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OCR: AZZ HE PIANO can play jazz in a group or completely on it own for it has the most extensive abilities of any acoustic instrument. Its range is greater than seven octaves, so it can play both bass and solo parts and ten or more notes can be played at once, depending on the ability of the pianist. When the piano is the lead instrument or played alone the left hand plays chords while the right hand plays a solo melody line and vice versa Often, the piano comps. or accompanies other lead instruments in a jar band. such as saxophone or trumpet In that case the pianist concentrates on augmenting the solo line of the featured instrument with intricate chords and shor melodic fills. PLAY hass instr ument uments short