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30 Days to Better Jazz Guitar by Dr. Matt Warnock

Sunday, December 11, 2011

My good friend and fellow blogger, Dr. Matt Warnock, is doing great things for the guitar community. Through his work on the Guitar International website and his own personal website, Matt has been challenging us all to be better guitarists, and his recently published eBook – 30 Days to Better Jazz Guitar – is his [...]

5 Tips for Jazz Gig Etiquette

Saturday, August 13, 2011

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I’ve been to many, many jazz performances. I’ve even played in a bunch. I’ve seen the greatest gigs ever thanks to the audience really getting into the vibe of the performers, and I’ve gotten up and walked out on a few sets because I was so annoyed at how other members of the audience were [...]

Jazz Guitarist Jimmy Bruno Redefines Online Learning With New Website

Monday, February 28, 2011

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Take a jazz guitar legend, add a comprehensively designed series of lessons, garnish with thousands of guitar students from around the world, mix thoroughly with direct teacher and student interaction, and you get a recipe that sets the standard for guitar education on the Internet. Jimmy Bruno, a jazz guitar phenomenon with over 40 years [...]

Nat Janoff: Come Together Move Apart

Friday, November 5, 2010

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I would like to get things rolling again here on Fretterverse by talking about a new CD from one of my friends, Nat Janoff. I have known Nat for a while now, and I was very happy when he sent me his latest CD – Come Together Move Apart. One of the things I love [...]

Five Reasons Why You Need to Know Some Fingerpicking

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

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With obvious exceptions, there seems to be a distinct separation between those who pick and those who don’t. Classical guitarists use their fingers exclusively, whereas most rock/metal guitarists pretty much only use picks. Jazz, country, and blues players seem to be the most versatile in their use of both styles to achieve the sound they [...]

Chord Hacks: Root Substitutions

Friday, September 17, 2010

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It’s fun chord Friday here on Fretterverse! I can’t believe how long it’s been since we’ve broken out the staff paper and done some actual guitar work. I hope you had a chance to digest and start working on yesterday’s phrasing exercise. Though you should continue with the phrasing work from yesterday, today we’re going [...]

Is the Blues Dead?

Monday, September 13, 2010

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I guess I’ll be honest right up front… I don’t really like the blues. There are a few players that I love (interestingly enough most of them are out of the Allman Brothers camp) but in general I’m not the biggest fan of the genre. So, it should probably not come as a huge surprise [...]

Five Bands To Check Out

Thursday, August 5, 2010

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I’m totally stoked over the response from yesterday’s post. I’m almost afraid to write about anything today for fear of spoiling the success. Thanks again to everyone for reading and commenting; it really makes blogging worth the effort when people contribute. You folks are great! Today I wanted to talk about some new music I’ve [...]

Jazz Guitar Comping – Andrew Green (Book)

Monday, August 2, 2010

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Any and all guitar players should be concerned with their rhythm playing. Concerned in the sense that it’s just as important (if not more so) than being great at soloing. I have always been much more impressed with the ability of guitarists to play with the band rather than how well they stand out. Especially [...]

My Afternoon Lesson With Tosin Abasi of Animals As Leaders

Friday, July 30, 2010

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Getting older is a funny thing. “You just wait and see” must be on an endless subconscious loop in the minds of my parent’s generation. The younger you are, the more you think you know, and the more the older generation can’t wait for you to grow up a little bit and see the expression [...]