Guitar Arpeggio Studies on Jazz Standards by Mimi Fox (Book/CD Set) *** Best Sel

ler
PDF + AudioCD | 2004 by Mel Bay Publications | ISBN: 0786671998 | 40 pages | 64k
bps, 22kHz | 11 Mb
An in-depth approach to mastering arpeggios for guitarists, beginning with simpl
e arpeggio studies, this book progresses through simple concepts and tunes then
proceeds to tackle some of the great standards that jazz musicians play. The les
son concludes with advanced arpeggio concepts including super-imposition of unus
ual arpeggios over various chord types to create startling tonal clusters. This
is a must-have for all serious guitarists who want to achieve great technique wh
ile developing their sense of harmony. Companion CD included.
About the Author
Born in New York City, Mimi Fox began playing drums at nine, and the guitar at t
en. Inspired by the wide variety of music enjoyed by her family and her own yout
hful penchant for pop, folk, and R&B, she bought her first jazz album at fourtee
n "because it was on sale." That album, John Coltrane's classic Giant Steps, cha
nged the course of her musical life. Fox began touring immediately after high sc
hool and moved to San Francisco in 1979 where she became a sought-after musician
. She is on the faculty of the Jazzschool in Berkeley, California, and has appea
red as guest clinician at the University of Connecticut, University of Oregon, t
he Britt Music Festival (in Jacksonville, Oregon), and other distinguished insti
tutions. She has also received numerous awards for her original scores for dance
, theater and film. Most Recently, she was named "Rising Star" in the Downbeat c
ritics poll for 2003.
Mimi maintains a whirlwind tour schedule, performing in major jazz clubs and fes
tivals from New York to Tokyo. She has performed with fellow guitarists Charlie
Byrd, and Charlie Hunter, as well as with the Turtle Island String Quartet and h
as shared the stage with a wide array of artists; she has also been featured on
a number of television shows including BET on Jazz.
Her most recent recording, Two for the Road (Origin Records) features Greta Mata
ssa while Standards (Origin Records) is a solo guitar effort. Kicks, her second
CD on the Monarch label, showcases her extraordinary soloing and features specia
l guests Joey DeFrancesco on organ, keyboardist Russell Ferrante and drummer Wil
l Kennedy from the Yellowjackets, vocalist Angela Bofil, and guitarist Charlie H
unter. Turtle Logic (Monarch) with the Turtle Island String Quartet was her firs
t commercial recording.
Equally adept on both steel string acoustic and hollow-body jazz guitars, Mimi F
ox is a compelling musician, prolific composer, talented arranger, inspired teac
her, and dynamic leader of her own band. She endorses Heritage Guitars.