Martin Taylor Awards Scholarship to Guitarist Sean Connolly
Thu, 07/25/2013 - 12:15pm
We're proud to welcome aboard jazz guitarist Sean Connolly, who is the latest recipient of the Martin Taylor Guitar Academy Scholarship. Sean started playing guitar when he was 12 and soon was sharing the stage with world renowned guitarists including Martin Taylor. A student of guitarist Jerry Topinka, Sean is also part of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center's "Jazz for Teens" program. Check out the video of Sean playing below, he's pretty amazing. Congrats on the scholarship Sean, and welcome to ArtistWorks! Here's what Martin had to say:
"I'm really happy to have just awarded a Martin Taylor Guitar Academy Scholarship to a young jazz guitarist from New Jersey called Sean Connolly. The last guitarist to receive an MTGA Scholarship was Andreas Varady. Andreas was recently signed to the Quincy Jones Agency and is now enjoying a successful career touring the world. I'm sure Sean is also destined for great things in the future." - Martin Taylor
Jazz Guitar Lessons: Ghost Notes with Andreas Oberg
Thu, 07/11/2013 - 4:36pm
If you've ever seen Andreas Oberg playing guitar then you already know that he's pretty serious when it comes to playing jazz guitar. In this sample video from Andreas' online guitar lessons, he breaks down a technique known as Ghost Notes which he picked up from jazz saxophone players like John Coltrane and Michael Brecker. The effect is created by using alternate fingerings for notes, which then results in a phantom, or "ghost" note kind of sound. If you can master this concept it will really help in your phrasing and will make your playing sound more alive.
Jazz Guitar Lessons Just Added: Playing in a Trio Situation
Wed, 07/10/2013 - 5:50pm
Greetings, we've just added something new to the Advanced area of the jazz guitar lessons: it's a Part 1 of "Playing In A Trio Situation" - click on the picture below to jump right in and stay tuned for more parts coming soon!
Bossa Nova Bass lines with John Patitucci
Tue, 06/11/2013 - 10:48am
The exact origin of the term "bossa nova" is not known, but was sometime during the 1950s that the Brazilian style of music first became popular. It comes out a fusion of samba and jazz rhythms, and has been a vital part of jazz music ever since it first hit the scene. Bossa nova literally translates to "new trend", and even in 2013 the style still sounds fresh.
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