JazzBricks
JAZZ & IMPROVISATION PRACTICE
Fragments to hear, chords to explore, ideas to bring to life on your instrument.
JazzBricks connects listening, harmonic understanding and practice with backing tracks.
iPhone and iPad · internal testing underway
Preview of the development version, shown in French. Screens may change before release.
Guitar / Keyboard / Bass / Wind instruments
THE APP
Practice a fragment, use it in a chord chart, then find a melodic thread through the changes.
ONE FRAGMENT, DIFFERENT COLORS
Make a small piece of musical vocabulary familiar to your ear and ready under your fingers. Compare its colors over different chords.
PUT YOUR FRAGMENTS INTO CONTEXT
Find your bricks over the chords of a complete chart. Anticipate the changes and put your fluency to the test with the backing track.
A solo map helps you prepare your choices. The rhythm, phrasing and music are yours to create.
A THREAD THROUGH THE CHORDS
Connect chosen notes through a chord chart. Common tones and small melodic movements become reference points for improvisation.
A supporting line to help you develop your own phrases.
THE APPROACH
A fragment becomes a reference point when you recognize its sound, understand where it fits and can find it on your instrument.
Listen to the fragment. Sing it if you can, until you recognize its shape.
Play slowly. Connect what you hear with the notes and the movement.
Play it with the backing track. Vary your entry point, rhythm and phrasing.
Reference points for practice.
Your imagination for improvisation.
An approach developed by Yvon Demol.
JazzBricks can be used independently. The app can also support the Parler Jazz course.
PLANNED LAUNCH OFFER
An iPhone and iPad app with no JazzBricks account and no subscription. The public release is still in preparation.
Start exploring the approach and practice with the content included in the free version.
€19 in France
Planned launch price. Apple displays the local price for your country or region.
One-time purchase, no subscription: all four brick systems, all exercises and keys, chart creation and import, and full tool settings.
Purchase and restoration use Apple, on iPhone and iPad with the same Apple account. Charts and settings stay on each device. No purchase or download is offered on this website before the official link is available.
RESOURCES
Start with a guide to the approach, then follow news of the app as it develops.
PRACTICE GUIDE · GETTING STARTED
Hear the same fragment over two chords: a first way to explore JazzBricks.
Read the first guideJAZZBRICKS NEWS
15 October 2026 · internal testing
Version 1.0 is in internal TestFlight testing. Full access, continued offline access and purchase restoration have been tested on iPhone and iPad. The public release date and App Store link will be announced once confirmed.
Internal testing is not App Store approval. The app is not publicly available yet.
SUPPORT
Get to know JazzBricks and prepare your first practice sessions.
Write to contact@jazzbricks.com with your device, JazzBricks version and the steps leading to the issue. A screenshot or feedback file may help if you choose to attach one.
The website is available in five languages. The iPhone/iPad version examined offers French and English; public-release languages will be confirmed at launch. Translating this website does not add languages to the app.
Version 1.0 is in internal TestFlight testing on iPhone and iPad. There is no public release or App Store approval yet. The official link will be added when the app is available.
The development version provides diagrams or notation for guitar, keyboard, bass, alto and tenor saxophone, trumpet, clarinet, flute and trombone. General treble-clef notation is also available. The available guidance varies by instrument; the voicings in Guide Tone Line are for guitar.
The approach starts with a short fragment to listen to and find on your instrument. Being comfortable with a few notes and chords will help you get more from it. The first guide offers a gradual way to begin.
JazzBricks provides practice support through listening, instrument diagrams and backing tracks. Your sound, listening and musical choices remain essential. The app can complement lessons and can also be used independently.
The download will be free, with a one-time in-app purchase for the full unlock and no subscription. The planned price in France is €19. Apple will show the price applicable in your country or region before confirmation. The website takes no payments.
On iPhone or iPad, use the same Apple account as for the purchase. In the full-version window, choose “Restore my purchase”. A connection may be needed. Restoration restores access; it does not synchronize charts or settings.
Sounds and tools are bundled for offline practice after installation. Continued full access offline has been tested on iPhone and iPad. Installation, purchasing or restoration may need Internet and Apple services. A file chosen from a remote provider may also need downloading.
No. Charts, sessions and settings stay on each device. Explicitly export and import supported files to transfer your work. iOS/iPadOS backups depend on your system settings and are separate from JazzBricks synchronization.
JAZZBRICKS · IN PREPARATION FOR iOS