Par ASCH GLENN / REINER DAVID. For more than a century, violinists have played jazz, swing, blues and similar improvisational styles. With its rich tone, considerable range, and bowed rhythms and phrasing, the violin offers a unique opportunity for a creative and personal statement as a musician. This book presents a broad sampling of the styles of major jazz violinists, from blues to bebop, from jug band to jazzgrass, from big-band swing to Texas swing. Tunes represent the styles of Stéphane Grappelli, Joe Venuti, Stuff Smith, Eddie South, Mark O'Connor, Benny Thomasson, Jean-Luc Ponty, and Darol Anger. Helpful jazz theory sections with exercises alternate with tunes that show how the theory works inpractice. This book has two objectives: first, to present a broad, roughly chronological sampling of major jazz violinists and the styles associated with them, and secondly, to introduce the basics of jazz theory as applied to the violin. Whether consciously or intuitively, through critical listening or by practicing jazz patterns and exercises, the more knowledge of jazz you acquire, the better you will be able to think about the content of your playing without being bound by technical and theoretical aspects. This anthology was written to help provide that foundation. Interspersed with pragmatic jazz theory lessons, you'll find 28 original tunes in the style of various jazz violin luminaries. The book ends with an extensive discography of recommended jazz recordings with a violin focus. Mandolinists as well as other instrumentalists will find a wealth of useful information in this outstanding collection. Delightful broadcast-quality recordings of the repertoire are available online. Includes access to online audio. Written for intermediate to advanced violinists. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Jazz / Recueil / Violon

This collection the result of a cooperation with the Verlag Sonus Mundi contains selected solos for violin by twelve contemporary composers: Robert HP Platz Lucia Papanetzová Mela Meierhans Klaus Huber Jacqueline Fontyn Jean-Luc Darbellay Karel Reiner Cergio Prudencio Lucia Konakovská Maki Ishii Rachel Fortin and Yoram Paporis.

After his less than humble beginnings as a graduate of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris and member of the prestigious Concerts Lamoureux Ponty has performed and recorded with some of the greatest artists of all time. Sessions and collaborations include Al Di Meola Jaco Pastorius John McLaughlin and Frank Zappa to name but a few. This collection contains lead-sheets for 22 of Ponty's hottest compositions from his own significant recordings. These lead sheets are suitable for any C-tuning instrument and the melodies are provided with chord symbols as a spring board for your own improvisations. A vital collection of Jazz masterpieces from thisremarkable virtuoso.