I think that the best TV series out there today is a show called Treme that is on HBO. The character development is fabulous, the feel to the show seems very honest but the best part of the show is hands down the music! The traditional New Orleans sound that they have there makes me [...]
Stony Plain Records released a Jeff Healey’s ” Last Call” Jazz CD on April 6 in U.S. The ones I like so far are Guitar Duet Stomp (3:35), The Wildcat (2:34)and Hong Kong Blues (3:10). Guitar Duet Stomp is the style of guitar playing that I just can’t get enough of. My best guitar teacher [...]
Improvisation is common in many types of music, but is mainly expressed in jazz. The songs that all jazz soloists should be familiar with are called standards. These songs are not usually practiced collectively as they are so well known. A player can expect to build his own solo jazz part upon a standard usually. [...]
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