ISN´T IT ROMANTIC? by Richard Rodgers as played by Jimmy Raney

Recently, having a beer with a friend, we talked about how difficult it is bringing originality when playing standards in combo set. Specially when we play all together a horn player, guitarist and pianist. It is typical to play wonderful unisons horn and guitar while piano comps but there is something beyond!.
This album bears witness to this. Jimmy Raney is simply fantastic, as arranger and as guitar player, same as Bob Brookmeyer, great on trombone!.

COUNTERPOINT is the magic word!!!

I just wanted to share a transcription on the first track of the album, I hope you enjoy and get inspired and also encourages you to give a listening to the whole album, no waste!!!

Recentemente, tomando unha cervexa cun amigo, saliu na conversa a dificultade que ten dar orixinalidade a standards nun combo. Sobre todo cando neste estamos un pito, guitarra e piano. É típico recurrir aos maravillsos unísonos entre guitarra e vento, mentres piano acompaña, pero existe vida mais alá!.
Este álbum da boa fe delo, Jimmy Raney está simplemente fantástico, tanto como arranxista como guitarrista e Bob Brookmeyer: igualmente xenial no trombón!

CONTRAPUNTO  é a palabra máxica!!!

Deixo aquí unha transcripción da primeira pista do álbum, espero a disfrutedes, vos inspire e igualmente anime a escoitar o disco enteiro, non ten desperdicio!!!

Click on image to download pdf file

                                     
                                                       

                                                              

By Marcos
www.marcospin.es

JAZZ GUITAR "COMP"

So these exercises/etudes became quite popular this last year among my guitar students at Estudio Escola de Música I really enjoy sharing!.

Keep in mind:

1. Work with a metronome (click on every beat/ click on 2 & 4/ click on 1, then 2 and so on...)
2. Ballad, Medium and Fast tempos!.
3. Do not attempt a next lesson until the previous one feels rolling butter.
4. Always keep in mind you are comping your imaginary friend, so hear inside your head a blowing one.
5. Make it musical, be constant and patience...

Hope they are useful!!!

Como estos exercicios/etudes resultaron gratamente populares entre os meus estudantes de guitarra en Estudio Escola de Música sinto pracer ao compartilos!.

Tende en conta:

1. Practicade co metrónomo (click en cada tempo/ click no 2 e 4/ click no 1, logo no 2, etc...)
2. Balada, Medio e tempos rápidos.
3. Non pasedes a unha seguinte lección ata que a anterior sexa pan comido.
4. Imaxinade sempre que estades a acompañar ao voso amigo imaxinario, escoitádeo na cabeza facendo un solo de flipar.
5. Facede os exercicios musicalmente, sede constantes e pacientes...

Espero sexan útiles!!!

You can download booklet here:
Podedes baixar o libreto aquí:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-_ZyBLRAndGZGdwU21xcThEY28/edit?usp=sharing

                                                           

By Marcos

www.marcospin.es

DAY AFTER QUINTANA

At the newspapers!
Nos periodicos!
http://www.atlantico.net/noticia/245863/marcos/cierra/ciclo/praza/quintana/
http://www.elcorreogallego.es/santiago/ecg/jazz-nunca-acaba/idEdicion-2013-06-20/idNoticia-812709/
http://www.laopinioncoruna.es/sociedad/2013/06/20/concierto-marcos-pin-puso-broche/734350.html

UNDERGROUND GUITARIST

Just made an interview for Underground Guitarist. Mac Laton, really cool guy!, thanks...
Entrevista para Underground Guitarist. Mac Laton, tipo xenial!, grazas...

http://undergroundguitarist.com/an-interview-with-jazz-guitarist-marcos-pin

FRAGMENT by Thanos Athanasopulos

Fragment is one of my favorite pieces from the album "Modern Money Mechanics".
I really dig this melody, based on the changes of Segment by Charlie Parker.
Fragment é unha das miñas pezas favoritas no disco "Modern Money Mechanics".
Gústame moito esta melodía escrita sobre os cambios de Segment,  de Charlie Parker.

Hereby I attach the chart!, courtesy of Thanos Athanasopoulos.
Aquí deixo a partitura!, cortesía de Thanos Athanasopoulos.

Just give it a listening!

Dádelle unha escoita!

http://open.spotify.com/track/4zwEkc8XRPBxsMhBIUlCMZ

                                                            

PRAZA DA QUINTANA, SCQ

Looking Forward to play at such a beautiful place.

Con moitas ganas de tocar nun lugar tan belo.  

June 19th, 2013

19 de xuño de 2013

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19:06h

La Voz de Galicia

Praza da Quintana, SCQ

JAZZ EXPRESSO

What a honor to be interviewed by Llorenç Gasset at Jazz Expresso!
Qué honor o seres entrevistado por Llorenç Gasset para Jazz Expresso!
Quin honor ser entrevistat per Llorenç Gasset a Jazz Expresso!

http://jazzexpresso.blogspot.com.es/2013/06/jazz-expresso-379-07-06-13.html

B! Ritmos, by Candido Querol

My friend, Cándido Querol, published a nice review on our last concert at Jamboree, Barcelona.
Meu amigo, Cándido Querol, publica unha reseña sobre o noso concerto no Jamboree, Barcelona.
Marcos Pin Factor E – Reset

IMPROVING TEMPO

AN EXCELLENT EXERCISE BY EEF ALBERS
Eef is a dutch guitarist of great talent and musicality.
As student, at Koninklijk Conservatorium, I was really lucky having him as one of my teachers then and as friend now.
His exercises were always full of creativity and effectiveness, in a way, revealing.
One of my favorites is this one, to improve time and achieve bigger creativity:

YOU NEED:

1 Metronome

1 or several sheets of paper.

1 Pencil

EXERCISE:

1st  Set the metronome to a comfortable tempo.  (between 60-80 bpm)

2nd  With your left hand, if right-handed, or right one, if left-handed, tap the tempo along with the metronome.

3rd  Hold your pencil, while taping with your other hand, and just, on paper, write down, sketch, draw... 

4th As you improve, set the tempo higher or lower at your metronome, there´s no limit.

You´ll need few practice sessions to realize how much you improved...and, who knows, maybe you just end up being a Picasso or Cervantes...better cat granted!!!

UN EXCELENTE EXERCICIO DE EEF ALBERS

Eef é un guitarrista holandés de enorme talento e musicalidade.

De estudiante, no Koninklijk Conservatorium, tiven a gran sorte de contar con él coma un dos meus mestres e agora, amigo.

Os seus exercícios sempre estiveron cheos de creatividade e efectividade, en certa maneira, reveladores.

Un dos meus favoritos é este, para meiorar  tempo e desenrolar unha maior creatividade:

PRECISAS:

1 Metrónomo

1 ou vários papeis (fólios)

1 Lápiz

EXERCICIO:

1º Pon o metrónomo a unha velocidade cómoda (entre 60-80 bpm)

2º Coa man esquerda, si es diestro, ou dereita, si es zurdo, leva o tempo do metrónomo.

3º Co lápiz na outra man, ao mesmo tempo que levas o tempo na esquerda, sobre o fólio, escribe, pinta, debuxa...

4º A medida que te vaias sentindo cómodo nun tempo sube ou baixa este, non hai límite.

En poucas sesións de práctica notarás a diferencia...e quen sabe, igual acabas sendo un Picasso ou un Cervantes...meior músico seguro!!!.

 

REVIEW @ TOMAJAZZ

Two big ones just wrote down a really nice review about our concert at Café Berlín, Madrid, on last 30th, May. Cool text by Enrique Farelo and cool pics by Sergio Cabanillas.

Dous grandes escribiron unha moi boa reseña acerca do noso concerto no Café Berlín, Madrid, o pasado 30 de Maio. Texto chulo de Enrique Farelo e fotos moi chulas de Sergio Cabanillas.

Check it out!!!:
Botádelle un ollo!!!:
http://www.tomajazz.com/web/?p=6824

Factor E-Reset @ Café Berlín, Madrid. By Sergio Cabanillas.

FILLOA JAZZ CLUB

Last 22nd of May Rafa Pasadas took some really cool pictures at Filloa. Enjoy them!...
O pasado 22 de maio Rafa Pasadas fixo unhas fotos moi chulas no Filloa. Disfrutádeas!...

First Piece/Primeiro Tema

Tonho Otero-Marcos Pin

Xose Miguélez-Luís Miranda-Pablo Castanho-Tonho Otero-Marcos Pin

Xose Miguélez

Xose Miguélez-Javier Pereiro"GDJazz"

Nice Soloing by Tonho/Bos Solos de Toño

Pablo Castanho

Manolo Gutiérrez-Xose Miguélez

There we go!/Imos!

mmm...a wrong note?!!!

Xacobe Martinez-GDJazz

Pablo is cooking!

The whole bunch/ A Familia

Solo by Xose/ Solo de Xose

Toño Otero

Manolo Gutiérrez SMILING!!!/ Manolo Gutiérrez SORRINDO!!!

What?!

YEAH!!!...