Manouche

Fleur Manouche album by Lollo Meier was released Aug 23, 2012. A cd inspired by the Documentary 'Lollo`s Journey'To honor the 100th anniversary of Django Reinhardt Lollo made a trip with horse and carriage of the birth place of Django into the place where Django lived the last years of his live.

In “Jazz Manouche Technique & Improvisation Vol 1” Denis helps the student develop a strong foundation. Using phrases to help develop the student‘s ear and technique, Denis moves along quickly. Each concept or phrase is shown at tempo. Denis then proceeds to dissect the example into its core components, slowing the elements down until the student is given a comprehen-sive analysis and demonstration. Finally, the example is performed in context with rhythm guitar accompani-ment.

In “Jazz Manouche Technique & Improvisation Vol 3, Denis begins by demonstrating a number of arpeggios, before moving on to an in-depth study of Rhythm Changes. Voice Leading is dealt with in great detail, followed by Chord Soloing and Advanced Concepts.

In “Jazz Manouche Technique & Improvisation Vol 2”, Denis starts with a quick review of Vol 1 Phrases, before moving on to… more phrases. Denis demonstrates how to place Phrases Over Chord Progressions, Phrases Over II-V-I Progressions, Tension/Resolution Concepts, and much, much more.