Comments on: Jazz School with Jazz Guitarist Mimi Fox http://www.jazzguitarlife.com/blog/2008/07/23/jazz-school-with-jazz-guitarist-mimi-fox/ Jazz Guitar Blog for www.jazzguitarlife.com Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:18:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: tomfrey http://www.jazzguitarlife.com/blog/2008/07/23/jazz-school-with-jazz-guitarist-mimi-fox/#comment-4048 tomfrey Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:26:11 +0000 http://www.jazzguitarlife.com/blog/2008/07/23/jazz-school-with-jazz-guitarist-mimi-fox/#comment-4048 I attended the recital by the student from this guitar intensive. Took my 14-year-old nephew who was visiting. Each of the students got one song, often with another student comping. Clearly, some of the students were more experienced than others, with a couple of them quite skelled indeed. As I am not a player, I can only say that I was quite impressed. But then the teachers came out for a couple of songs. The three (Johnson, Stowell, and Fox) did two songs together - Mimi's "Blues for Two" and "Caravan". They did the traditional each take a solo, but there was also a segment in each tune where all three were improvising at once. Most stiking was when the rhythm section dropped out for a while during the group improv during Blues. I had never seen Stowell before and was struck by his different choices in his solos and comping. Mimi I HAVE seen before, and I am always blown away. She seemed particluarly on both at this show and at the San Jose Jazz fest a week earlier. I seem to see her about once a year, and I guess the amazement wears off between shows, because I am ready to be amazed every time. Anyhow, I suspect even a fairly advanced player would get something from this type of guitar class judging from the student's performances. And judging from the teacher's performances even a fairly advanced student would have some strong role models for future improvement. I attended the recital by the student from this guitar intensive. Took my 14-year-old nephew who was visiting. Each of the students got one song, often with another student comping. Clearly, some of the students were more experienced than others, with a couple of them quite skelled indeed. As I am not a player, I can only say that I was quite impressed. But then the teachers came out for a couple of songs. The three (Johnson, Stowell, and Fox) did two songs together - Mimi’s “Blues for Two” and “Caravan”. They did the traditional each take a solo, but there was also a segment in each tune where all three were improvising at once. Most stiking was when the rhythm section dropped out for a while during the group improv during Blues. I had never seen Stowell before and was struck by his different choices in his solos and comping. Mimi I HAVE seen before, and I am always blown away. She seemed particluarly on both at this show and at the San Jose Jazz fest a week earlier. I seem to see her about once a year, and I guess the amazement wears off between shows, because I am ready to be amazed every time.

Anyhow, I suspect even a fairly advanced player would get something from this type of guitar class judging from the student’s performances. And judging from the teacher’s performances even a fairly advanced student would have some strong role models for future improvement.

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