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The same way there's theory for classical there's theory for jazz. You have an entirely new set of rules, which can be bent and even broken eventually. Go get a few books from your local music store on jazz theory. I'd ask the guy working there if he or she has any suggestions. My main suggestion is to go out and get jazz piano CDs. Get Joe Sample, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Hoagy Carmichael , Count Basie, Vince Guaraldi, Stan Kenton, Thelonious Monk, and if you can find it, Bill Erickson (my old teacher).
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