Tribute to Jim Hall
Tue, 12/17/2013 - 11:18am
The great jazz guitarist Jim Hall has died at the age of 83. Click on the image above to read a tribute to "the gentle giant of jazz guitar" from JazzWise Magazine.
Tour in South Germany starting 2day!
Wed, 11/27/2013 - 7:47am
Hey all!
I just arrived safe in Germany gettin' ready for my yearly nov/dec guitar tour starting today w the Fuchs Trio. Here are the dates/towns and if i recall correctly the gigs will be starting at 8 pm. Looking forward seeing some of the students from the site :)
Jazz Bass Tip: The Diminished Triad
Tue, 11/12/2013 - 6:13pm
John Patitucci has been around the block a few times, so when it comes to playing diminished he's heard it all. Too often bass players end up playing the same thing.
Or more specifically, they'll play a series of notes which immediately stick out as being part of the diminished scale. To John, this is like telegraphing your move:
"That always used to drive me crazy. I'd hear someone play diminished and it's like 'here we go now we're playing diminished, oh isn't that great'… After a while there's no creativity, it's just spelling out a sound with no musical end game."
Two Beat Feel with Jazz Triplets
Fri, 09/13/2013 - 12:47pm
When playing triplets in a two-beat feel on double bass, staying in rhythm can become difficult. In this double bass jazz lesson from ArtistWorks’ Online Jazz Bass School with John Patitucci, John outlines some great double bass playing tips.
The first is that you should learn to back off and not overuse playing triplets. Really think about how many triplets you play and learn to “pick your spots”, where it will be really best utilized in the music. This is true of a lot of double bass technique, but especially for triplets in the two-beat feel as tempos get fast.
When playing triplets in a two-beat feel on double bass, staying in rhythm can become difficult. In this double bass jazz lesson from ArtistWorks’ Online Jazz Bass School with John Patitucci, John outlines some great double bass playing tips.
The first is that you should learn to back off and not overuse playing triplets. Really think about how many triplets you play and learn to “pick your spots”, where it will be really best utilized in the music. This is true of a lot of double bass technique, but especially for triplets in the two-beat feel as tempos get fast.
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