Posts Tagged ‘Jazz

Is a complicated rythmic structure needed in jazz today?

How I Learn Tunes

In: Guitar

2 Mar 2009

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While I was in graduate school, I had to develop a method of learning all the tunes that were thrown at me at a daily basis.  In an earlier post, I outlined a method I learned from Jody Fisher on learning the chords to a tune.  In this post, I [...]

More Links

In: Guitar

27 Dec 2008

Casa Valdez – A great blog about Jazz education from a saxophonist in Oregon.
Do the Math – A blog that is one of the best ones I have ever read.  Written collectively by The Bad Plus, if you want an insider’s view about jazz you MUST check this out.
Gary Vaynerchuck – Gary is the poster [...]

Favorite Websites

In: Guitar

21 Dec 2008

Here is a list of the websites that inspired me to start my own.  Some of them are jazz or guitar related and some aren’t.  
Please check them out and let them know if you like what they are doing.
Darcy James Argue – Darcy is a great composer based out of NYC.  He has a [...]

Kurt Rosenwinkel

In: Guitar

18 Dec 2008

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To have a unique voice on an instrument is the goal of every artist.  The ability to identify a musician by how they manipulate their instrument is something you don’t need inherent musical talent to be able to do.  You just need to have an emotional connection to a certain sound that triggers [...]


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I am a guitarist, writer and teacher living in Connecticut. During the day I work for the National Guitar Workshop as Director of Marketing and Artist Relations.

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