Funk and its infectious style remains a popular part of the music we listen to today. Timeless recordings from such artists as James Brown The Commodores Stevie Wonder The Meters The Crusaders Brecker Brothers The Average White Band Sly and the Family Stone Tower of Power Prince The Blackbyrds Manu Dibango Maceo Parker Junior Walker and the All Stars and many more continue to enjoy…

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A Path to Fluency in Odd Meters and Polyrhythms for All Instruments. Par ALLEN DAVE. Advanced Rhythmic Concepts for Improvisation offers the advancing student a method to expand their rhythmic vocabulary and explore some of the more challenging aspects of the modern jazz idiom. It puts rhythm and time-feel front and center, and offers techniques for strengthening your inner metronome, enhancing yo…

Etudes for Phrasing and Articulation. Par LOWELL RICHARD. Learn to play with jazz phrasing and articulation. These 27 duets are in jazz and jazz-influenced styles such as swing, bebop, funk,samba, and others. They are appropriate for performance by any melodic instruments. The duets feature independent contrapuntal lines, and practicing them will give you intimate insight into how these constructs…

In Recital Throughout The Year is a series that focuses on fabulous repertoire with musically engaging pieces by leading FJH composers and arrangers. This series of books is carefully levelled to ensure that goals are attainable which is essential in motivating students. Providing excellent teaching material these books address the strengths and weaknesses of students with progressive discus…

'Hot Licks Rhtyhms and Grooves is a journey through 30 years of my musical life. I touch on many different styles and approaches to playing lead and rhythm guitar. My goal as a player is to expand these perimeters and expresswhat I feel musically. My goal as a teacher is to present this in such a manner that you can absorb it play it and then use the ideas and take them to new places. I hope you…

Avec pas moins de 50 Rythmiques Funk à la manière des plus grands artistes d'hier et d'aujourd'hui (James Brown, Jamiroquai, Parliament, The Headhunters, Commodores, The Meters, The Brothers Johnson, Ohio Players, Graham Central Station, B.T. Express, Sly and The Family Stone, etc... ), cette méthode va vous régaler pendant un bon bout de temps. / Guitare