Guitar solo -
intermediate
SKU:
DZ.DZ-3841
Composed
by Francois Rioux. 44
pages. Les Productions
d'OZ #DZ 3841. Published
by Les Productions d'OZ
(DZ.DZ-3841).
ISBN
9782897957582.
List
ening to and
familiarizing myself with
the recordings of several
jazz musicians from the
New York scene of the
early 2000s, I noticed
that the contrapuntal
aspect manifests itself
more and more frequently
at the level of
composition and
improvisation. Although
we find the manifestation
of this concept at
different times, notably
in the playing of Fred
Hersch or guitarist Ted
Greene, its spontaneous,
systematic and
parameterized use seems
to become characteristic
of contemporary jazz,
particularly in the
playing of pianist Brad
Mehldau. and guitarists
such as Gilad Hekselman
or Pasquale Grasso. I
developed a deep interest
in this concept and my
efforts to assimilate it
materialized in a
doctoral thesis in
interpretation, in an
album, then in this
method. We can hear the
application of this
concept throughout the
album, released in the
fall of 2021 on the Arte
Boreal label: Sens
unique.
This
collection exposes the
methodological approach
developed in order to
conceive, analyze, and
ultimately appropriate
the contrapuntal aspect
of two voices. The
various educational tools
and strategies presented
in this method will allow
the guitarist to quickly
identify and then
assimilate the many
aspects relating to this
subject.
