I've been absolutely staggered to hear a young girl playing along on electric guitar to an Aebersold-type recording in Winchester High Street this morning. At first I thought someone was playing a record but it turned out to be a teenager with armed with her guitar and amp performing Charlie Parker tunes. A few people stopped to listen , nearly all of whom were musicians themselves. The general impression was of disbelief and another bloke in the audience who played guitar professional himself was on his mobile arranging for a contact of his to come up from Ringwood to listen. I don't think she will remain unknown for too long.
Every Saturday morning you often hear groups perform in Winchester. It is not unusual as it is an "artistic" city but you don't tend to hear too much jazz. In this instance, is was extremely difficult to reconcile the confident and swinging lines with the rather bemused looking girl playing the instrument. A handful of people stopped to listen her rattle through a couple of Parker numbers ("Moose the mooche"), Coltrane's "Impressions" and a few standards. Her playing was staggering and I would agree with the comment made by another guitarist who was listening next to me that she was too good to busk. I don't think she realised quite how good she was - her phrasing was excellent and my acquaintance was staggered by her technique. She could fire off chorus after chorus including the octave style playing of Wes Montgomery. In my opinion, I've heard some good guitarists around the area but there it no one that I am aware of in this neck of Hampshire who can play to that standard. She said that she was self-taught.
I don't know if there is anyone else who lives in this part of the world but she is so good I would say she is worth a trip in the car just to hear her. Unfortunately I don't know anything else about her or what her name is but she is amazingly talented. I'm sure the word will eventally get out.
Can't find anything out about her on the Winchester gig guide.
Every Saturday morning you often hear groups perform in Winchester. It is not unusual as it is an "artistic" city but you don't tend to hear too much jazz. In this instance, is was extremely difficult to reconcile the confident and swinging lines with the rather bemused looking girl playing the instrument. A handful of people stopped to listen her rattle through a couple of Parker numbers ("Moose the mooche"), Coltrane's "Impressions" and a few standards. Her playing was staggering and I would agree with the comment made by another guitarist who was listening next to me that she was too good to busk. I don't think she realised quite how good she was - her phrasing was excellent and my acquaintance was staggered by her technique. She could fire off chorus after chorus including the octave style playing of Wes Montgomery. In my opinion, I've heard some good guitarists around the area but there it no one that I am aware of in this neck of Hampshire who can play to that standard. She said that she was self-taught.
I don't know if there is anyone else who lives in this part of the world but she is so good I would say she is worth a trip in the car just to hear her. Unfortunately I don't know anything else about her or what her name is but she is amazingly talented. I'm sure the word will eventally get out.
Can't find anything out about her on the Winchester gig guide.
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