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Just Jazz Guitar

by Richard Boukas




"As a Brazilian Jazz guitarist, I admire his work not only as a player but as an educator. Richard’s solid grasp of Brazilian music and our cultural uniqueness, combined with his talent gives him the ability to be a cultural ambassador
through his teachings."

Romero Lubambo
Brazilian guitarist,
Trio de Paz

This page features articles and music from Richard Boukas' acclaimed guitar column Brazilian Connection as they were originally published in
Just Jazz Guitar magazine.

In addition to The Brazilian Connection columns, feature articles and interviews with master Brazilian guitarists, luthiers and comprehensive tributes to Jazz guitar greats Johnny Smith and Attila Zoller are also available on this page

"Just Jazz Guitar is fortunate to have Richard Boukas join us with a column devoted to the music of Brazil. I have seen him in numerous settings as a performer, and a clinician at the National Guitar Workshop - for this and his more than twenty years of dedicated study, I can attest to his knowledge of the subject. He is a welcome addition to our magazine’s contributors."

Ed Benson
editor and publisher


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Brazilian Connection
FEATURE ARTICLES
Perspectives in Jazz Education

L to R: Russell Malone, Richard Boukas
George Benson, Jerry Gordon jamming at a
Tribute to Wes Montgomery at NYC's famed Zinc Bar.
Photo courtesy of Charles Carlini


 


Brazilian Connection
columns by
Richard Boukas
as seen in
Just Jazz Guitar magazine

JJG February 1998 a PRELUDE to BOSSA NOVA Intro to Bossa Nova comping patterns, historical origins of style.
JJG November 1998 BOSSA NOVA and COMPING in the BRAZILIAN RHYTHM SECTI ON transcriptions of OSCAR CASTRO-NEVES, HELIO DELMIRO,
CÉSAR CAMARGO MARIANO, others
JJG May 1999 MALANDRO: NEW HORIZONS IN
BRAZILIAN JAZZ GUITAR		 Malandro Records artists ROMERO LUBAMBO,
ULISSES ROCHA, JUAREZ MOREIRA,
RICK UDLER
JJG August 1999

O CHORO: A PERENNIAL TRADITION Part One

 Historical roots of Choro, incl. music of NAZARETH, PIXINGUINHA,
DILERMANDO REIS, GARÔTO
JJG November 1999

O CHORO: A PERENNIAL TRADITION Part Two

profiles and transcriptions of choro masters
JACOB DO BANDOLIM, DINO SETE CORDAS, RAPHAEL RABELLO 
JJG August 2000

O CHORO, Part Three:
The JAZZIER SIDE of ...

 great Jazz choros of  RADAMÉS GNATTALI, HERMETO PASCOAL,
JOVINO SANTOS NETO, RICHARD BOUKAS. Scores & analysis.
all materials © Richard Boukas
Music examples at end of article are in Acrobat (pdf) format

FEATURE ARTICLES
by
Richard Boukas
as seen in
Just Jazz Guitar magazine


JJG May 1998

A TRIBUTE TO ATTILA ZOLLER

A collection of heartfelt tributes to the memory of the late great Attila from Jazz Guitar greats compiled by RICHARD BOUKAS.
JJG May 1999 BRAZILIAN LUTHIER FEATURE:
ANTONIO TESSARIN

An in-depth interview and fascinating insights with this master classical builder conducted in his São Paulo studio by Richard Boukas. With pics.
JJG August 1999
 JOHNNY SMITH TRIBUTE CONCERT
 		Detailed account of the August '99 NY concert salute to Johnny
from his lifelong Jazz guitar fans and guitar greats.
JJG February 1999
 In-depth interview with Brazil's acclaimed classical guitar soloist, composer and historian.Paulo discusses technique, his acclaimed Garôto transcriptions, and his own unique style of composing.
Includes excerpts from Paulo's scores available on GSP.
JJG August 1999
BRAZILIAN GUITAR MASTERS:
PAULINHO NOGUEIRA
 An artist profile and interview with one of Brazil's founding fathers of solo guitar playing, composing and arranging. A contemporary of Luíz Bonfá and Baden Powell, the late Nogueira was a true bridge from Garôto, a pre-Bossa Nova vanguard who helped set the foundation for MPB. The article discusses in detail his release Reflexões for Malandro Records and includes excerpts from scores available on GSP.

all materials © Richard Boukas
1998, 1999, 2000

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