It’s almost impossible to explain the big guitar hype of the last century without talking about Julian Bream. For decades he was the rock star of classical guitar. His fameContinue readingJulian Bream
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The Guitar Trio
I mentioned the guitar trio (Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco De Lucia) in a post about Paco. Well, here’s a live concert from 1980, with these 3 greatContinue readingThe Guitar Trio
John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin is an English guitarist, bandleader, and composer. A pioneer of jazz fusion. His music combines elements of jazz with rock, world music, Indian classical music, Western classical music,Continue readingJohn McLaughlin
Beethoven 10th symphony
It was all over the news, the attempt to complete Beethoven 10th symphony by artificial intelligence. And yesterday evening, we could hear the result. I’ve been a Beethoven admirer forContinue readingBeethoven 10th symphony
Paco de Lucia at Montreux Jazz Festival
It seems that the last post about Paco De Lucia as raised some eyebrows. For many people, it seems, he’s a big unknown, at least if I can believe myContinue readingPaco de Lucia at Montreux Jazz Festival
Paco De Lucia
Paco De Lucia found a novel way to combine flamenco music with jazz music. Both flamenco and jazz already being a mix-up off cultures and traditions, it need not surpriseContinue readingPaco De Lucia