50 LICKS JAZZ STYLE  HL 00320141
Learn licks, turnarounds, bebop lines and more! Bruce demonstrates the essential licks for the chords and progressions common to jazz II-V-I licks, turnaround licks, chromatic bebop lines, licks for altered chords and major and minor vamps, and more! He illustrates these licks in several styles, such as: swing, bossa nova, samba, swing 16ths, funky fusion and bluesy shuffles. A must for all jazz guitarists! 61 minutes. VHS Video.

AL DI MEOLA  REH827
Al shows his scale choices for soloing over various chords with a special section on 'the dominant 7th - diminished connection.' Many of his melodic lines, licks, rhythm patterns and solos have been transcribed in the accompanying booklet. The video includes Al's amazing rhythmic ideas, muting and chordal picking. (75 min. VHS Video)

ALLAN HOLDSWORTH
One of the most unique and respected guitarists in the world reveals his insights to improvising. This one-of-a-kind video features Allan Holdsworth and his band performing live in the studio. You'll see incredible close-up shots of Allan's amazing technique. With a special teaching section. Music and tab booklet included. (75 min.)

BOSSA NOVA GUITAR  HL 00320223
The world's most in-demand bossa nova guitarist, Romero Lubambo has performed and recorded with Astrud Gilbert, Ivan Lins, Ana Karam, Airto Moreira, Al Jarreau, Grover Washington Jr., Michael Brecker and many others. In this video, he shows you 33 essential bossa nova guitar patterns - direct from Brazil. Contents include basic patterns, advanced patterns, guitar styles of bossa nova, melodic patterns and more. Performances feature Romero's band Trio Da Paz with additional vocals. Includes a 52-page booklet. 60 minutes.

Frank Gambale - Chopbuilder: The Ultimate Guitar Workout

Keep those chops in shape! This intense routine three times a week will increase guitar fitness, strengthen hands and increase speed and dexterity while improving music theory and fretboard knowledge. The emphasis is on endurance. Challenging and motivational. With booklet. Frank Gambale. (75 min.)  

Frank Gambale - CONCERT WITH CLASS  903960
In this exciting new undertaking from the legendary Frank Gambale, the "Thunder From Down Under" brings you up to speed on his never-ending musical quest. With a host of new material, and some of today's top session musicians, Gambale continues to push the boundaries of music to the edge and beyond through his extraordinary guitar playing and songwriting skills. This great video includes an amazing live concert performance followed by an exclusive instructional segment with the legend himself, breaking down several songs featured in the live show. Never before has the music of Frank Gambale been presented in such a user-friendly format by offering instruction and applications on one great video. VHS.

Frank Gambale - MODES: NO MORE MYSTERY
Frank Gimbale presents a clear and easy-to-understand guide to using modes in soloing. Frank takes a subject that guitarists often find confusing and explains it in simple terms. He covers all seven major modes and demonstrates the use of each in the context of some extraordinary solo work. Intermediate to advanced. Special features of DVD include: tuning segment, video performance (Allan Holdsworth, Joe Pass), Concert with Class preview, Frank Gimbale catalog, and Internet connectivity. (65 min.) Also available: No More Mystery and Monster Licks and Speed Picking VHS videos in one package. (Select Video 2-Pack.)

Frank Gambale - MONSTER LICKS SPEED PICKING
Details Frank Gambale's innovative speed/sweep picking technique and presents a method for developing 'monster licks.'  He demonstrateshis picking technique in the context of scales, pentatonics, arpeggios and triad examples, playing each slowly and then at lightning speed. Booklet included. Special features of DVD include: tuning segment, video performance (Allan Holdsworth, John Scofield), Concert with Class preview, Frank Gimbale catalog, and Internet connectivity. (68 min.) Also available: No More Mystery and Monster Licks and Speed Picking VHS videos in one package. (Select Video 2-Pack.)

Funk Guitar Rhythm Chops - BEYOND BASICS
Allan "Dr. Licks" Slutsky (one of the pioneers of guitar tab and note-for-note transcriptions) explores the classic concepts, techniques, riffs, and patterns of the great funk players. Includes: funk chord voicing, funk syncopation, funk rhythm grooves, 16th-note strumming, percussive muting techniques, "percolator" type-style, single-note funk, wah-wahgrooves, layering multiple guitar parts, and many examples of classic rhythms. Special Features of DVD include:~Tuning Segment~Artist Video Previews~Bonus Video Tips~Getting To Know Your Amplifier~Beyond Basics Catalog~Internet Connectivity.

GUITAR TIPS JAZZ GUITAR   VH0307
GUITAR TIPS brings together some of the world's greatest guitarists, each providing his own insights on music and the guitar. JAZZ GUITAR TIPS features Joe Pass, Pat Martino, Clint Strong and Herb Elliswith host Don Mock performing and demonstrating improvising overstatic chords, II-V-I progressions and turnarounds. Other sections include comping, solo guitar playing, picking, right-hand technique and playing the blues. VHS Video.

Herb Ellis - SWING JAZZ SOLOING & COMPING   REH809
Herb Ellis uses the 12-bar blues progression as a background while he discusses and demonstrates some favorite lines that have made him part of jazz history. Herb takes you through tuning, chord formations, scales, picking, comping, equipment and melodic ideas, and adds some common sense advice. VHS Video.

Jazz Guitar Improvisation - by John Abercrombie  HL 00641059
With special guest John Basile. Modern jazz master John Abercrombie provides insights into the vast potential of the guitar fingerboard. After working with this video, guitarists will soon hear a dramatic change in their ability to create clear, expressive improvisations. Abercrombie uses his original compositions and the beautiful standard 'Stella By Starlight' to demonstrate melodic and motivic development, polychording, dynamics, rhythmic changes and other essential skills. A must for all jazz guitarists! 90-MINUTE VHS VIDEO * INCLUDES MUSIC * INTERMEDIATE LEVEL.

Jazz Guitar Improvisation - featuring Sid Jacobs  HL 00695639
Develop your jazz guitar soloing skills with this comprehensive VHS video taught by Musicians Institute instructor Sid Jacobs. Topics covered include: three-octave diatonic scale patterns · triad pairs · common jazz phrases · guide tones · fourths · and more. Approx. 60 minutes.

Jazz Guitar Rhythm Chops - BEYOND BASICS
Don Mock, master guitarist and educator, reveals his favorite chord voicingand comping concepts and demonstrates them in the context of soulful jazz and blues chord progressions that are easily applied to any situation. Includes: the "best" and most useful chord voicings, chord extensions and alterations, chord substitution and secondary dominants, powerful "half-step connections," and several complete 12-bar blues progressions. Special Features of DVD Include:~Tuning Segment~Artist Video Previews~Bonus Video Tips~Getting To Know Your Amplifier~Beyond Basics Catalog~Internet Connectivity.

JIM HALL  HL 00699390
The Jim Hall package is an introspective look at one of the greatest and most respected jazz guitar virtuosos of all time. In several complete live performances of his most notable compositions - Subsequently, Two Blues, Three, All Across The City, Something Tells Me, and Something Special - Jim discusses and demonstrates the key components of performance and improvisation. VHS Video.

Jim Hall - Jazz Guitar Master Class - VOL. 1  HL 00320207
Jazz Basics - The Principles of Improvisation
Jazz Basics is designed for the newcomer to jazz guitar. It covers all of the fundamentals and basic concepts essential for jazz improvisation, and features performances with Satoshi Inoue on guitar. Songs include Big Blues and Whistle Stop. Includes a 32-page booklet. Approximately 60 minutes.

Jim Hall - Jazz Guitar Master Class - VOL. 2  HL 00320208
Advanced Concepts - Self-Expression
This second video is designed for intermediate to advanced guitarists. It introduces varous ideas and methods for practicing improvisation and self-expression, and features performances with Satshi Inoue on guitar. Songs include: Waltz New, Miro, and Seseragi. Includes a 36-page booklet. Approximately 60 Minutes.

Jim Hall - Jazz Guitar Master Class - VOL. 3  HL 00320209
Playing with a Group - Interaction
In Volume 3, the Jim Hall Quartet plays original tunes in varous styles, including swing, bossa nova, blues and calypso. Jim analyzes each composition and explains the role of the guitar in different ensemble formats. Features performances with Scott Colley (bass), Andy Watson (drums) and Rasmus Lee (tenor sax). Songs include: Why Not Dance, Joao, Mr. Blues, and Street Dance. Includes a 32-page booklet. Approximately 60 minutes.

Joe Diorio - CREATIVE JAZZ GUITAR  REH811
Joe Diorio, one of the founding instructors of GIT, explains techniques for getting in touch with your creative and intuitive right side of the brain. Composing and building solos with motifs along with many unique-sounding patterns for the major and minor II-V-I progressions are demonstrated and explained. (60 min. VHS Video)

Joe Pass - AN EVENING WITH JOE PASS
An instructional and performance video featuring a concert (with a great trio) plus a pre-concert run-through of jazz classics like Satin Doll,  All the Things You Are and more. In clinic, Joe discusses and demonstrates the techniques he employs, chord-melody and 'playing what you hear.'  Booklet included. (90 min.) Also available: Joe Pass: Boxed Set. Two Joe Pass videos, JAZZ LINES and AN EVENING WITH JOE PASS packaged together in an attractive slipcover.