The Hot Club Of San Francisco goes Fab! The venerable Gypsy Swing Combo interprets The Beatles on the gorgeous new album 'John, Paul, George & Django. It was only a matter of time before guitarist Paul Mehling focused his creative mojo on Lennon and McCartney's vast and enduring treasure trove of songs. The founder and guiding spirit of the Hot Club of San Francisco, America's longest running Gypsy swing ensemble, Mehling was first inspired to pick up a guitar when the Beatles launched the British Invasion via Ed Sullivan's show on Feb. 9, 1964. Now Mehling's HCSF is recolonizing the Fab Four'... [Read More]
This DVD captures Bireli's world renowned 'Gipsy Project' in front of 8,000 rabid fans in the beautiful setting of France's Vienne Jazz Festival. Nearly a dozen guest stars: Dorado Schmitt, Richard Galliano, Sylvain Luc, David Reinhardt (Django's grandso
This self-produced, composed and arranged release is the sophomore effort from guitarist extraordinaire Armik. Influenced by the sounds of the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and South America, with echoes of Spain and Greece, Armik's flamenco style is dominant throughout the percussion and synthesizer backdrops. Amazingly, the guitar work for each of the album's twelve sumptuous tracks was recorded in just one take. This sort of virtuosity is apparent on several highlights, including the sizzling title track, the irresistible salsa-flavored Dancing Shadows and Meet You in Heaven, an emotionally-... [Read More]
Django Reinhardt was perhaps the greatest guitarist to ever live. A Gypsy who made his jazz guitar speak with a human voice, he was dashing, charismatic, childish . . . and doomed to die young after creating a legacy of Gypsy Jazz that remains vibrant today. Gypsy Jazz is a music both joyous and sad, timeless and modern. It was born from a marriage of Louis Armstrong’s trumpet with the anguished sound of Romany violin and the fire of flamenco guitar. Created amidst the glamour of Jazz Age Paris and reaching a peak during the horrors of World War II, Gypsy Jazz gave a voice to a dispossessed... [Read More]
Guitar Greats : The Best of New Flamenco, Volume 3 features the masters of today's new flamenco sound. Each artist, 14 in all, showcases their own unique talent for composing and performing the very best flamenco guitar music. Artists included on this compilation are Jesse Cook, Behzad, Govi, Johannes Linstead, Armik, NovaMenco, Young & Rollins, Oscar Lopez, Nocy, Pavlo, Luis Villegas, Lawson Rollins, Incendio and David Correa & Cascada.
“There are many borders in our lives. Some are built by others, some we create for ourselves. Whenever I have ventured beyond the borders in my life, I have been the better for it. Beauty, humanity, artistry, joy, wisdom, and of course love…these things don’t stop at some line on a page. If music is the universal language, maybe there is something it can teach us?”…Jesse Cook Following on the heels of One World’s critical and commercial success, Jesse Cook is ready to launch his new album Beyond Borders. This is the most sonically diverse and distinctive disc in Jesse Cook’s vast... [Read More]
Easily Master Jazz Guitar SoloingQuickly learn how to solo over the 13 most essential chord progressions in jazz guitar using arpeggios, substitutions and chromatic approaches.Jazz Arpeggios, Extensions and Substitutions to Develop & Enrich Your PlayingLearn the best arpeggios to use over the thirteen most common chord sequences in jazz and bebop guitar playing.Learn to Approach Jazz Guitar the Right WayJazz guitar can be a challenging style of music to learn. As guitarists we are often more comfortable playing scales rather than the true building blocks of jazz solos; arpeggios, so it can be ... [Read More]
The sleeve photo of a crocodile's eye with a faint image of Rodrigo and Gabriela superimposed, suits the artists' desire for something which didn't shout "Mexican guitarists" or "Couples." "It reminded us of Tamacun, the famous Mexican eccentric who is in Ixtapa where we lived for a while". Tamacun -"Tamacun's message is to teach kids to respect nature." He handles crocodiles, and tourists come to photograph him. Diablo Rojo - Inspired by a wild rollercoaster called 'Red Devil' at a theme park in Copenhagen, Denmark. Three rides in a row, each. Viking Man - Another Danish inspired piece. The V... [Read More]
From the complicated playing techniques, to the limited availability of truly affordable instruments necessary to capture that proper Gypsy tone, the obstacles to learning how to play Gypsy Jazz music can easily discourage the seasoned guitarist, let alone a beginner. To make it even easier to begin this exciting musical journey, Saga Musical Instruments and Gitane guitars introduce the new GJ-15 Cigano Student Gypsy Jazz guitar! Its short-scale, D-hole design gives it that characteristic deep bass response and incredible volume making it the perfect rhythm instrument. Value, tone, playability... [Read More]
Undoubtably one of the greatest Jazz musicians to come from Europe (or indeed Belgium!), Jean 'Django' Reinhardt remains a legendary figure and the inspiration for this design. Born into a Romani family and brought up around a strong tradition of amateur musicianship, Django demonstrated his musical talents at an early age, making a living playing Guitar in his teens. Despite being severely injured in a caravan fire (and losing the use of two of his fingers), he went on to become one of the most influential figures in Jazz guitar history both with his distinctive 'hot' style of playing and his... [Read More]
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