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Julian Lage: Stepping Into the Limelight
by R.J. DeLuke
A documentary film made in 1996 centers on an eight year-old guitarist who is already a professional and how he mixes that life with everything else, like family and being a kid. At one point, he's shown playing the guitar behind his neck, a la Jimi Hendrix, adroitly picking a melodic line. At another, he lays ...
Jim Hall: The Elegant Guitarist
by R.J. DeLuke
There's good news and better news for the many fans of guitar great Jim Hall--counted among them a number of established guitarists who are, themselves, eminent. It would be hard to find a guitarist who doesn't look up to Hall and whose playing has not been influenced by him in some way. Players relish Hall's rich ...
Lejazzetal: A Collision of Cultures with Jazz
by Raul d'Gama Rose
There are those who might call Dave Kelbie a dreamer, wearing somewhat the John Lennon persona in “Imagine." After all he forms Lejazzetal, a London-based artist's collaborative work-in-progress that promotes live jazz, conjures up the spirit of Basin Street wherever in the world a (Lejazzetal) concert may happen to create a scene--from London and Paris to ...
The Story of Jazz Guitar
by AAJ Staff
While in its early days, jazz guitar was considered a rhythm instrument alongside the banjo of Dixieland. In 1940, Charlie Christian and his Gibson ES-150 changed that and elevated guitar to lead instrument status alongside the saxophone and trumpet--instruments that could acoustically cut through the sound of a piano-bass-drums rhythm section. Here, we encapsulate some of ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Django Reinhardt
All About Jazz is celebrating Django Reinhardt's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Django ReinhardtThe man who became the 1st European jazz giant was born Jean Baptiste Reinhardt on January 24 1910 in a Gypsy encampment at Liberchies Belgium. His father was a traveling entertainer so he lived ...
Evan Christopher: Django a la Creole
by Gina Vodegel
For clarinetist Evan Christopher, Django a la Creole is the result of a forced journey from his home in New Orleans. In what might be seen as a positive aftermath of the Katrina disaster in 2005, Christopher temporarily relocated to Paris, focusing his actions on raising awareness for the musical culture that had put New Orleans ...
Django on the Go
Half a century after his death, Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt inspires festivals that make their way across the U.S. The season kicks off this week. Django Reinhardt never had a hit record. He only toured the United States once, as a guest with Duke Ellington's band in 1946, a jaunt legendary for Reinhardt's nonchalance: He arrived ...
