The Great Guitars USA Tour 2022 – Taylor-Vignola-Jorgenson-Forman
Here's details for the upcoming Great Guitars USA Tour with Martin Taylor, John Jorgenson, Frank Vignola, Bruce Forman....
04/29 Burlington, VT - University of Vermont (Martin Taylor-John Jorgenson-Frank Vignola)
04/30 Albany, NY - The Egg (Martin Taylor-John Jorgenson-Frank Vignola)
05/01 Rockport, MA - Shalin Liu Performance Center (Martin Taylor-John Jorgenson-Frank Vignola)
05/02 Sellersville, PA - Sellersville Theatre (Martin Taylor-John Jorgenson-Frank Vignola)
05/03 Alexandra, VA - The Birchmere (Martin Taylor-John Jorgenson-Frank Vignola)
05/05 Mamaroneck, NY - Emelin Theatre (Martin Taylor-John Jorgenson-Frank Vignola)
05/06 Elgin, IL - ECC Center (Martin Taylor-John Jorgenson-Frank Vignola)
05/07 St Louis, MO - Sheldon Concert Hall (Martin Taylor-John Jorgenson-Frank Vignola)
05/10 Sheldan, WY - WYO Theatre (Martin Taylor-John Jorgenson-Bruce Forman)
05/13 Bozeman, MT - Ellan Theatre (Martin Taylor-John Jorgenson-Bruce Forman)
05/14 Lone Tree, CO - Lone Tree Arts Center (Martin Taylor-John Jorgenson-Bruce Forman)
05/17 Seattle, WA - Dimitriou's Jazz Alley (Martin Taylor-John Jorgenson-Bruce Forman)
05/18 Seattle, WA - Dimitriou's Jazz Alley (Martin Taylor-John Jorgenson-Bruce Forman)
Frank Vignola will be playing the first half of the tour only, then Bruce Forman will join Martin and John for the second half of the tour.
For more information go to martintaylor.com
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Jazz Guitar Lesson: Tips for Transcribing
For jazz musicians of all instruments and skill levels, transcribing the melodies and improvised solos of some of the genre’s greatest masters is an essential practice and a guaranteed method for improving your playing, musical ear, and musicianship. Transcribing the work of our musical heroes does not necessarily mean putting pen to paper and applying notes to the staff, although that can be highly impactful. Transcriptions can more simply be defined as dissecting a piece of music by ear, translating it onto your instrument, and being able to perform it.
Mr Sun has a new recoding coming out an here’s a preview single.
https://bluegrasstoday.com/track-premiere-breakers-bakedown-debut-single-from-darol-anger-and-mr-sun/
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Breaker’s Bakedown on the 5-string Fiddle
Greetings fiddlers! We’re inaugurating a whole new 5-string Fiddle lesson series with this preview: a lesson on my original tune “Breaker’s Bakedown”.
This is a 5-string fiddle tune that appears on my new Mr Sun Band recording, "Extrovert", released on Compass Records in mid-May. This is a preview and you can hear the single on Bluegrass Today at this URL.?
Mr Sun always likes to put at least one unapologetically straight-ahead fiddle tune into every show and every recording. I wrote this one to feature and celebrate the five-string fiddle; you can't really play this one right without that bottom string on there.?Right at the crux of the tune, it's like that first hill on the roller coaster, up to the top all the way to the bottom.?I was thinking about Kenny Baker a lot when this tune got made, and I feel like there's a lot of Mr Baker in there. He had some pretty sly, dry humor going in so many of his tunes. So... in honor of Kenny and all the thousands of cooking shows we watched during the pandemic, this one's called "Breaker's Bakedown".
New Musical Mechanics Courses Now Available
We are excited to announce the availability of four brand new courses designed to provide all the instruction and resources you need to become a more complete musician.
Bluegrass Guitar Lesson: Walking Bass Runs
Truly excellent bluegrass guitar players can exercise choice when playing the role of both the melodic lead and supporting rhythmic instrument. What do we mean by choice? In this case, we’re referring to a player’s ability to apply a variety of different techniques to craft a dynamic performance and retain the interest of the listener. Concerning rhythm guitar playing specifically, it is particularly important to be able to utilize an array of embellishment methods to accomplish this goal, such as walking bass lines, alternating bass techniques, strumming variations, and more.
Special Guest Interview: Mike Seeger
The next 4 parts of the Mike Seeger interview series have just been added! In these, we find Mike performing and discussing topics that include popular artists of their time, banjo history, and much more. Along the way we see Mike performing on a variety of instruments including the Fiddle, Banjo, and even a Banjo Ukulele! If you’ve already checked out the first 20 parts, CLICK HERE to go to part 21. If you’re just seeing this for the first time CLICK HERE to start from the beginning. Stay tuned to the blogs for announcements, there’s still much more to come!
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ArtistWorks Music Roundtable Podcast—Episode 3: Tony Trischka & Kenny Kosek
In the ArtistWorks Music Roundtable podcast series, members of the ArtistWorks faculty are joined by notable musical guests to discuss topics on anything and everything music. Subjects ranging from touring and memorable moments on the road to recording, songwriting, musicianship, music theory, technique, and more will be addressed. Nothing is off-limits, and all musical themes are fair game!
Pre-Sale VIP Memberships for “Electric Bass with Stu Hamm” Now Available!
We’re excited to announce that pre-sale VIP memberships are now available for our newest course, “Electric Bass with Stu Hamm.” While the course officially launches in May, joining early grants you access to a handful of amazing perks and exclusives leading up to the launch, including:
Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar Lesson: The Art of Phrasing with Martin Taylor
How you phrase melodic lines is one of the primary elements that defines your musical voice on your instrument. Much like speaking, how you phrase a musical idea and integrate subtle inflections, nuances in your cadence, and adjustments in your pacing all greatly impact the message that you convey to your audience and how you’re received. Your musical phrasing can be equated to your sonic fingerprint, and, as such, it should be calculated, monitored, and refined as you progress. It should be intentional.