HJGS Newsletter 21 May13

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Huddersfield Jazz Guitar Society

Newsletter No. 21 May 2013

Hi Jazz Guitar Fans,

It was a good turnout, despite being another bitterly cold, late winters night.

As is becoming the norm, Tom Prior started the evenings performances, with asolo rendition of My Funny Valentine. Tom never ceases to surprise and while heis known to be a fine Djangoesque swing player this performance alsodemonstrated both his sensitive side and a penchant for mischievous fun. Hisfingerstyle chops were also very impressive, (as was the colour of his new guitar!!)

Tom was then joined by Martin Chung for a tidy and well busked readingof the swing classic Sweet Georgia Brown. Martin too is becoming moreeclectic, combining bends, blues licks and a Django-like vibrato and all on a

guitar that looks like a space-ship.

Darren and Richard followed, beautifully supported by Phil Kampen onbass. Darren graciously turned over most of the spot for a feature for Richardwhose solid, if a little timid, playing is steadily improving over the months.Polka Dots and Moonbeams followed with a nice referential improvisationfrom Darren and intelligent chord work from Richard.


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Dave Vanfgelderen and Chris Brown followed this with an unusually brighttempo version of Misty. Lovely tone from Daves Guild and really tasteful note

choice for his solo.


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Nice to see Chris going for it with a powerful solo, full of confidence andcommitment. Dave then again took the head for East of the Sun. This duogoes from strength to strength but it would be nice to hear Chris take some ofthe heads form time to time.

Robin Thomas was up next with yet another relatively up-tempo readingof a ballad: The Nearness of You. This was a beautifully managed managedsolo performance, with a straight proper guitar sound. Robin had obviouslydecided against being Bill Frizell again this month!

Joined by Charles on electric bass, Robin chose to play St. Thomas, beginningin free tempo with a semi-improvised segment recalling Guffrie and Halls Newport 58version Train and the River. Later in the performance the ambience was furtherenhanced by Errol Garner/Keith Garret styled grunts from both musicians!

Ian then gave a short talk on the months set tune: The Odd Couple. Howeverchatter ensued and nobody seemed to be listening. It is proving difficult to move themembers nights on to being something a little more purposeful that will enhance both

the understanding and playing accomplishments of those with a genuine desire toimprove and learn more. The committee has tried various things, from set works, toseminars, guest talks/workshops and quizzes. Most of these have been received withapparent apathy. The committee are concerned about the lack of inertia and aboutthe future growth and way forward for HJGS. Perhaps they have got it wrong andmembers DO simply require a platform to play and little else. If this is so maybe it istime to change the committee or those of its members most disappointed by the lackof progress? YOUR FEEDBACK please!!! This is part of the problem. We neverseem to get any!!

Anyway, rant over and back to the last meeting. The second set was openedby the Jazz Dawgs, with Phil Kampen. The blues, Tenor Madness, effectively


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utilised alternate blues changes, every other chorus (Blues for Alice with theColtrane I-VI-II-V turnaround) with some nice exchanges in the 4s. This was followedby Ellingtons Cottontail with Adrian playing the tricky head and demonstrating hislove for, and absorption of, the bebop idiom. Ian demonstrating the effectiveness of asimple four to the bar on his beautiful, and recently acquired, Benedetto Benny.Adrian and Ian turnout every month, gigs permitting, but it is a real treat when theyare joined by Pete Wraith, a master of the lost art of acoustic rhythm guitar! Hisebullient personality also brings sunshine to the proceedings.

Jez and Martin followed with Straasburg and Wave. Two great playerswere initially thwarted by serious intonation problems demonstrating just howunforgiving the instrument can be.

Nevertheless, some wonderful playing with fabulous side slips from Jez andsome great Bensonish chops from Martin ensued and they had tamed the tuning fortheir fusionish reading of Jobims Wave.

Relative newcomer Adam Hinchliffe and Darren brought the evening to a close

with My Funny Valentine, Adam taking the head and first solo, followed by an earthyversion of the Herbie Hancock classic Watermelon Man. Darren cut loose on thelatter with a soulful groove right down to the toppy, choppy, James Brownish rhythmguitar accompaniments. A great upbeat finish to another successful HJGS meeting.

Members News

HJGS member, Adrian Ingram, has convinced Brian Jackson (bassist andorganiser of Monday nights at the Head of Steam) to host occasional JAZZGUITAR NIGHTS. The first one is on Mon. 3rd June and features: CHRIS

WALKER, PAUL HARTLEY and ADRIAN INGRAM.


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Chris is a fabulous player from Sheffield and one of Adrians ex studentsat Leeds College of Music. He has done much for jazz guitar in his home townof Sheffield, especially hosting nights at the Lescar. He is also a fine teacherwhore students include Jamie Taylor.

Paul is a subtle and tasty player in the melodic Jim Hall style. He too hasdone much for jazz guitar in and around Manchester, particularly his Tuesdaynights at the Bakers Vaults in Stockport. It is hoped that HJGS members will

do their best to support this, hopefully the first of many guitar nights spotlightinggreat players deserving wider recognition.

Call for Membership Participation

Remember the HJGS exists for the benefit(s) of its members, so we need tohear from YOU: good, bad, indifferent, news, views, gossip, ideas, viewpoints, gigs,sales wants, swaps etc, etc!

Please keep us informed of any jazz guitar related gigs, events, sales or otheritem of interest, so that we can pass information on to other members. HJGS needsto develop its wider network as an important forum for jazz guitar related informationand information exchange, so that we may all benefit from the collective wisdom anduncoordinated information that undoubtedly exists amongst fans and connoisseurs.

Swap an Idea

This column appears to be popular so we will keep it for the time being. But,and this is an important but we do NEED YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS for this to besuccessful. Contributions please to [email protected].

The HJGS Library of II-V-I Patterns

We have two examples this month. The first from Darren.

As a jazz guitarist, or any other jazz musician for that matter it is important to have agood understanding of ways to negotiate a ii V I progression. The following solo is basedaround a ii V I progression in C, however it uses a G diminished half/whole scale over the G7chord. The G diminished H/W scale consists of the notes G Ab Bb B Db D E F G andhighlights the b9th (Ab) the #9th or b3rd (Bb) and the b5th (Db) giving the scale quite a

nice bluesy quality. Over Dm7 and Cma7 the solo keeps very much to the C major scale.


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And the second from Jamie.

For this months Favourite II-V-Is I thought Id share a few spicy chord voicings that

I learned from listening to two of my favorite guitar players, Jim Hall and JohnnySmith.

The two examples show how these shapes function as altered dominant 7th voicings and

are applied to adjacent string sets in II-V-I situations. Note that these shapes aresymmetrical too, so you can shift them up in minor 3rds across the guitar neck.

Listen to the opening chord lick on Johnny Smiths Stranger in Paradise' to hear thesein action!


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Membership

Some memberships are now falling due for renewal, remember membershiplasts for a full 12 months from the paid up month and the following benefits areonly available to current paid up members.

The following deals have been negotiated for members on production of amembership card: -

Bulldog Pickups (Huddersfield) www.bulldogpickups.com

15% off all pickups and repairs/rewinds.

ElectroMusic (Doncaster) www.electromusic.co.ukVariable discount depending on the item(s) purchased.

GTR (Huddersfield) www.gtrguitars.co.uk10% discount on strings and accessories.

The Music Room (Cleckheaton) www.the-music-room.comVariable discount depending on the item(s) purchased.

Matt Ryan www.guitarrepairer.com10% off guitar repairs/setups

AmplifierCoversOnline.com www.amplifiercoversonline.comCustomised Equipment Covers On Demand

Frailers www.frailers.comVariable discount depending on the item(s) purchased.

Foulds Guitars - Derby www.fouldsmusic.co.ukVariable discount depending on the item(s) purchased.


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Vinyl Taphave been removed from the list as they have decided that they will nolonger offer any discount on new cds and discount by negotiation on second-handcds. As a consequence we feel we can no longer include them.

We are actively pursuing other supplier/retailers and will let you know as soon as weconfirm them. Remember also that we welcome your suggestions re the futuredirection of HJGS. Please get in touch.

Committee

Martin ChungPublicity, joint treasurer, website/facebook and development

Darren Dutson-BromleyEnsembles, education, website/facebook and development

Adrian Ingram

Newsletter, education, international liaison and development

Ian WroeHost, joint treasurer, artiste relations, events and development

Gigs

Monday night jazz at The Head of SteamMay

6th

Stu MacDonald / Freddie Garner13th Terry Kenyon / Adrian Ingram / Ian Rose, BLUES NIGHT15th Victor Brox / Adrian Ingram, BLUES NIGHT21st Jade Harris / Adrian Ingram / Ian Rose (Nb Tuesday night)27th Alan Barnes / Bruce Adams / Adrian Ingram

Adrian Ingrams Jazz Dawgs in FranceMay 3rd Le Petit Bistro, DinanMay 4th Dinard, Private party

May 5th

Le Cheval Blanc, Plancot see www.breizhms.com

May 4th Nu Popes @ The Box Office (next to The Picturedrome), Holmfirth.As part of the Festival of Funk

May 5th Extra Curricular @ Hoochie Coochie, Newcastle (great funk, bluesand soul venue)

May 5th Jade Harris & Jamie Holroyd West Riding Refreshment Rooms16:00

May 9th, Geoff Atherton Trio: Dave Vangelderen; gtr, Geoff; sax, Chris

Strachen; dbl bass. The Works, Sowerby Bridge


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May 12th Adrian Ingrams Yorkshire All Stars, featuring Jon Taylor, IanRose, Ken Hickey and Jade Harris - The Sportsman,Huddersfield,17:00

May 14th Jamie Holroyd/Samuel French Duo - Tower Hotel, Lincoln JazzWeek 19:30

May 17th Extra Curricular @ The Duchess, YorkMay 18th Lizzie Leonard Quartet feat. Jamie Holroyd - Seven Arts Jazz Club

13:00May 19th Adrian Ingrams birthday bash, Jazz Dawgs plus guest musicians -

The Grove, Huddersfield 16:00May 25th Extra Curricular @ The Musiquarium, LeedsMay 26th LCM Jazz Guitar Special featuring Jamie Holroyd, Jack Gillen and

Adam Taylor - Seven Arts Jazz Club 13:00May 31st Extra Curricular @ The Compass, Chester

A message from Paul Hartley

Tuesday Jazz at the Bakers Vaults, Stockport 2013

Paul Hartley Quartet featuring :

May 14th Howard Murray (saxes) & Laurie Cooper (trombone)May 28th Ken Marley Triowith special guest Mark Gilbanks (trumpet)June 11th Harold Salisbury (alto)June 25th George Galway(sax/flute) with Mike Burns (trumpet)

9 - 11pm FREE admissionBakers Vaults, Market Place, StockportTel 0161 477 7312

Other Jazz Guitar Clubs/Societies

(We are 1 of only 4 jazz guitar societies in England)

Here are a few links: -

http://cheadlejazzguitarclub.wordpress.com/

http://www.southjazzguitar.org ------- Note new website address

http://www.treforowen.com/index.php?id=38

http://www.meetup.com/LondonJazzGuitarSociety/

Meetings

The first Tuesday of the month at The Head of Steam : Huddersfield Railway

Station (see http://www.theheadofsteam.co.uk/huddersfield )


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Remember the society needs YOUR views and input so, if you want toprovide a short introduction/discourse for a tune yourself or make anysuggestions for a tune, please speak to a committee member. We havealready had some other interesting ideas put forward which we are looking into.YOUR ideas are both vital and welcome. It is YOUR society and the committeeis there entirely on YOUR behalf. Please, please get involved if you can!

2013 meetings

May 7th - Players NightJune 4th - Hayden Minett talking about jazz amps. Have your

questions ready.July 2ndAug 6thSep 3rdOct 1stNov 5th

Dec 3

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- Christmas Showcase

Workshop/seminars

Please note that in order to ensure an effective combination of complete

workshop and some time for playing, these sessions will commence at 8:30on the dot.

Of Interest, News and Reviews

Found anything on the web or heard of something which may interest our members, thenthis is the place for it.

The Colonel & The Governor. Reviewed by Darren Dutson Bromley

Tommy Emmanuel and Martin TaylorLabel: Republic of Music

The Colonel and the Governor is the new album of duets by guitarists Martin Taylor andTommy Emmanuel. Both very highly accomplished guitarists in their respective fields, Martin

the consummate jazz guitarist, Tommy a finger style acoustic player from the Chet Atkinsschool of guitar playing. So how would the contrasting styles work together, very well indeedif this album is anything to go by. This kind of album would only really work if the two playersfound common ground with which to base the project and they seemed to have found it in anobvious love of the duo playing of Carl Kress and Eddie Lang.

The album consists of fourteen tracks and is a mixture of standards and a few Taylororiginals. It begins, rather frenetically with a version of I Won't Last a Day Without You, aCarpenters classic that along with many other Paul Williams and Roger Nichols songs seemsto slip into the jazz repertoire rather well. I must confess that this isn't one of my favoritetracks on the album, while the playing is fine, the intro and vamping interlude seems to besuperfluous to the song, if not irrelevant. There is almost an element of 'trying too hard' on


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this particular track and the beauty of the piece is lost at times by trying to muscle in somefast licks and technique. The album finds it feet on the second track, Jersey Bounce. Somegreat playing here with both players really complimenting each other. I really like the vocalasides that can be heard within the track. Tommy Emmanuel really shines on this one. Otherstand out tracks on the album are Bernie's Tune, Lullaby of Birdland and Heat Wave all ofwhich impart a sense of joy. Secret Love is a Tommy Emmanuel solo that shows us what ispossible using natural harmonics to play the melody. The album finishes with I Wish I KnewHow It Would Feel To Be Free, the Billy Taylor piece which found its way in to the popularconscious courtesy of been used as the theme for Film... (You fill in the year) with Barry

Norman.

So overall a very good album and one that Idrecommend to any lovers of guitar not just jazz guitar.The obvious respect for each others playing and thesense of fun is apparent throughout the wholealbum. What I love about the album the most though is itsounds like two mates who have got together to have ablast through some tunes and they are clearly having aball doing so and we are privileged to share in theexperience through this recording. The fact that its two of

the most amazing guitar players around makes it evenbetter.

www.mambo-amp.co.uk

www.adrianingram.com

www.jazzdawgs.co.uk

http://jazzguitarscene.wordpress.com/

http://www.joefinn.net/html/jazz_guitar_almanac.html

http://jamieholroydguitar.com

http://www.darrendutsonbromley.com Check out Darrens pod casts


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Tuition

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Sales

Please let me know as soon as items are sold to remove them from the list.

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60s Gibson Johnny Smith pickup (neck mounted).. 55

Set Bulldog Stratocaster Pickups, Haydens finest, lovely sound....120

1980s Stratocaster 12 string 550 SOLD

Figure 1


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Godin Multiac Steel, Acoustic with Synth access.600 SOLD

Eastman AC320CE, Sitka spruce top, Sapelle back/sides Fishman Matrix VT

pickup system.450 SOLD

All prices are negotiable and interesting trades are welcome

Contact Ian Wroe ( [email protected] )

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De` Armond `RED` Jazz Guitar pickup . Early 60`s but very little used . Perfect working

order . 190 SOLD

Tel Brian Lewis on 07776 184111 , 01565 653003 or [email protected]

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Telecaster Pickups: -

1. Boxed pair of Fender Custom Shop Texas Specials. Full fat sound with good

balance and punch, as new... 702. Fender Custom Shop Twisted-Tele neck pickup. Not commercially available,

except on custom shop Teles, therefore hard to come by, nice full sound35

3. Bulldog Alnico III neck. Best sounding Tele pickup for jazz, end of story.

Similar spec to custom shop nocaster pickup but bespoke, hand wound as opposed to

mass produced. New, bargain at35

4. Lollar neck pickup, signed as new. Lollars are current flavour of themonth35


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(or you could order one wait 3 months and pay 100!!)5. Lindy Frailin high output neck pickup, new 356. Mojo Boutique bridge pickup, new 307. Pair of Bare-Knuckle Mules (PAFs), everyones current favourite

Humbucker..100

8. Aged Bulldog PAFS Boxed/new....100

9. New Gibson P90 (soapbar) with black cover30

Celestion 30 10 8 ohm speaker. new.. 20

Fender 30 10 8 ohm speaker. new.. 20

Dunlop Jazz picks 205 and 206 series. Hard to find and expensive in UK. Bargain.

Job lot packs of 36. 5 per pack!!! (nb 20p not included in sale)

George Van Eps string damper, Original early 50s model actuall machined by Van

Eps. Used by Eps, Jim Hall, Herb Ellis. Stops all open string feedback on archtops.

Mega rare, offers, trades.

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Rivera R55 1x12 valve amp excellent condition : 600 ono

Roland GR33 guitar synth + pickup : 200 onoSession Rockette 30 fantastic little jazz amp : 90 ono

JMP 50 1980 Marshall head : 600


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Eventide Time-Factor delay/sampler/loop pedal : 220Tone Proslocking nickel stoptail (335/ Les Paul etc) : 20Boss digital dimension (1980s) pedal as new (Mike Stern/Sco/Metheny etc) : 80

Contact Hayden Minett on 07967 831193 or [email protected]

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65/66 ES-335

I've hung it up on ebay for 5.5k which isvery close to what I paid a few years back. ilive in Mirfield approx 15 mins fromHuddersfield if you or anyone else wants tocome try it out.

Its a 65/66 ES 355 and is in great shape.

Many thanks

Gary [email protected]

The Comins Jazz amp has a powerattenuator...all valve 1x12...nice & light

combo & built by the great amp builder

George Allesandro....1,000

The Ameson 50watt is all tube & asmall head 750


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For more info contact Paul Wright on: -

[email protected] or mob 07527 389637

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Trades

Wants

1. small amp : Polytone (any model considered); Musicman RD50

(1x10 or 1x12); Peterson (Wood cab 10 speaker) AER etc

2. Seymour Duncan alnico Pro II neck telecaster neck pickup

If you have of know the whereabouts of any of the above please contact AdrianIngram [email protected]

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Gypsy jazzer (Doubling Double Bass & Rhythm Guitar) seeking fellow

Gypsy jazzer's for blow.

'Triggs Jazzbox the top is

laminate....2,500

The Ameson 120w is a very small

transistor amp...very high

quality....650

Schaefer 15''Jazzer3,500


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Tel. Mike on: 01663 743610.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Charts

Huddersfield Jazz Guitar Society

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Cheers

Ian

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