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Josh Smith shows you how to follow your musical inner voice and connect the dots in a blues guitar solo

Over the last few columns, I’ve been discussing the three devices I like to use to connect chords when soloing within a blues progression: chromaticism, diminished chords and ii - V - I turnarounds. I offered a lot of different examples of how to use each of these approaches when formulating an improvised solo.When I’m improvising a solo over a blues progression, however, I don’t want to be thinking too […]

todayNovember 17, 2023 5

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Connect Music Festival 2023: boygenius first Scottish show is a total triumph

Earlier this year during a trip to Nashville I was talked out of buying a pair of cowboy boots. “You’ll never get away with wearing them back in Scotland,” I was told. 2Phoebe Bridgers, left, Julien Baker, centre, and Lucy Dacus, right. Better known as boygenius Well. Someone should have let the lasses at Connect know, though admittedly this year’s festival fashion choice probably looked better on them than me.  […]

todayAugust 28, 2023 7

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United by Jazz: Music Festival Helps Two Ukrainian Refugees Connect

Through the initiative, IOM aims to decrease the vulnerability of those displaced by the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine by creating safe spaces where they can search for sustainable housing and find job opportunities. At the two accommodation centres that IOM supports, the staff ensure that people can safely share their issues, concerns, and suggestions. IOM also refers them to local networks to access education for their children, language courses, volunteering […]

todayAugust 7, 2023 1

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