Recently I have found a tweet about a paperguitar: Ausschneidebogen: Wir basteln uns eine Papier-E-Gitarre http://bit.ly/cO3puS Peter Glaser writes a blog which includes also an instrument of the day with a lot of special instruments: Instrument des Tages Some days ago he presented a paperguitar. At first I did not believe that the image showed [...]
Marijke and Michiel Wiesenekkerare the Amsterdams Mandoline en Gitaar Duo. I have met them several times during the last years – sometimes together with there parents – and it has always been a great fun and experience to jam with them until late at night. Marijke has studied mandolin in Wuppertal, and Michiel has studied [...]
Some time ago I have found a nice video with a mandolin version of a piece with titel Tango en Skai played by the Japanes mandolin player Kozo Onishi. I had not heard this piece before, but I liked it immediately. This is one of the two videos of Tango en Skai by Kozo Onishi [...]
Al di Meola and his band World Sinfonia have played at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. This concert was available as a concert on demand of the CBC, but it has been removed in the meantime. His current project – Al di Meola World Sinfonia – blends classical, jazz, and tango music with Middle Eastern [...]
Some time ago I wrote about Jim Hall, and I found also some videos where Jim Hall played together with the great German jazz guitarist Atilla Zoller. Here are some videos with Atilla Zoller: When It’s Time – Attila Zoller Attila Zoller – Another Xanthippe coolest grannies on stage ever! This Attila original is based [...]