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Brennen Reece replied to the topic Hello from Kirk in Sammamish WA in the forum Introduce Yourself
I’m digging the song you posted! Great feel and tone.
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Brennen Reece started the topic Hello from Auburn, AL in the forum Introduce Yourself
I’m Brennen Reece from Auburn, AL, where I play in a jazz duo with my wife, Britt. I’ve been playing for almost 40 years, but played very little for about a decade of that when I gave up my glorious life of gigging and teaching to have a day job with benefits. Back in June, I returned to gigging and teaching!
I took an eye-opening Skype lesson…Read More
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Tom Pricking replied to the topic Band Sound in the forum Questions & Advice
Hello @András! Interesting question! Hearing yourself and everyone else in a band well and that the sound is enjoyable is equally important and often difficult. In my experience, it is often due to the following things, among others:
Volume! You say you play rhythm guitar in a swing band. Is there a drummer? Are there many horn players? The…Read More1 Comment -
Going through some of the great lessons on the resources section in particular the Blues lesson for Ron in A and reminded me of a tune I learned from Woody Mann who I was lucky enough to have a few 121 lessons with. It’s more in keeping with his style which was a Gospel feel but uses the same A Blues extensions and partial chord movement. These r…Read More
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Reminds me of this a bit. https://youtu.be/YZ_jW0xlOtE?si=snl3lqbwcehctxXD
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Great tune. Do you have it in “grid” form? This would be great in the Transcription section. These Mose-ish, gospel type songs are the reason I started learning from you a few years back. Thanks!
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Kirk P started the topic Hello from Kirk in Sammamish WA in the forum Introduce Yourself
I’ve known Tim a long time and have attended many of his clinics and performances and have taken a few private lessons. I like playing in a variety of styles. Over the decades I’ve played a bit of folk, ragtime, country rock, blues, Celtic, Latin, pop, swing, big band, jazz, and dabbled in classical. These days most of my playing is duo with bas…Read More
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Hey Tom,
Thank you for your thorough explanation on the topic, and for sharing your experience!
Less is more is a great advice!