http://pianoaddict.com/
http://www.irealb.com/
Anyone with an interest in playing jazz/modern music (on piano especially) needs to use the above two links. Pianoaddict has some of the most in depth playing and practicing tips I've ever read, while iReal B is a gift from God himself. They can't play melodies on it due to copyright laws (man's greatest enemy) but they can give you the chord charts for over 1200 jazz standards.
And for each of those jazz standards, it gives you a band to accompany you with (drums, guitar, piano, bass), the levels of which you can adjust to suit you, as well as the ability to change the tempo, key, style (jazz, salsa, funk, etc...) time signature, etc.
The chords are also available (ie. it tells you what notes are in the chords) if you buy it for like a pound.
The app itself (I should have mentioned it's for the iPhone/Mac/Android) is around £5, but the songs are all free. It's worth every penny. Throw a loop on it, set your tempo and you can practice your solos for any given song to a band in the comfort of your own room, all night long.
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