Category Archives: formative years
5/4 third
Funny, I already liked the 5/4 thirds before I even knew what they exactly were…: The arrangement is from 2005 and appeared on the album ‘Making Choices’ (2006) by the Carlo Nardozza Quintet. The melody is played with the use … Continue reading
me and my Microtonality
‘it gives me freedom, I can access the notes in between the cracks, it is good for real improvisation and it sounds great’ are just a few of my answers to the question how I came into the world of … Continue reading
‘Pickmeupandunfretme’ goodbye
… and thank you very much for everything you did for me in the last 3 years. You were a great logo and you inspired me to create a beautiful instrument, my own personal Charlee Livingston. But, you couldn’t prevent … Continue reading
InspiRamon!
In an earlier post, I wrote : In this period [early 2006] my first electric guitar, a Maya Strat copy, brutally lost her frets. Since that moment, she has never seen a stage, recording session or rehearsal room; a ‘personal … Continue reading
welcome
So, behind the scenes I have been busy with setting up this site and post some of my older writings. I hope a blog will enable me to keep track of my thoughts, findings, experiences and whatever more better than … Continue reading
introduction I
why would a conservatory trained jazz guitarist… …lose his frets? The fretless guitar was not a subject at my conservatory. It started as an experiment in the first year after my final exam (2005). Somewhere around my 25th birthday I … Continue reading
