I just wanted to turn you guys on to a jazz guitarist that is local and well known in my area, Oakland, CA. Many of you may be unaware of who he is but Calvin is such a good player that I felt I had to let you know about his playing. He’s been around […]
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Ok, I’m back — Helping you build your jazz vocabulary. Here’s a nice jazz guitar lick that can be played over a Dm7 chord. Also, try it over G7 or other chords in the key of C. To download the pdf chart for this lick just click below and sign up for my email
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Check this out: Learn Jazz Guitar directly from George Benson Jazz Guitar tips from the man himself! Enjoy, Leon
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In one of my previous articles, I discussed how important it is to develop a jazz vocabulary so that you actually start sounding like a jazz player instead of just playing up and down scales. I mentioned the importance of learning licks and phrases. But even if you know some licks, it can still be
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By Dave Fox, Pianist In this article Dave Fox gives us jazz guitarists some insight into how to play with a piano player: I am a small-group leader who likes a rhythm section to consist of guitar, bass and drums. What’s unusual about that, you ask? Nothing – except for the fact that I play
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Many of you may not have heard of Nick Colionne. He’s a smooth jazz guitarist that plays in a similar style to that of Norman Brown and George Benson. Check him out at www.nickcolionne.com. But I would say that in some ways, he’s much more influenced by Wes Montgomery than Norman. I recently stumbled across
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Here are few videos of Bireli Lagrene, an amazing European jazz guitarist who came to prominence in the 1980s. He is mostly known for his mastery of the Django Reinhardt gypsy jazz guitar style. But as you can see below, he has mastered the straight-ahead bop style as well. Here’s what Wikipedia has to say
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Just wanted to let you know that I added more jam tracks to the jam tracks section. I’ve updated the drums on all of the tracks. The tracks use a real sampled drummer. I must say it swings really hard for a machine. Very realistic. Click this link to go there directly: Jam Tracks The
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Recently, a visitor to my site asked me the following question: “My Instructor wants me to sit in with a group of guys at small gig. I don’t think i’m ready for this because I still make too many mistakes. I respect your wisdom so what do you think?” I’ve decided to answer this question
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I’m a real big fan of Latin jazz and it’s great to hear awesome jazz guitarists like George Benson play in this style. Here are a few videos showing him play 3 Latin tunes in a smooth jazz guitar style: Brazilian Stomp, Affirmation and El Mar. 1. Brazilian Stomp, a tune he recorded with Earl
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