!

Happy Thanksgiving from m...

Class Is Full.. EXCEPT

Hey if you missed out on the free class offer yesterday, we've already filled up HOWEVER if any of you Patreons still want to participate, and you haven't studied with me before, just shoot me an email, and I will still hook you up!

#PatreonPriviliges:)

Free Class!

Hey everyone,

I'm offering a free class to the public, which only happens a few times a year.  The class usually fills up in a day or so, and I wanted to give you Patreon's first dibs.

If you are a cellist and haven't done any IGC or studied with me in the past, this one-hour streaming class will change your ...

Maiden Voyage Techniques/Tips/Strategies

Just for you wonderful patrons!  Thanks so much for your support!

Behind the scenes video for MAiden Voyage!

Hey everyone,  Crazy weekend, but I will be making a Maiden Voyage "behind the scenes" video and will release it sometime this week exclusively for you guys!.  LEt me know if there is anything you want me to talk about in particular!

Sharing Link

Hey everyone.

Here is the Youtube link for sharing with friends... every little watch/like etc within the first 24 hours helps the algorithm share with more people so I hope you do!

https://youtu.be/OXwB1W8eZck?si=6BGfSNoVtp7Dngif...

Maiden Voyage Early Patreon Exclusive

Here it is 2 days before the premier just for you lovely people.  Would still love to see everyone on Youtube at noon on Friday, hope you like and share and mostly that this inspires you and makes your day a bit more beautiful.

thanks to all of you for your amazing support.

There Is An Ocean

Here's a sneak preview for you wonderful people!  Getting excited, and see you on Friday and huge thanks in advance for helping to spread the word!

My New Album (and a quick update)

My New Album:)

First Single Drops on my Youtube Channel on Friday.  Thank you all as always for your amazing support in creating this music and I'll be posting plenty of bonus content as well as an early release link just for you you guys!

No Video, No Charge

Hey everyone, got some great stuff in the pipeline, but nothing is ready this month so no one will be billed.  I've been challenging myself to really re define what's possible on this instrument, and while I really admire how prolific many youtube creators are, the truth is that good stuff takes the time it takes.  ...

Happy Holidays!

Checking in to wish you all the best this holiday season.  So grateful for your inspiration and support!  

Over the past few days we celebrated Haim's Birthday, Quarteto performed at Los Angeles's annual Christmas Concert at The Music Center, and perhaps coolest of all, I got to perform a concert for Haim's Sc...