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Summary: Learn the history of the jazz guitar in this free educational video clip.
Jim Dufresne taught 20 years in Community College and currently teaches at S.W. Academy and gives private lessons. He performs at the Maybery Ranch western show and has a band " Cazz...read more
Jazz music was born in New Orleans, complete with its instantly recognizable swing and swagger. Since then, jazz has developed into a style of music particularly suited to improvisation, and a lot of musicians are drawn to the form because of its allowance for more freely expressed riffs and melodies.
Jazz guitar music, in particular, is rooted in minor 7th chords and diminished 3rds; its sound is as distinctive as any in the jazz family. Often accompanied by a piano, a double bass, and an accomplished backbeat, jazz guitar players rely on a smooth sounding tone, complex chord constructions, and syncopated arpeggios to create the overall jazz sound.
In these free jazz guitar instructional videos, learn how to play diatonic scales and harmonies, bass lines, how to harmonize with the bass part, how to play tenth notes, finger stretch exercises, how to solo on jazz guitar—and other important tips and techniques for beginning musicians. Add this fundamental playing style to your repertoire today!
"On behalf of Expert Village my name is Jim Dufresne I'm here to tell you about jazz guitar. A little bit of history of jazz, jazz as blues and the very roots of rock in roll all comes from the same places. They had the imagination and they had nothing to loose. So they had people like Louie Armstrong just an absolute giant musicians. And all the other people back then in the 20s and 30s, black people. Some respectful white people, imaginative white people also love to play jazz. The basic of jazz and the blues and rock and roll all comes from black American. "
eHow Article: Appreciate the History of Jazz Guitar