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Muddling About With Geniuses

Published: Fri, 04/19/24

In the summer of 1985, my parents drove me up to Rochester, New York, to spend si weeks studying at the Eastman School of Music. Most of the program…

The Totality And The Backbeat

Published: Fri, 04/12/24

They've been holding an annual folk festival in Kerrville, Te as for the past fifty-two years. The main festival takes place in May, but because…

Making It Your Own

Published: Fri, 04/05/24

I learned how to teach in front of teenaged guitar dudes, si to eight kids to a class, five or si classes a day, si days a week, for five weeks every…

Chord Substitutions Workshop: Last Call

Published: Fri, 03/29/24

The midnight hour Approacheth fast Today will soon Be in the past And so this is Your final call For signing up And learning all About the chords That…

Chord Substitutions Workshop: Tomorrow!

Published: Fri, 03/29/24

If you've been thinking of attending the Chord Substitutions Workshop, I'm here to remind you it's taking place tomorrow, Saturday, March 30th at…

The Duke and the Count

Published: Fri, 03/29/24

I learned most of what I know about Freddie Green chord voicings from hanging out with Duke Robillard at the National Guitar Workshop a few decades…

Harpo Plays The Blues

Published: Tue, 03/26/24

First, no questions: just go and watch the first three minutes of this Slim Gaillard clip on Youtube. I want to say it's like if Harpo Mar had played…

Rushing Lullabies

Published: Fri, 03/22/24

A few months back, I picked up Gary Giddins' Visions of Jazz: The First Century, along with Kent Hartman's book on the Wrecking Crew (a bit of a…

New Workshop: Chord Substitutions

Published: Wed, 03/20/24

The new Reliable Source workshop, Chord Substitutions, will help you answer both those questions. We tend to learn chords one of two ways: either…

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