"Brown explains and provides detailed demonstrations of his unique approach to: Developing drummer-style two-hand rhythmic independence, developing accurate, consistent rhythm patterns over a variety of grooves, creating rhythmic variety and texture, understanding harmonic structures, applying contemporary improvisational tools and concepts, improving your ear"--Page [4] of cover.

In this book Shane discusses and demonstrates all the stylistic elements that set the music of New Orleans apart. Topics include funk rhythms, muting and 16th-note grooves, the clave, melodic phrases, authentic second line" grooves, and Cajun and Zydeco styles. All the music is demonstrated on the included recording featuring Shane and a group of premier New Orleans musicians."

This detailed guitar method builds the rhythmic and melodic skills you need to be an excellent funk guitar player

This book examines various ways in which the guitarist John Scofield shapes his jazz- funk phrases. It is written in the style of a pedagogic instruction book. And demonstrates how to effectively study transcription to incorporate aspects of the solo into the improviser's vocabulary. While John Scofield's phrasing may often sound dissonant or complicated to the listener, I contend that they are, in fact, simple and deeply personal expansions of basic blues and rock vocabulary. Various jazz-funk phrases, systems, and theoretical ideas are analyzed in this study dissecting several excerpts transcribed from Scofield's solo work on his 'A Go Go' album [1998]. I will discuss how one of the leading jazz guitarists of our generation approaches jazz-funk music. In so doing, I will argue, Scofield lifts groove-oriented music to a higher level.

(Book). In Confessions of a Vintage Guitar Dealer , Norman Harris tells how he became the world's leading seller of vintage guitars. As founder and owner of the legendary store Norman's Rare Guitars, he has sold some of the finest fretted sting instruments to the biggest stars in the world, including George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and many others. In 1970 Harris moved to Los Angeles in hopes of hitting the big time in music. His first plan was performing, but plan B was buying and selling guitars, and he had no idea how much opportunity for this there would be. Many groups came to LA also hoping to hit it big, but those who didn't might have to sell their instruments. This helped make early-1970s Los Angeles a haven for beautiful vintage guitars. At the same time, Hollywood was beginning to realize the value of time-correct instruments in film, and the recording industry recognized the high-quality sound vintage instruments produced. The value of these instruments has grown dramatically since the '70s, and the vintage guitar market has become an international phenomenon with Norman Harris at the center of it all. Filled with fascinating stories and insights into the entertainment business, Confessions of a Vintage Guitar Dealer is an intriguing memoir from a man who has spent a lifetime getting extraordinary instruments into the hands of extraordinary artists.

Learn modern jazz guitar and theory with virtuoso Jens Larsen