Practical Guide to Jazz Band Guitar (Mel Bay Presents) - Softcover

Dave Fraankenpohl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786676906 ISBN 13: 9780786676903

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc., 2008

Synopsis

This book presents material that will help the intermediate guitarist improve the playing and sight-reading of big band guitar parts, while expanding their knowledge of the instrument at the same time. Extensive exercises dealing with the various chord qualities and the corresponding voicings are included, as well as sections on reading, improvising, and sample big band guitar parts. - CD included with recordings of select exercises - Special section on Freddie Greene style - Shortcuts and tips on substitution chords - Tips on playing over a blues progression - Section on interpreting articulation markings

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About the Author

Dave Frackenpohl is an active jazz guitar performer, composer, and arranger in the Atlanta area. Collaborating with such jazz artists as Michael Brecker, Hank Crawford, Bobby Watson, Buddy DeFranco, and Carl Allen, Dave has performed at such venues as Spivey Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, Fox Theatre and the Rialto Center for the Performing Arts. A versatile player, he has performed with the Atlanta Symphony, the Florida Orchestra, the Atlanta Chamber Players, and at the Atlanta Jazz Festival. Dave also performs with touring Broadway shows/artists such as High School Musical, Chicago, 42nd Street, Tommy Tune, Bernadette Peters, as well as, Big Bands such as Moments Notice and Les Elgars. A seasoned composer/arranger, Dave has contributed to several jazz guitar books/recordings with Mel Bay Publications, including Jazz Standards for Guitar I & II. His original tunes and arrangements have been recorded with local Atlanta artists such as Sam Skelton, Ike Stubblefield, and E.J. Hughes. A graduate of the University of North Texas with degrees in Jazz Studies and Theory, Dave studied with jazz great Gene Bertoncini and jazz guitar pedagogue Jack Peterson. He has held faculty positions at Ithaca College, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and Monroe Community College in western New York. Dave taught 17 seasons at the Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan as Director of the Jazz Guitar Program. Currently, Dave is in his 9th year as Instructor of Jazz Studies at Georgia State University. His duties include teaching Jazz Guitar, Jazz History, Improvisation, and Arranging, as well as coordinating/coaching Jazz Combos and directing the Jazz Guitar Ensemble. Several of his student graduates are performing professionally and teaching at the collegiate level. In the summer, he teaches Jazz Improvisation at the Crane School of Music Youth Camp at the State University of New York at Potsdam.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786676906
• ISBN 13: 9780786676903
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80