Posted in Guitar Events on May 18th, 2010
Keith Ganz – “Art of the Duo”, Sat May 22, 2010
Mercer Island Community Center, 11am-1pm
NYC-based guitarist Keith Ganz will present his ideas for “comping in a vocal or horn Duo plus fretboard freedom when it’s your turn to solo.” $20 SJGS members & $25 non-members.
Keith Ganz is well known for his guitar chops and experience [...]
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Posted in Guitar Events on Apr 25th, 2010
Sunday 11 July 1-3 @ Mercer Island Community Center
Two guitarists playing together is a long standing tradition in the Jazz world. It’s also a great way to learn, share and enjoy making music with another like-minded SJGS-er. Freshly off the road with fellow Swedish guitarist Ulf Bandgren, Mr. Stowell will present ideas for us to [...]
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Posted in Guitar Events on Jan 31st, 2010
Monday 28 June 2010
Gene Bertoncini will teach an all-day intensive “master class”.
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Posted in Guitar Events, Past Guitarists on Jun 4th, 2009
June 14, 2009, 1-3 PM
Mercer Island Community Center
Jon Hamar on “Basslines for Guitarists”
Jon Hamar is one of Seattle’s first call bassists…and no wonder: Master’s from Eastman. Flawless technique. Composer. Band leader. Exquisite choice of notes. http://www.myspace.com/jonhamarmusic
Part of our gig as guitarists is to back up others and developing bass lines is a portion of our [...]
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Sunday, October 4, 2009
Location: Roberts Music Institute, 13417 N.E. 20th St Bellevue WA 98005-2014. (425) 614-4764
Time: 1PM, $25 (includes copy of Don’s new book)
Here’s an excerpt from a review of Don’s book titled “Mastering the Dominant Chord“:
Discover why the study of dominant 7th chords will offer you the “keys to the kingdom” for truly understanding [...]
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Sunday September 20, 2009.
1-3 PM, Mercer Island Community Center
Tony Beaulaurier is a Puget Sound area native and earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees in music from Central Washington University. In addition to his private teaching studio, he also has experience instructing at several regional community colleges. Classes taught at the collegiate level include music theory, [...]
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Posted in Guitar Events, Past Guitarists on May 16th, 2009
31 May 2009, Sunday @ 1-3pm
at the Mercer Island Community Center
Tim Lerch on Strategies for Solo Guitar: Arrangement and Improvising Ideas.
“We have a little orchestra sitting in our laps yet we are often limited by technique and imagination as to how to get the most out of it. Since we spend much of our playing [...]
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