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#RIP
Pioneering guitarist Arty McGlynn has died aged 75
Arty McGlynn was born in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland. When he was eleven, his mother got him a guitar and he began to explore the world of jazz which appealed to his natural creativity. Influenced by recordings of virtuoso guitarists such as Wes Montgomery and Barney Kessel, Arty rapidly developed an accomplished technique and style that saw him playing professionally with bands by the time he was fifteen. In addition to his solo work, he collaborated with different notable groups such as Patrick Street, Planxty, Four Men and a Dog, De Dannan and the Van Morrison Band. He played guitar on the critically acclaimed 1989 Van Morrison album, Avalon Sunset. He also played duo performances and recordings with uilleann piper Liam O'Flynn, and his wife, fiddle player Nollaig Casey.
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Re: Evgeny Pobozhiy, Russian Prodigy, Wins International Jazz Guitar Competition : NPR
Peter,
Yea, nice to see things picking up here again. I think a bunch of the more contemporary guys have their signature sound (Metheny, Stern, Scofield, et al) where the older cats were playing music that was more similar so they had to develop their own voice within the music. They also didn't have access to all the effects the newer guys have now. Scofield's sound is not just an "amp thing", I don't think, but how he uses the effects in his signal chain, etc. Another of those guys I really dig (and am friendly with) is Steve Khan, who is pretty much recognizable all the time. Steve is the dominant guitar voice in Latin jazz these days.?
I like all those cats; the ones that don't really move me are the Ben Monder and Adam Rogers types; great players but something seems to be lacking, perhaps because they're coming from somewhere else. Same thing with Rosenwinkel and Julian Lage. All the best!
Cheers,
JV
Juan Vega
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From: pecpec <peter.crist@...> To: Jazz-Guitar <Jazz-Guitar@groups.io> Sent: Mon, Dec 9, 2019 3:04 pm Subject: Re: [Jazz-Guitar] Evgeny Pobozhiy, Russian Prodigy, Wins International Jazz Guitar Competition : NPR Juan - fun to be back chewing the fat a bit. Certainly part (most?) of it is simply the type of music that my ears grew to appreciate at an early and eager age. I never got there with this vein of jazz (Metheny, Scofield, etc.) - perhaps if that had been my early exposure I would appreciate it more.? It just bothers me a bit these days when someone asks what I do, and then what kind of music I play and I hesitate to just leave it at saying 'jazz guitar' - because it does't say much. One kid said - oh like Django Reinhardt?? I said I love Django, but really don't play that style.? ???The other thing I would say that sets those old guys apart is their (again to my biased ears) unmistakable "voice". For example Birelli Lagrene is a tremendous player. He can seemingly match the sound of anybody. What does he sound like?? I'll grant you I know Scofield when I hear him....but that's an amplifier setting thing.?
On Kessel - he gets that rap a lot - he was generally at his tastiest and cleanest in the 50s. "Kessel Plays Standards Vol 2" was my first jazz love. He did great work with Billie Holiday in those days too. Peter Crist |
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Re: Evgeny Pobozhiy, Russian Prodigy, Wins International Jazz Guitar Competition : NPR
Juan - fun to be back chewing the fat a bit. Certainly part (most?) of it is simply the type of music that my ears grew to appreciate at an early and eager age. I never got there with this vein of jazz (Metheny, Scofield, etc.) - perhaps if that had been my early exposure I would appreciate it more.? It just bothers me a bit these days when someone asks what I do, and then what kind of music I play and I hesitate to just leave it at saying 'jazz guitar' - because it does't say much. One kid said - oh like Django Reinhardt?? I said I love Django, but really don't play that style.? ???The other thing I would say that sets those old guys apart is their (again to my biased ears) unmistakable "voice". For example Birelli Lagrene is a tremendous player. He can seemingly match the sound of anybody. What does he sound like?? I'll grant you I know Scofield when I hear him....but that's an amplifier setting thing.?
On Kessel - he gets that rap a lot - he was generally at his tastiest and cleanest in the 50s. "Kessel Plays Standards Vol 2" was my first jazz love. He did great work with Billie Holiday in those days too. Peter Crist |
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Re: Evgeny Pobozhiy, Russian Prodigy, Wins International Jazz Guitar Competition : NPR
Hi Peter,
I thought this clip was pretty good, & I must've missed the "modal skating" post.
Obviously the kid's got chops to burn, and he does, lol. To my old ears what distinguished the great players you mentioned (with perhaps the exception of Kessell, who enjoyed going "over the top") is that there was more "air" and phrasing in the music. This guy lets it hang out all the time & that gets kinda boring after a while...?
Cheers,
JV
Juan Vega
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From: pecpec <peter.crist@...> To: Jazz-Guitar <Jazz-Guitar@groups.io> Sent: Mon, Dec 9, 2019 11:45 am Subject: Re: [Jazz-Guitar] Evgeny Pobozhiy, Russian Prodigy, Wins International Jazz Guitar Competition : NPR I like that "modal skating" term. Kinda of sad to an unabashed old timer. My intro to jazz guitar was around 1970 when the difference between hearing Burrell, Farlow, Wes, Barney, Pass and the like was a mind blowingly rich harmonic & rhythmic revelation compared to my thinking I was getting to be pretty hot stuff with my folk/rock guitar picking. If this kind of thing had been my intro to "jazz guitar" I don't think I would ever been grabbed by it.? I am advanced enough to understand exactly what he is doing and can never figure out why some would think this kind of stuff is a musical advancement/improvement over the aforementioned.?
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Re: Evgeny Pobozhiy, Russian Prodigy, Wins International Jazz Guitar Competition : NPR
I like that "modal skating" term. Kinda of sad to an unabashed old timer. My intro to jazz guitar was around 1970 when the difference between hearing Burrell, Farlow, Wes, Barney, Pass and the like was a mind blowingly rich harmonic & rhythmic revelation compared to my thinking I was getting to be pretty hot stuff with my folk/rock guitar picking. If this kind of thing had been my intro to "jazz guitar" I don't think I would ever been grabbed by it.? I am advanced enough to understand exactly what he is doing and can never figure out why some would think this kind of stuff is a musical advancement/improvement over the aforementioned.?
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Re: Evgeny Pobozhiy, Russian Prodigy, Wins International Jazz Guitar Competition : NPR
He reminded me of Metheny, modern sound. It's hard to say what he's like or what the judges heard in him compared to others from the limited amount online. But I tend to agree with your sentiment of "questionable engagement with the harmony". For me it lacked solid depth, more modal skating. I certainly feel there are many more accomplished players out there, but then they probably didn't apply to the competition or were not eligible. Tom ? |
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Re: Masaya Yamaguchi Books
More "secret decoder ring" stuff... Way better to take a lesson(s), but I'm pushing a rope... Nice to see activity on this group again! :)
Cheers,
JV
Juan Vega
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From: Tom Reynolds via Groups.Io <tomreynolds63@...> To: Jazz-Guitar <Jazz-Guitar@groups.io> Sent: Sun, Dec 8, 2019 10:16 pm Subject: Re: [Jazz-Guitar] Masaya Yamaguchi Books The books are very dense, but they intrigued me. I looked at some of the samples on his site. Interesting. Until I read his bio, I made the assumption he was much older. The Coltrane and? Bird Books seem to be published by Hal Leonard, His own books, seem to be self-published. His diagrams, reminded me of Pat Martino who has similar types of diagrams. I guess the only way to really find out is to order one.
Tom
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Re: Masaya Yamaguchi Books
The books are very dense, but they intrigued me. I looked at some of the samples on his site. Interesting. Until I read his bio, I made the assumption he was much older. The Coltrane and? Bird Books seem to be published by Hal Leonard, His own books, seem to be self-published. His diagrams, reminded me of Pat Martino who has similar types of diagrams. I guess the only way to really find out is to order one. Tom ? |
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A Guide to Getting Into Wes Montgomery
#WesMontgomery
Came across this article by Luke Saunders ..guide to getting into Wes Montgomery in 5 essential albums.
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Re: Kenny Burrell Situation
#KennyBurrell
Wow, what an ordeal. I know Mr Burrell had to share way more than he would have ever wanted in such circs. |
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Re: Evgeny Pobozhiy, Russian Prodigy, Wins International Jazz Guitar Competition : NPR
Many congratulations to him. I was surprised by this result and the conduct of the competition in general.?
This guy is a good player, he has a good sound, a smattering of metheny - esque concepts but questionable engagement with the harmony and a lack of depth of knowledge of the tradition.? I hope he prospers. But truly there are better out there. O |
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Best Jazz Guitar Albums: 75 Essential Listens
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Best Jazz Guitar Albums: 75 Essential Listens
The best jazz guitar albums are up there with any other jazz classics you can think of. These 75 feature essential work by groundbreaking musicians. ? |
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Re: Kenny Burrell Situation
#KennyBurrell
Juky 3, 2019: Statement from Kenny Burrell - JazzTimes "The response to the GoFundMe campaign has been overwhelmingly positive, and I deeply appreciate the support and generosity of fellow musicians, friends, and fans. Unfortunately, there has also been speculation, doubt, and controversy in response to the GoFundMe campaign. I am disturbed by the rumors I have heard from friends in the jazz community regarding my financial situation, my wife, and me. I have been made aware of the sources of the lies and misinformation. The rumors that have circulated within the jazz community need to be refuted with the facts....." |
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Evgeny Pobozhiy, Russian Prodigy, Wins International Jazz Guitar Competition : NPR
Evgeny Pobozhiy, Russian Prodigy, Wins International Jazz Guitar Competition : NPR Dec 3, 2019: "Evgeny Pobozhiy, a virtuoso guitarist with a busy profile on the Moscow jazz scene, has won the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Guitar Competition. As winner of the prize, one of the most prestigious of its kind, he'll receive $30,000 in scholarship funds and a recording contract with the Concord Music Group....Pobozhiy, who will turn 31 later this month, secured his win with "502 Blues," composed by Jimmy Rowles and best known for a version recorded in 1966 by Wayne Shorter; and "Falling Grace," a Steve Swallow composition also recorded that year." |
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Re: Masaya Yamaguchi Books
I thought the books looked quite heavy with theory taught in an unconventional way e.g. the diagrams.? (By the way, your link doesn't work - I had to search for the author on Amazon.? I would be put off by some of the negative reviews on Amazon.? Some of these can be written by people who aren't really advanced enough to tackle a particular book; but I'm not sure that there's any answer to the criticism that there no recorded examples of the author's own improvisations to be found anywhere.? It would be interesting if anybody on this group has read any of his books.? I just noticed from his website that he has done some books with transcriptions of John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins solo and a Bird Real Book (with heads by Charlie Parker).? So I may be interested in getting the Coltrane book since it is for C instruments.? (The Sonny Rollins one is for Bb instruments.)? There does appear to be one album by Masaya Yamaguchi linked from his website (on the page linked from "music" on the navigation bar type thing on the right hand side of each page)?
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Self-Promotion Posts
Hi everybody,
This is part test, part self-promotion, hope that's cool. I've been playing and teaching guitar (everything from rock/pop, funk, r&b, jazz, and classical) for more than 40 years & I've written a short book that addresses new ways to approach harmony and chord construction primarily for jazz guitar. It's called "Loosening the Grip" and is available on Amazon. Please have a look; if you apply this material it should give you some fresh new ideas as to how to address playing changes and comping:
Cheers,
JV
Juan Vega
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Self-Promotion Posts
I am in my 57th year of teaching the jazz guitar.
In this time, I have organized many complex topics of the jazz guitar and found ways to break them down into step by step solutions.
Each of my books focuses on an individual topic or skill that you need. In many cases, these skills are important to any style of guitar.
Visit my site at www.ChuckAndersonJazzGuitar.com and click on Chuck’s Store.
Some of the topics covered are Quartal Chords, Jazz Chords, the Principles of Connective Fingering, Rhythm, Pentatonic Scales as well as many others.
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Masaya Yamaguchi Books
Talking of books, has anyone looked at or used Masaya Yamaguchi's books that I've seen on Amazon? https://www.amazon.com/Masaya-Yamaguchi/ His books on Miles and Coltrane looking interesting and his other self produced books too but they are probably above my pay grade. The diagrams he uses I can't figure out. Any insights or comments? Tom ? |
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George Benson Method Books
#GeorgeBenson
Since the jazz guitar group has moved, I thought I would do a try-out post about something topical with the new set up.? So did anybody buy any of the new George Benson Method books written with Peter Farrell about his jazz guitar method and, if so, what were they like?? The books were available early just for one week - they will be officially launched at an unknown date next year.? They are quite expensive - I just bought the chapter about picking technique in one of the books since it's a topic I became interested in - or maybe a bit obsessed about - recently, William |
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#CharlieParker
#RIP
Eddie Duran, SF’s go-to jazz guitarist, dies at 94
Sam Whiting November 26, 2019 Updated: November 29, 2019, 8:25 am
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"In the 1950s, the jazz giant Charlie “Bird” Parker came to San Francisco for a series of concerts. The bebop sax genius had his pick of local sidemen and picked Eddie Duran, a Mexican American who had taught himself to play Latin jazz on guitar in order to join a family combo. That stint with Bird solidified Duran as a go-to guitarist and he ended up performing and recording with saxmen Stan Getz and Paul Desmond, and pianists George Shearing and Vince Guaraldi. Benny Goodman took him on an international tour that included three shows in Carnegie Hall, with Duran also playing a solo."
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