Dave Kline, four strings, plucking and a blistering bow; electrified. These are the ingredients that Kline brings to the stage and into the studio. Pull in some more world-class musicians and they stir a cauldron of some of the best music you’ll ever hear.
Jose’ Feliciano runs with that pack, and on any given day he just might be the leader. He can vamp Hendrix, lay down Atkins riffs, intrigue us with Segovia classical moves, play flamenco with a velvet crush, light our fires and adorn our Christmas spirits with seasonal hipness and universal love.
As a follow-up to our Tal Nacarrato interview, here’s PART 2! We found Tal’s insights into performing, practicing, lessons learned to keep focused very helpful and one of our interviews that’s helpful to return to periodically to remind us of how to raise our games as musicians and on-stage performers.
Classically trained, Naccarato clearly knows his way around the fretboard as illustrated on his new album, Ten and Two Blues, to be released on April 27th 2022, as well as on his last three albums, Hot House Flowers, Piedmont Black & Blue, and Dreamflower Sessions…
Around 1999, world-class guitarist, Brad Richter, found himself discovering a small group of young men and women at the Navajo Nation who had taught themselves the art of classical guitar.Essentially, a self-help ensemble who helped one another evolve and mature into solid players. He volunteered to help out the best he could, recognizing the dedication and commitment of the group reflected in their playing skills, as applied to classical guitar.
By: Rick Landers French-born master fingerstyle guitarist Claude Bourbon hails from Britain, but finds himself traveling the globe strapped to his trusty Gibson J-45 acoustic dreadnaught. Whether he’s playing a straight blues, thumping out some heartbeat R&B, or his own cauldron of styles that may include Flamenco, American roots music, British Isle stylings, coupled with nuances […]
For most guitarists, the the pinnacle of guitar techniques lie within the realm of classical guitar and classical guitarist, Yorgos Nousis, resides comfortably in that realm where technique melds with rhythmic precision and melodic nuance.
By: Rick Landers Rick Landers: I’ve found that most classical guitarists have evolved from another area of music, sometimes rock, oftentimes jazz, but rarely begin in the classical realm. Tell us about your journey. Yorgos Nousis: This also applies to me. In the beginning I was mostly self-taught. At that time I was more into […]
Dmitry, who has been compared to Andre’ Segovia and John Williams, has developed his classical guitar technique to where it transcends process and lands in a place of intuitive style and melodic nuance.
This is a continuation of a previously published article, which consisted of a Concert Review of Juan Martín’s performance at the Leeds Flamenco Festival (2014) and the first half of this interview. Here, Juan continues speaking (among other things) about flamenco and fusion, his experience performing with Miles Davis, his experiences on the UK flamenco scene, and his course in Ronda.
Regarded by many as one of the greatest living exponents of the flamenco art from, guitarist Juan Martín, throughout his dazzling career, has delighted audiences across the globe with his passion, musical virtuosity and charming personality. Having initially learnt to play the guitar from the late great Paco de Lucía, Juan has since gone on to have an astounding performance career, playing in many of the world’s most prestigious performance auditoriums.
