Jazz Articles about Gustavo Assis-Brasil

Gustavo Assis-Brasil: In Concert

by Ian Patterson
July 27, 2008

Gustavo Assis-Brasil In Concert Abstract Logix 2008 There is much to be said for presenting material live as opposed to recorded in a studio, particularly if improvisation is at the core of a group; pianist Keith Jarrett's trio has been doing this to great effect for years. On this DVD/CD double disc, Brazilian guitarist Gustavo Assis-Brasil, in trio setting, displays the chemistry and excitement generated by a one-take performance in the company ...

Gustavo Assis-Brasil: In Concert

by Mark F. Turner
July 16, 2008

Gustavo Assis-Brasil Gustavo Assis-Brasil: In Concert Abstract Logix 2008 With a sophisticated tone that's suffused with warmth and complemented by razor-sharp technique but, more significantly, the ability to play with emotion, guitarist Gustavo Assis-Brasil makes his sound and presence known on this eponymous DVD/CD combo. Recorded live in front of an appreciative hometown crowd in Santa Maria, Brazil in July 2007, the DVD features Brasil performing with his ...

Hybrid Picking For Guitar

by Ben McDonnell
June 4, 2006

Hybrid Picking For Guitar Gustavo Assis-Brasil Paperback; 128 pages ISBN: 0977439801 Self-Published 2006

Hybrid Picking For Guitar is a book and CD set which helps the diligent reader rapidly unlock the potential of this seldom discussed technique.

Boston-based guitarist and educator Gustavo Assis-Brasil has a unique way of demystifying hybrid picking: after deftly guiding the reader through a series of exercises, he introduces musical examples that ...