Gypsy Earrings

This book focuses on the key elements of Django Reinhardt's style of Gypsy jazz or 'jazz Manouche'. Author Stephane Wrembel gained his impressive knowledge of the style through years of experience jamming withFrench Gypsies and studying with masters of the style. Wrembel acquired his skills entirely by ear and has taught scores of musicians worldwide using the method that appears here in text and notation for the firsttime. Written in English German and French with all musical examples in standard notation and tablature Getting Into Gypsy Jazz Guitar shares the secrets of the style in a logical step by stepmanner exposing the reader to the authentic Manouche style as it continues to evolve in France and Holland. Intermediate to advanced in difficulty this method is designed for the guitarist who is already familiar withjazz harmony and note locations on the fretboard. Includes access to online audio.

Getting Into Blues Violin is a comprehensive workshop that specifically addresses improvisation techniques through exercises and ear training studies that relate to the featured licks and scales. Theoriginal tunes by the author  Marty Laster address various technical challenges and old blues standards are also included to build an authentic blues repertoire. The book next touches on the influence of the blueson swing bluegrass Cajun and Gypsy styles while teaching improvisational techniques in each. It pays tribute to the great Blues violinists of the past and present with bios and some photos. Finally ways to develop and varybreaks are explored. The text touches on many aspects of Violin techniques as it relates to the blues and has an easygoing tone that is sometimes humerous. The book begins at a moderate level of difficulty but quickly movesto intermediate material; reaching fairly advanced territory by the end. Both violinists who have been playing a couple of years and serious classical players can benefit from Getting Into Blues Violin. Audiodownload available online.