30 play-along loops · Lifetime access
Practice your improvisation on simple repeating grooves making it easier to focus on your musical expression.
Groovz Playground
30 carefully crafted audio loops spanning jazz, blues, new-age, and bossa nova — your personal gateway to authentic improvisation.
Why Groovz Playground?
Built for how improvisation is actually learned.
Groovz Playground is designed to solve the common struggles you face while you try to improvise. Unlike typical jazz play-alongs, it provides structured guidance to build your musical intuition and confidence.
Simple Harmonic Loops
Practice focusing your ear without overthinking complex chord progressions.
Highlighted Common Tones
Discover the beauty of anchor notes, a single note that sounds good over multiple chords.
Practical Idea Starters
Original melodies recorded specifically to inspire and guide your practice.
Real-time Practice
Immediate feedback on your time and intonation by playing along with professional-quality tracks.
Boost Your Musical Confidence
Build skills incrementally, gaining confidence to play well over more complicated tunes.
All Instruments Supported
Available in C, Bb, Eb, and Bass Clef — brass, woodwinds, strings, keyboards, and guitar.
Hear It for Yourself
Listen to a sample groove — then hear how it sounds to play over it.
Here's "Groovy Jazzy" — one of the 30 loops in the collection — followed by Michael Lake improvising over it. This is exactly what your practice will sound like.
What You Get
Every groove comes with notation and idea starters.
Each track includes written notation showing the harmonic structure, common tones, and original melodic ideas to get you started — so you always know what to play and why it works.
What Students Say
I was initially hesitant about improvising when Music Savvy introduced it to me, as I have always been more of a 'by-the-book' player. However, I've been surprised by the improvement in my ear for the music as well as the flow of my improvisation. Improvising has become fun and a regular part of my practicing.
This guy knows what he's talking about and makes learning enjoyable. Thanks Mike!
Jason Stewart
Delano Jazz Orchestra
Explore all of the play-along tracks and try out a few free samples.
Look through all the play-along loops and see how this makes your improvisation practicing more intuitive and fun.
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About Your Instructor, Michael Lake
Michael Lake, an acclaimed trombonist, composer, and educator, has been deeply immersed in jazz and Latin music throughout his distinguished career. Starting trombone at age 10 and later specializing exclusively in alto trombone during his time at Arizona State University, Michael honed his sound and distinctive musical voice.
Professionally active in Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Boston, and New York, Michael has performed across renowned venues, from the Village Gate to Carnegie Hall. In Boston, he led the Grammy-nominated salsa ensemble Caribbean Express and became an in-demand Latin trombonist, performing with legends like Frankie Ruiz, Lalo Rodriguez, and Ray Barretto.
As an author, Michael collaborated with jazz icons Dave Liebman and Richie Beirach on influential books, including The Art of Skill and Teaching and Learning Jazz. Through MusicSavvy.com and his state-of-the-art multimedia studio in Cave Creek, Arizona, Michael passionately helps musicians worldwide unlock their full improvisational potential.
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Start playing what you hear.
One payment. Lifetime access. All 30 grooves.
Groovz Playground
30 play-along loops for practicing jazz improvisation by ear
$47 One-time payment · Lifetime access- 30 professionally recorded play-along loops
- Organized by 1, 2, 3, and 4-chord progressions
- Jazz, blues, new-age, and bossa nova styles
- Available in C, Bb, Eb, and Bass Clef
- Notation with anchor notes and idea starters
- Watch on any device, anytime
- Direct support from Michael Lake
🔒 30-day money-back guarantee. No questions asked.
Questions you might be asking yourself.
No. Groovz Playground is designed to support musicians at all levels by helping you focus on listening and improvisation, rather than complex theory.
Groovz Playground is designed to simplify improvisation, not complicate it. The loops vary between very simple harmonies and slightly more difficult ones, allowing you to comfortably build your skills. If you can play basic scales, you can confidently dive in and quickly have fun and see benefits.
Groovz Playground is designed for Bass Clef, C, Bb, and Eb instruments. That includes brass, woodwinds, strings, keyboards, and guitars.
Honestly, it's up to you. The more you play with it the better you'll get. And that means you'll start to play more of what you hear helping you have more fun as you improvise.
Play the scales and other notes and phrases for your student as a live example. Improvise with your student and trade off between each of you. Use the loops as cool backing tracks to help you teach improvisation to a class or individual.
Once you enroll in Groovz Playground, you simply select one of the 30 grooves. They are all organized by being 1, 2, 3, or 4-chord loops.
Stop practicing scales.
Start playing music.
Groovz Playground gives you the environment to develop real musical intuition — one groove at a time.
30 grooves · All instruments · Lifetime access · 30-day guarantee