Charles Sedlak - Beginners Blues

Charles Sedlak - Beginners Blues Master blues guitar with lessons from international recording artist Charles Sedlak. Sedlak, who holds a Ph.D. in music education and teaches guitar classes between tours, walks you through the essentials of blues guitar with this step-by-step instructional program for beginners.

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Jan

2012

Nancy Wilson - Instructional Acoustic Guitar

Nancy Wilson - Instructional Acoustic Guitar The Wilson sisters blazed rock trails, propelling their band Heart to the Top 40 with more than 20 hits and selling over 30 million albums. This DVD examines Nancy Wilson's playing style and technique on acoustic guitar via her performance of "These Dreams," "Crazy on You," "Dog and Butterfly," and other favorites.

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Jan

2012

Andreas Oberg And Frank Vignola - Gypsy Jazz Duets (Vol. 1-4)

Andreas Oberg And Frank Vignola - Gypsy Jazz Duets (Vol. 1-4) This set includes all 4 volumes: Minor Swing, Limehouse Blues, Gypsy Bossa, I can’t give you anything but Love. Gypsy Jazz Duets came together under an unusual and somewhat improvised set of circumstances. Yet, in the true spirit of “gypsy jazz,” those improvisations gave birth to an extraordinary learning experience for any jazz guitarist, particularly for those with a passion for gypsy jazz guitar.

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Jan

2012

Andreas Oberg - Jazz Combustion Vol. 1,2

Andreas Oberg - Jazz Combustion Vol. 1,2 Jazz guitar is a cruel mistress. After spending years learning and adding all of the genre’s theories and techniques to your arsenal, you’re still left with the challenge of putting it all together into a cohesive statement when it’s time to step up and solo or comp behind a vocalist or soloist. Jazz Combustion offers up a fresh and insightful approach for comping and improvising innovative solos.

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Jan

2012

Denis Chang - Jazz Manouche: Technique & Improvisation Vol.4

Denis Chang - Jazz Manouche: Technique & Improvisation Vol.4 In Jazz Manouche Technique & Improvisation Vol 4, Denis continues to demonstrate Phrases & Exercises for the student. He then moves on to concepts such as Rhythm Concepts, Phrasing Concepts and Tempo Concepts. In the section on “Dynamics, Articulation and Subtle Nuance”, Denis gives an in-depth study of some of the subtler aspects of Jazz Manouche guitar.

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Jan

2012

Denis Chang - Jazz Manouche: Technique & Improvisation Vol.3

Denis Chang - Jazz Manouche: Technique & Improvisation Vol.3 In “Jazz Manouche Technique & Improvisation Vol 3, Denis begins by demonstrating a number of arpeggios, before moving on to an in-depth study of Rhythm Changes. Voice Leading is dealt with in great detail, followed by Chord Soloing and Advanced Concepts. To obtain maximum benefit it is strongly advised that you follow Denis' curriculum, sequentially, as Denis intended.

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Jan

2012

Denis Chang - Jazz Manouche: Technique & Improvisation Vol.2

Denis Chang - Jazz Manouche: Technique & Improvisation Vol.2 In developing this 4 volume series, instructor Denis Chang’s intention was to help the student gain insight into both the technical and conceptual components of Jazz Manouche improvisation. Denis wanted the series to be comprehensive in both scope and detail and to provide years of instruction and exercises for the serious student of guitar.

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Dec

2011

Adrian Ingram - The Guitar Style of Wes Montgomery

Adrian Ingram - The Guitar Style of Wes Montgomery Adrian Ingram's detailed examination of Wes Montgomery's unique style is a tour-de-force in the art of jazz guitar. Besides covering the more overt aspects of Montgomery's style, such as thumb and octave techniques, important yet seldom discussed substitutional devices and soloing conceptions are also examined in detail.

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Dec

2011

Denis Chang - Jazz Manouche: The Art of Accompaniment

Denis Chang - Jazz Manouche: The Art of Accompaniment Jazz Manouche or Gypsy Jazz, is a highly-evolved style of music, based on the guitar playing of Django Reinhardt. It requires a solid rhythmic foundation upon which a soloist may build his or her musical statement. The challenge lies in learning how to produce this rhythmic foundation, for Manouche rhythm can be both instantly recognizable to the audience and, frustratingly subtle to the student.