Tuesday's Flying Fingers (Page 18 of 19)

Thanks, CG ... I appreciate your views, and won't ask that you think otherwise. You're an accomplished classical guitarist, and I respect both your opinions and abilities.

When I began this column, it was to feature guitarists making music using their "flying fingers" on their guitars. Not every weekly feature has had someone tapping on their guitar, but there have also been features with classical, jazz, and flamenco ... the latter style also featuring regular guitar tapping. Not having an accompanying percussionist makes this style very portable, economical (only one paycheck), and also adds an element of creativity and talent. I don't like that some of them do a lot of damage to their instruments (which I don't do) but I do enjoy the creativity.

I hope you can at least enjoy the music itself ... which is the main point. Cheers to you, and thanks for always commenting ... much appreciated, good sir.

Rafael Cortes    "Don Cortes Maya  shows just how good you can be with hands that are thicker than normal  fingers and with many hours of practice. He was perfect. Great   choice choosing him for today. He played an original song. 

t took me four years to write 25 original songs. Some are named after important people in my life and others are named for seasons and events and others are sonnet numbers.     

CG ... I noticed his hands also. A high school friend was phenomenal pianist, who went on to a fairly successful career in a band. His hands and fingers were short and stubby, and he wasn't even close to being able to span an octave on a piano keyboard. But man o man, could he ever make that thing talk!

TIG ... didn't know you coached soccer; same here for about 10 years. We always told the guys that they could pass the ball ahead faster than they could run with it.     

Nadja Kossinskaja  excellent and a clean player. She was born in Born in Kiev, Ukraine, and only later was in classical guitar and it shows at great she truly is. She constantly looks at her hands like many others do. Every classical guitar is the same size so if you can play one you can play any other. I never look  at my hands I look at the audience It is actually the difference between an Introvert vs Extrovert. She is as good as I have seen, and a  great find.

That was intense - excellent guitar playing.

There a couple of times where the stretching of her fret hand is incredible.
You can actually see the muscles of her hand, including the fingers and wrist  at work
- it must take about a millennium to get to that point !
She is into the music - it's like it comes from her soul. 
It was a beautiful composition to listen too.

Thanks for sharing.
jim     

I love jazz guitar - Wes Montgomery being a favorite - and this guy is great! I posted on his YT channel and asked a question. Wonder if he'll answer?

Great choice, TF.     

He is a very good clean player. No tricks just nice playing. Nice find  and flying fingers.     

Thanks for the comments, gents ... glad you enjoyed him. I had to look up what BGD mentioned about "legato", and I think it means playing staccato notes without any pauses between (in layman's terms). I tried it, and it ain't easy!

TF a very soothing watch and listen. To have a room in my house  like that with Judith playing and all those instruments to play on around that space would be a dream.situation to be in.

I have been away from home most of today so sorry I am late making a comment.  Judith Beckedorf   was amazing and her gorgeous playing was as perfect as I have seen. How she played hit my  heart at how good she is. Thank you for finding and listing her for today.     

Don Ross    "With You in Mind"    (original)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng5feJWFf38

Don't know who Mr. Ross had mind when he wrote this, but it's obviously someone he's fond of (perhaps his wife Brooke?).