I certainly don’t intend to get anyone riled up but I want to vent on a topic I have given a lot of thought to. In the realm of jazz guitar (and almost especially in the realm of gypsy jazz) it seems that some soloists think that simply stitching a series of well-executed prepared licks together constitutes a good “improvised” […]
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If I had to name my top five Jazz guitar albums it would go something like this: 1) Intercontinental- Joe Pass (1970) 2) Live- Pat Martino (1972) 3) Down Here On the Ground- Wes Montgomery (1968) 4) A Night at the Vanguard- Kenny Burrell (1959) 5) any Django Reinhardt “greatest” collection
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I have pretty much been in a band of one kind or another since I was twelve years old.That is an absolute fact. Consequently, I have played with many players over the past 50 years. My dreams at night often center around scenes that involve rehearsals or that moment right before performance on stage. In these dreams, I am with
The concert for the release of the new CD Quintessence will be at 7:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 21 for the Jazz at St. Barney’s concert series. The new CD will be available for only $10.00 at this event only. Admission is $10.00 adults and $5.00 students. St Barnabas Lutheran Church, 15600 Old Rockford Road, Plymouth, MN Come out and
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After many years of listening to mostly Jazz and guitarists I have gradually changed my listening habits. For over two years I have been mostly listening to and reading about classical pianists. Arthur Rubinstein is still a favorite but William Kapell, Dinu Lipatti, Alexis Weissenberg and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli are on my repeat listen list. The fact that their world
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The new album Quintessence will be out soon and the range of influences on the new songs range from Chopin and Ravel to Thelonious Monk and Django Reinhardt. There are both solo acoustic guitar pieces and solo acoustic guitar with small group. Stay tuned for details.
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