Martin Taylor: Jazz Guitarist

“The obvious impetus for playing fingerstyle guitar is the ability to combine bass lines, chords and melody simultaneously, effectively creating the impression of several musicians playing together. But unless you’ve already heard Martin Taylor, you’ve never experienced it quite like this.

”In Martin’s playing, the three elements are so well integrated that the music transcends the technique. But you won’t miss the details of his touch. Tight left-hand positions move with the precision of a servomotor; each digit appearing to have a mind of its own, but playing in perfect harmony with the others. Arrangements fly off his fingers in such a seemingly effortless manner that they create the illusion of accessibility.”

-Fingerstyle Guitar

In this unique DVD lesson Martin Taylor discusses various aspects of his approach to fingerstyle jazz guitar. This is the perfect introduction to Martin’s guitar style and techniques. Once you have mastered this material you will be ready to tackle Martin’s other videos and DVDs.

Martin presents:

• Right-hand Techniques

• Harmonics

• Walking Bass Lines

• Improvisation

• Playing Melodies In and Out of Tempo

• Practise Routines