It might be a lot to swallow if you do not have a solid theory background though (you do not say whether theory was a part of your classical training).If you are really a beginning jazzer you need to know what is meant by the typical chord symbols you will see in jazz like:Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7+11F#m7b5 B7alt EmMaj7 E7b91)Learn how to sight read from a lead sheet 2)Learn what the common extensions are o