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 ARCHIVED TOPIC: Ryan Cavanaugh - freddy the free loader - the real deal


Please note this is an archived topic, so it is locked and unable to be replied to. You may, however, start a new topic and refer to this topic with a link: http://www.banjohangout.org/archive/202721

pearcemusic - Posted - 03/22/2011:  21:37:46

youtube.com/watch?v=JBVVsvupnZ...e=related

stormoveroklahoma - Posted - 03/22/2011:  23:02:09

quote:
Originally posted by pearcemusic

youtube.com/watch?v=JBVVsvupnZ...e=related



this goes with this thread as well:
banjohangout.org/topic/202667

schwimbo - Posted - 03/23/2011:  03:04:05

I checked out Ryan's Youtube clips listed on the other thread, and he plays some really nice stuff. I especially liked the following (already posted on the other thread about SS playing):

youtube.com/watch?v=ahfgGGZ14U...e=related

His lines sound very melodic (not just flashy, but he's playing some very hip lines that fit the chords well, and also create tension and resolution - not just making every note fit the chord in a totally consonant way). Anyway, he keeps sounding more "authentic" in his jazz lines. I always thought he had great chops, but his ideas are developing as he keeps "exploring the jazz world".

chuckk - Posted - 03/23/2011:  04:07:32

quote:
Originally posted by pearcemusic

youtube.com/watch?v=JBVVsvupnZ...e=related


I swear I saw an instructional vid by Ryan about single-string style, and he specifically said that he never uses the same finger twice on a string. I remember because he went so far as to say that he's sure Bela never does either. But in this jazz vid, I see him doing it all over the place. Never say never!
But great playing, at any rate! I'm thrilled to find good jazz!

pearcemusic - Posted - 03/23/2011:  08:54:47

quote:
Originally posted by chuckk

quote:
Originally posted by pearcemusic

youtube.com/watch?v=JBVVsvupnZ...e=related


I swear I saw an instructional vid by Ryan about single-string style, and he specifically said that he never uses the same finger twice on a string. I remember because he went so far as to say that he's sure Bela never does either. But in this jazz vid, I see him doing it all over the place. Never say never!
But great playing, at any rate! I'm thrilled to find good jazz!



maybe he was thinking of fast improv passages .... dunno.
But I think we all use the same finger (RH thumb or Index) when playing quarter notes ... or slower passages. It's that fast tempo 16th note stuff that suffers when I try to use T-T or I-I in a row.
Carl Jackson plays T-T at quick tempos and does it beautifully (see CJ's Breakdown) .. I tried and tried, but never got it ....

Z Daniels - Posted - 03/25/2011:  18:02:28

SO awesome!

Devon Wells - Posted - 03/30/2011:  16:31:30

Beautiful playing. Nice to see the comping he does in a duo setting. Really tasteful and inventive.

His single string playing is very impressive. It looks like he is using a 3 finger pattern on alot of the single string passages. Thanks for sharing.

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