Product Description
Length:
39:57
Subtitles:
English, French, Italian, Portuguese
Description:
In part two (2 of 2) of this jazz guitar comping masterclass, renowned guitarist Roni Ben-Hur shows you the ins and outs of accompaniment in a group setting. Roni discusses and demonstrates you how to provide a solid background for the soloist both harmonically and rhythmically, so that you can blend in with the band and create the space for inspired improvisation. If you want to strengthen your jazz guitar comping skills, so that other musicians will really want to play with you, this jazz guitar lesson series is for you! NOTE: You can purchase both videos in this series at a discount here!
Topics Covered: Jazz Guitar, Comping, Dominant Chord Alterations, Chord Function, Minor Chord Alterations, Vocings, Understanding the Progression, Taking Liberties with the Lead Sheet, Leaving Chords Out, Adding Chords, Turnarounds, Jazz Harmony, Passing Chords, Rhythm, etc.
Jazz guitarist Roni Ben-Hur has earned a sterling reputation as a musician and educator, renowned for his golden tone, improvisational brilliance, compositional lyricism and ability to charm peers, students and listeners alike. Eminent jazz critic Gary Giddins wrote in the Village Voice: “A limber and inventive guitarist, Ben-Hur keeps the modernist flame alive and pure, with a low flame burning in every note… [He’s] a guitarist who knows the changes and his own mind.” Ben-Hur – born in Israel in 1962 but a longtime American citizen, now based in New Jersey – has released nine albums as leader or co-leader, with Time Out New York calling him “a formidable and consummately lyrical guitarist.” The Star-Ledger of New Jersey summed him up this way: “A deep musician, a storyteller, Ben-Hur works with a warm, glowing sound and has an alluring way of combining engaging notes with supple rhythm.” Along with releasing acclaimed educational products – including the instructional DVD Chordability and method book Talk Jazz: Guitar – Ben-Hur has directed international jazz camps for nearly 15 years. Jazz guitar star Russell Malone got it right when he said: “Everything Roni does is beautiful. He has the magic touch.”
In addition to leading his own bands, Ben-Hur has shared the stage and the studio not only with the heroes and great peers mentioned above but with the likes of Cecil Payne, Etta Jones, Marcus Belgrave, Charles McPherson, Jimmy Heath, Clark Terry, Slide Hampton, Earl May, Teri Thornton and Bill Doggett. Ben-Hur regularly performs in the top jazz venues and in major festivals across the country and around the world. As an educator, he has established jazz programs in New York City high schools, along with presenting workshops for students of all ages in the U.S. and Europe. His instructional releases include the DVD Chordability (Motéma, 2011), which offers 20 lessons on chord voicings and jazz harmony for intermediate and advanced guitarists. He also translated “the Barry Harris method” to guitar with the publication Talk Jazz: Guitar (Mel Bay, 2003), which has appeared in English and Japanese editions.
