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#436188 - 08/17/17 10:17 PM Gypsy Jazzers in this group?
Mark79100 Offline
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Is anyone in the group interested in Gypsy Jazz? It's never been mentioned here so I'm assuming the answers will be zilch, nada, no one......or........."Sorry, no speak English, Senor!"

The man is going to a psychiatrist for five years. His friend asks how he's doing. The man said "I was doing OK up to about a week ago when he said something that upset me!" Friend said "what did he say?" Answer: "he said...No hablo Ingles!"

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#436191 - 08/17/17 10:30 PM Re: Gypsy Jazzers in this group? [Re: Mark79100]
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Love Gypsy Jazz. I grew up listening to Django Reinhart. Even saw Stephane Grappelli perform live before he died. The guitar players he had with him were great at channeling Django of course. Gypsy Jazz is still very much alive today. I know Captain Russ is also a big fan.

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#436195 - 08/18/17 03:38 AM Re: Gypsy Jazzers in this group? [Re: Mark79100]
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My Mum was a jazz violinist, as was an Uncle Allie Young...so I grew up with a lot of influences by both, as well as listening to a lot of Django and Grapelli.

Nigel, another exceptional "fiddler" as my Mum used to respectfully call them, was a guy named Joe Venuti... https://youtu.be/thXi4Ca0sLE


He was the guy (probably not the first) who stretched the bow strings over the top of the fiddle...kinda cool. He shows how he does it on this video...starts at around 5:00 in https://youtu.be/W3gAypnheyo



I love wailing away to a good Gypsy Jazz style on the ole Tyros4...especially doing medleys of the old tunes and using the T4's awesome SA2 Violins and Guitars...happy music indeed.

There don't appear to be any groups in my area playing this type of music.

Ian
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#436199 - 08/18/17 05:56 AM Re: Gypsy Jazzers in this group? [Re: ianmcnll]
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#436213 - 08/18/17 08:07 AM Re: Gypsy Jazzers in this group? [Re: Dnj]
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Rory Hoffman is fabulous as a Gypsy player. He is in a group that performs at a top level often.

I have three Gypsy instruments that are copies of the original Selmer Macafee models.

Don't have time to pursue. Grapelli is fabulous.

R.

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#436258 - 08/19/17 02:05 AM Re: Gypsy Jazzers in this group? [Re: Dnj]
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That is a great clip Donny. Shows how much it is still alive.

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#436259 - 08/19/17 02:15 AM Re: Gypsy Jazzers in this group? [Re: Nigel]
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A few years ago I heard Andreas Oberg playing gypsy jazz at NAMM



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#436260 - 08/19/17 02:25 AM Re: Gypsy Jazzers in this group? [Re: captain Russ]
Nigel Offline
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Originally Posted By captain Russ
Rory Hoffman is fabulous as a Gypsy player. He is in a group that performs at a top level often.

I have three Gypsy instruments that are copies of the original Selmer Macafee models.

Don't have time to pursue. Grapelli is fabulous.

R.



I don't think there is anything Rory can't play. He is a true legend.

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#436265 - 08/19/17 06:13 AM Re: Gypsy Jazzers in this group? [Re: Nigel]
Dnj Offline
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Originally Posted By Nigel
That is a great clip Donny. Shows how much it is still alive.


Thanx Nigel,...I really enjoy watching and listening to them play this type of musci cool2

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#436276 - 08/19/17 06:14 PM Re: Gypsy Jazzers in this group? [Re: Dnj]
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Joe Venuti was the strongest of the violinists mentioned. An "up and comer" is Zak Brock, from Lexington. He has played with Chick Corea, taking Jon Luke Ponti's place at the biggest jazz events around.

Fantastic player and GREAT KID!

R.

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