TheNorthGuitarLessons – Twelve Bar Blues
Today we learn a simple version of it Twelve Bar Blues! Mastery of the blues and its rhythm are important elements for building a jazz repertoire.
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Into the depths of jazz
Last weekend The Jack Duo had a performance in Pärnu, Estonia. There, we also visited an Estonian classical/jazz guitarist Marek Talts, who gave us useful tips, so that we can continue discovering the world of jazz. New tricks and skills to learn and new knowledge to digest. Plan, divide into small piece, move step by […]
read moreWhat style to choose
Many musicians, no matter beginner or advances, ask themselves that question: “what style of music should I play?” Communicating with recognized musicians during many years, I finally came to a conclusion. In fact, one could know one certain style very well and then a bit of other known styles. My first musical education was strict: […]
read more“New Peace”
Here is a piece from English composer John Bennett (1942) called “New Peace”. I had an opportunity to meet this very talented jazz composer and player in person and talk to him during my trip to London few years ago, when I was invited to play a solo recital there. He showed me some of his […]
read moreNew piece for solo guitar – Tribute to Ilya Muromets a bogatyr
Today I finished another new piece of mine for solo guitar. Here is a short background of the piece: When I was a small kid, my mother used to read me a lot of Russian fairy tales, when I went to bed: breathtaking adventures of strong knights and beautiful princesses, battles between good and evil, […]
read moreA piece for a voice, guitar and double bass
A piece for a voice, guitar and double bass is almost ready! 🙂 Since the beginning of my official music studies I was educated in terms of classical music and classical harmony. Later, when I started to write my first pieces (with a “help” of destructive criticism of some teachers), it was hard for me […]
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