Grappelli Licks - the Vocabulary of Gypsy Jazz Violin
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Product ID: LP4 001BCD
By Tim Kliphuis
Publisher:
Lowland Productions
Arranger:
Violin
Genre:
violin method
Line Up:
Violin (Solo: Unknown)
Number of pages:
80
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About this item
This book/CD set is the follow-up to Tim's best-selling book “Stéphane Grappelli Gypsy Jazz Violin”. Do you want to sound more like the French maestro? Here is the answer. Violinist Tim Kliphuis has selected more than 250 Grappelli licks (short phrases) for you to learn. Using simple chord theory and tips for timing and style, you can start playing the licks on songs instantly. The CD includes solos on 9 Gypsy Jazz standards and sample phrases by Kliphuis, plus backing tracks by gypsy guitarist Paulus Schäfer for you to practise on. It is assumed the student reads music, has some experience with improvisation and a basic command of the instrument.
• Method for learning Stéphane Grappelli’s Gypsy Jazz Violin phrases
• Over 250 short Grappelli violin licks for quick and simple use
• Simple chord theory, tips for timing and style tips get you started straightaway
• 9 Playalong guitar tracks as well as violin licks and sample solos
Instrumentation
Violin
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Composer
Tim Kliphuis
Tim Kliphuis is a legend in the Gypsy Jazz world through his work with the top guitarists including the Rosenberg Trio and Fapy Lafertin. He maintains a busy touring schedule all over the world playing at jazz, classical and folk festivals, and has collaborated with Richard Galliano (France) and Frankie Gavin (Ireland). His Trio concerts have been praised by Les Paul and Nigel Kennedy.
A popular educator, Kliphuis is the author of best-selling book Stéphane Grappelli Gypsy Jazz Violin and its new follow-up, Grappelli Licks. His workshops have been featured at festivals, conservatoires and summer courses in the USA, Canada, UK, South Africa, Switzerland, Japan and Europe. Tim holds the Jazz violin chair at Tilburg Conservatoire and hosts an annual sell-out Gypsy Jazz violin camp back home in Holland every August.
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