From Reggae to Jazz and Blues

[tam_guitar]

I guess people do change...

the other day, me and my co-band (also a guitar player),
just started talking about...Jazz and Blues stuff.

I was like,

tol, hnd mo b napansin, halos parepareho rythm ng reggae genre???
parang may hinahanap yung tenga ko eh...sumting smooth and syrupy sound.

sabi nya,

pareho pala tau, parang gusto ko mag escape sa major chords and try sumting diffrent. i like to explore other chord voicing...

sabi ko,

JAZZ!!!

sabi nya,

and BLUES???

sabi ko,

try natin? panibagong aral at research nanama ito, pero ok lang yan...
then we starded listening to some Jazz ang Blues stuff...pero our resources are limited, somehow we dont knw wer to start.

we are not familiar with any Jazz and Blues artist...except kay Bob Marley

i like Norah Jones...does she count?

We could use your help guys...Please guide us to the light!!!

[Deacon Blues]

Dont worry about it.

It's pretty normal for anyone, musician or not, to get tired of listening to a certain style, or maybe just hear something different for the sake of musical growth.

Norah Jones isn't really a jazz artist in the strict traditional sense, but she does come up with jazzy sounding stuff.

I presume you're a guitarist, right?

Coming from a reggae background, maybe you could start out by listening to Pat Metheny. I presume you'll be able to relate with his style since he uses a lot of Brazilian and Latin rhythms in his songs.

Here's a sample of what he does. Hope it helps:

[tam_guitar]

that's wicked!!!

he sounded like a sax...or muted trumpet, hnd guitar sound...nice tone!

i notice, parang maraming flat and sharps sa scales nya...pero hnd talaga sintunado, parang disonant lang.

ginagamit pala chromatic scale sa Jazz...

yung guitar nya, may midi???

That's very helpful sir thank you poh ng madami!!!

Pat Metheny Group----> his definitely going to "My Artist List"

this is one step

     

[Deacon Blues]

Yup, he's one very wicked dude!

I think he's using a Roland Guitar Synth for that one, not just sure which model.

Pero he doesn't always play with that tone naman. Actually, the nice thing about his music is that it's always evolving. Meron siyang straightahead na bebop, meron siyang Latin type songs, meron ding parang chill-out ..

If you search in youtube, you can find another clip from the same concert. The song is called 'Minuano' (Six Eight). There, he uses a more traditional jazz sound naman.

Definitely, he uses a lot of chromatic notes and lines. But like you said, it doesn't really sound dissonant naman. As you become more and more exposed to that kind of playing, you'll appreciate the fact that there are really NO RULES when it comes to playing jazz.

I hope this points you in the right direction.

[katzenjammer]

dude, i recommend this too try mo maglisten ng bebop, just to get the feel po.. dito satin, WDOUJI and Johnny Alegre. Tapos po try nyo din to Joe Pass, George Benson, Wes Montgomery, John Scofield, Pat Metheny (and the list goes on and on...)   hihi!

[tam_guitar]

parang nadagdagan subjects ko ahhhh, hehehehe

ok sure do!

ill try to listen those artist...kaht ngayon ko lang sila narinig  

[blues2death]

recommend listening bro

if youre into crossover pop meets jazz meets blues meets country meets fusion....eric johnson is the man....he is tremendously adept on his instrument and he doesnt sound like a typewriter when he plays...

his style is an amalgamation of the styles of wes montgomery(jazz),jeff beck(rock/blues),eric clapton(blues) and jimi hendrix(the man!)... and many more.

check him out

[blues2death]

also stevie ray vaughan...

shear power and intensity!

rave on stevie...stevie ray vaughan!

[jazhombie]

try robben ford ung album n tiger walk, ok cya fused n blues at jazz!!!     try mo rin scott henderson-tribal tech, fused din cya kaso mas complex or i'l say mas intellectual compared ky FoRD!!!  scotthenderson.net