Ive had an accident last year, which resulted in my left hand broken several times, losing my pinky and having almost no feeling in my ring finger. I didnt have the guts to even pick up my guitar since then. Might try some of this. Thank you.
I'm so sorry, I hope you get all the best in your life! Do what you like and whatever's in your power, you have my respect. Good luck in everything in your life!
As a disabled guitar player myself, I'm a huge fan of Tony Iommi and Django Reinhardt. I accidentally popped myself in the hand with a .22 pistol, totally destroying my pinky and leaving a lot of scar tissue in my ring finger. Much physical therapy and surgery later, I'm able to use those two fingers but most of my dexterity is in my pointer and middle finger so I play with a heavily modified fretting technique based on Django. I also use a prosthetic fingertip on my pinky based on the ones Iommi makes for himself, because my finger lost a lot of length.
Ecoute Angelo Debarre, un magicien du Jazz manouche ! Beaucoup de composition maintenant devenue culte (swing gitan, manége ...) Merci en tout cas de partagé le Jazz Manouche, c'étais super, bravo pour ton travail, super comme d'habitude ! Love
Beautiful work! Not long ago, I lost my left ring finger in a work related injury, and my left index finger cannot go flat - permanently curved. Relearning guitar has been a fight. There are many limitations that remain, but like Django, I will not give up!
Thank you for that Lucas, you summed up this genre well. I founded and ran the international Gypsy Guitar festival here in the UK for 18 years and have only played this style for most of my life (i'm no Bireli but i guess who is lol). The more exposure this style gets the richer the audience becomes so thanks again. Big fan of your channel BTW
09:14 - 10:31 this is GOLD...!!! Being able to create a memorable melody that a listener can hum is one of the most crucial elements to any successful composition. Add that human touch, such as feel, phrasing, and tone dynamics and you're well on your way to creating something that will last the test of time. It's a skill that's, unfortunately, rare to find these days.
I'm very touched to see Lucas seroius when he's talking about Django. Django created THE JAZZ MANOUCHE which is still played in France by Birelli Lagréne, Angelo Debarre and their friends and the Rosenberg Trio (nederlands) ...
Lucas you are such a fabulously well rounded musician. Beautiful beautiful player, extremely clear and passionate educator, fantastic and hilarious entertainer, and a great singer. Thanks for sharing your love for what you do and sharing your gifts - you truly are an inspiration!
I have a skeletal problem in my left hand which prevents me from controlling my middle and ring finger seperatly and my middle finger is shorter than normal. This caused me to play with only 2 fingers. Through a lot of practise I learnt how to use my middle and ring finger when I could and started playing chords at some point. When I heard about Django it made me so happy. Knowing that there was a successful person in a simular position cleared up a lot of doubt for me. People kept telling me to quit and I am so glad I never did. Thank you for the awesome video.
I had the great chance to listen to Stephane Grapelli live, may be 40 years ago. He was already an old man, but the energy flowing through his violin was truly fantastic. He was a great part in this new kind of music that came with Django and him. He seemed so pleased to play and share music with the other musician and the public. Unforgettable moment.
How have I known of Django for over a decade and just now find out he hand a horrible accident that left his hand half paralyzed? Anyone else? I never had anything happen to my hand, but I could never hold the neck and fret the chords like the other kids in my guitar class. My hand would cramp and lock up. I almost gave up, but I found my own way to play and gave up trying to play other people's music or other people's way. It's been a 30-year journey and I am still on it but playing guitar has literally saved my life.
Django was extraordinary. Many of his solos are almost beyond belief in their musicality and structure. Your video gives us a valuable insight into his playing. Before UA-cam came along gypsy jazz was confined to a few players but now it seems there is an explosion of guitarists & violinists captivated by the legacy Django and Stephane Grappelli left us.
What a touching tribute to the great Django, and an eye-opening demonstration of his technique. I was mesmerized by your ability to replicate Djangos' 2-finger arpeggios and joyful spirit. A master-class for music lovers
The first vinyl guitar LP I bought was "Djangology" back in the mid 60's. I was blown away and was convinced that Django must have had more fingers than I did. I was staggered to learn he had only two fully functioning fingers. I listened to it for ages trying and failing to understand how he did it. Finally, after almost 60 years your analysis has finally explained it. Thank you, Lucas.
I too play electric guitar solos with 2 fingers only. As for now, I can play: Hotel California, Sweet child o'mine, Don't cry, Stairway to Heaven, Sieze the Day etc solos.
You forgotten Angelo Debarre. Sure you know him. A marvelous guitar player. Saw him in a concert 3 years ago near Marseille,on stage the group was playing in front of a caravan around a fire. It was an extraordinary voyage. Thanks a lot for your video, you also make us good trip
I would add that to me, Duved Dunayevsky is one of the best guitarist staying close to Django's legacy. His work on the whole aestetic of Django's music is unmatched.
I have 2 fingers and a thumb on both hands. I also play the classical guitar since 12(38 now). Django I what got me started. I don't play in jazz style but adapting to many styles of fingerings and notes WITH practice I have my own sound. I'm not one to brag, but I am better than most with all fingers... Love your videos.. This especially, made me smile..TY
If you re interest in modern jazz manouche, i can recommend you to listen Sebastien Giniaux and the band "Les doigts de l'homme". But Biréli Lagrène is currently the Pope.
Man! I usually don’t comment on UA-cam... but I’m really impressed with ur video improvement, I think this is ur best video untill now; I’m just struggling to figure out how to play jazz. I’ve started in acoustic guitar in 2019 and now I’m able to play fingerstyle arrangements but I don’t know if sometime I’ll learn to play like u
Great video Lucas, the story of Django and his legacy is indeed fascinating and addictive! Chord wise... the real mind job is when he played full 6 note chords, major 6 shapes for example using his thumb to play bass notes and moved in and out of them with apparent ease, just mind blowing, fascinating and really inspiring. Keep up the great work! :)
Lucas, your humorous videos are really entertaining, but this rather serious and earnest video is excellence itself. And your emulation of Django's technique is really impressive. Bravo.
I have enjoyed many of your more facetious [but entertaining] postings . Great when you get serious. A sensitive homage to Django and as always - your own talent shines through. Thank you
Wow.. Thank you so much Lucas for having respected the Gypsy Legend D'jango Reinhardt.. A good job.. 👏Appreciate the way you have categorized his talents and biography briefly with his rare clippings and selected pieces like Minor Blues* etc., quite a treat Lucas.. 👌Rarely people of this generation heard about him I guess.. Good that you have uploaded.. 👏Thank you again.. 🙏 Warm cheers.. 😘 God bless🙏
Why i love Lucas so much, is because he actually teaches us how play and be creative, instead of those video's that only teach you one song. keep it up dude!
Thank you so much for all your videos. Nice, very good at playing and ironic, my favorite guitarist .... it is you. This video on Django is wonderful many thanks for talking about the master, as guitarist and as a man. I am grateful to you and many, many Sinti, Rom and Gitans.
Lucas really does an impressive job with his content, there simply isn't a way to dislike it other than artificially wanton nitpicking on the fact that he might have "spent too much money on headphones" or some other superficial detail which is nobody's business.
You forgot Tchavolo Schmitt , Angelo Debarre and also great video I wanted another one since you played with two fingers in the first video about Django Reinhardt.
The thing that helped him play with two fingers was that he started out playing the violin and employs many of the fingering patterns adopting them to his unique style my favorite example of overcoming adversary !!!
He also tended to use arpeggios rather than the typical scale-based lines. Two reasons for this, IMHO: 1) The two-fingered technique lends itself nicely to arpeggios; and 2) He was probably heavily influenced by the musette accordion players that he worked with in his teens (when he was playing six-string banjo). They mostly played chromatic button accordions, which are more common in Europe, and the style is heavily arpeggiated due partly to the layout of the buttons.
Excellent lesson! I am reminded that my teachers from India recommended playing viola or violin using only 1 or 2 fingers on the left hand. It sounds very distinctive.
Love the info on Django as much as the great music. It is inspiring to see an artist have so much love and passion for his or her art. Learning from the past is a gateway to the future. Well done!
Excellent video Lucas, you explained things very well. I've been listening to Django since I first bought a second-hand copy of Djangology from a local shop probably 60 years ago. I will try playing with just two fingers to see where it leads me.
Yeah but you can't compare the two. Iommi has never really learned to play the guitar. He stayed on the most basic level his whole life. (but of course Black Sabbath was never about great technique)
@@martonandorka I'm sorry, but you're way off with this one. Iommi designed a certain playing style and stayed within that style, and to this day no one plays Sabbath songs with the same powerful authority as he did. To play the way he played and to do it so reliably requires great skill and strong vision. He made great choices consistently.
Anything beginning with the name Django Reinhardt, and I'm in 100% (Stephane Grapelli works for me too.). Thank you for this video. This is the other, more blissful side of my classical soul, and Django inhabits it all. Tarrega, Sor, Bach and Django. After that, I'm completely satisfied. Thank you.
I'd like to mention a word of wisdom that quite fits both Django's and our times: Hard times make strong people. Strong people make easy times. Easy times makes weak people. Weak people make hard times. We don't have the same fighting spirit as people in 1930s had. Their times were much harder, so they were stronger. Today we are weak because we are living easy times. What we don't realise is that we are going to bring hard times again because of our weakness. Thus, if we seemingly don't have the same strength of will as Django, it can also mean that our environment doesn't push us nearly as hard as it did Django to even survive. What's valuable is if we realise the wisdom above and if we fight not to become complacent with ourselves. (I didn't want to say Django wasn't unbelievable for more than many reasons. He was, period.)
I can't like this lesson enough. Your approach to improv through singing has resonated with me. Definitely looking forward to picking up my guitar tonight. Thank you.
Thank you Lucas for this very inspiring video. I didn't know this detail about django. I am always admired blind guitarists, and BB Jones was saying that we had to learn to live with our limitations. He also had some limitations on his hand. But Django's case is very inspiring and educational. Thanks for bringing this up. We love you.
Hey. Thank you! This video is inspiring in terms of "don't caring about usual techniques and being creative to find your own way to play". I once started to learn the guitar and played the left hand with two fingers - resulting in interesting stuff. Someone told me, that it's stupid to play like this and I barely continued to practice. Your video tells me to just continue and try - until I find my own independent playstyle.
Great video! I've made some study of Django's technique and while his left hand rightfully draws attention, he had the most powerful and expressive right hand maybe ever. He would do a tremolo that sounds like the swell of a full string section. He was also the best rhythm guitarist of his day, recording with Coleman Hawkins and others as a sideman. Grapelli said having Django comp for him was like playing in front of a full orchestra.
One of my late grandfather' favourite jazz musicians. He loved the music that Django played with Stphane Grappelli (I grew up listening to their music, with my Grandfather.
Great video.Django was an outstanding musician an a true survival example for all. You made me want to rescue that Django's compilation CD I bought long ago and, sadly, I must have listened only twice at the most. Thank U Lucas You really Know a lot 'bout Jazz Guitar.
Absolutely brilliant video Lucas. Been listening to Django for over 25 years now and he is someone I always go back to and never tire of listening to his playing. There really is no-one else who has managed to recreate his unique sound and feeling. There are of course many many excellent players and I am not detracting from anybody but there will only ever be one Django. I also find myself wondering why I am just playing a load of notes to fill in space when soloing and wishing I was more like Django. IMHO the closest player to Django is Fapy Lafertin. Not sure if he is still playing though. And Angelo Debarre is a monster.
My brother and I recently started trying to emulate Django too! I’ve mostly played finger style, country/folk, and some alternative rock. It’s so much fun to play, and my brother and I like to go back and forth between playing lead, and rhythm.
very interesting! I one saw a guitar player, who played in that style. he concentrated on the fast runs with one finger across the string, and I wasn't sure, if he was in control of what he played. Your video is a good start for a study
Awesome video Lucas 🔥 🔥 👏 👏 it's amazing how he was able to reinvent himself after that horrible tragedy. Great theme, great explanation. Keep it up dude! 🙌🙌🙌
Luca you are the most under rated guitarist (i wont just confine u to being a jazz guitarist) you are an amazing top notch , world class , one of the best guitarist and also not forgetting ur ability to sing while playing beautifully. Keep it coming bro.
Hi. Thank for for this great video ! Really inspiriting. And for naming Jazz manouch musicians I’d recommend Noé Reinhardt, David Reinhardt (Django’s grandson), Rocky Gresset. And finally a special mention tribute to the very late Anton Landauer.
So glad to see you making another video on Django Reinhardt, and hope you will do more in the future! I especially like the speed and sound you're getting from only using your fingers, instead of a pick. I would love to see you do a video de-mystifying Luiz Bonfa's playing as well. Keep up the good work man. Quality content! Cheers from Norway.
Interesting analyse and demo around our fascinating DJANGO . As we say DJANGO loved MUSIC but MUSIC loved him even more . His legacy is quite always found when guitar players are first Musicians . LUCAS you must listen to JEROME BRAJTMAN who married perfectly the widest influencies from a classical education and the manouche one and more from India to bossa or tango or yiddish .
Absolutely interesting video , thanks! As a guitar palyer I've grown jealous of what piano players do, going from low to high notes like flying....Django opened it up for us all
Great video always good Django was truly amazing and I believe you captured and presented to us a little clearer picture of the genius he was thanks again I have been sharing these videos with my friends and they like me or amazed how funny and still extremely talented you are. I’ve been listening and playing guitar for 55 years I’m creeping up on 70 and there’s so much more to learn thanks again.
Ive had an accident last year, which resulted in my left hand broken several times, losing my pinky and having almost no feeling in my ring finger. I didnt have the guts to even pick up my guitar since then. Might try some of this. Thank you.
I'm so sorry, I hope you get all the best in your life! Do what you like and whatever's in your power, you have my respect. Good luck in everything in your life!
broo feel bad for you, I hope you find your way out to play the guitar, cheers and hope you the best :)
Life can be a bitch sometimes. I've learned the hard way that what is important is not the fall, but how you get up after.
Keep going bro ! All the best !
Keep on going! If Django can do it you can!
Django was on another level of determination.
Giving up was not an option for him
Our three-fingered lightning
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@Frosty31 ok you do what you want
@Frosty31 for what
@@ZekSanchez ua-cam.com/video/Ut03j5QtY4A/v-deo.html
Best guitar channel on UA-cam.
facts
The UA-cam music community is so good overall
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Lucas is epic
Naw it's beadly hall
This was the best video I've watched from the time I've been following you!
Absolutely agree!👍🏻
Definitely.
Couldn't agree more
Yes. Very wholesome and meaningful content! ❤️
I completely agree. This was brilliant
As a disabled guitar player myself, I'm a huge fan of Tony Iommi and Django Reinhardt. I accidentally popped myself in the hand with a .22 pistol, totally destroying my pinky and leaving a lot of scar tissue in my ring finger. Much physical therapy and surgery later, I'm able to use those two fingers but most of my dexterity is in my pointer and middle finger so I play with a heavily modified fretting technique based on Django. I also use a prosthetic fingertip on my pinky based on the ones Iommi makes for himself, because my finger lost a lot of length.
Ecoute Angelo Debarre, un magicien du Jazz manouche ! Beaucoup de composition maintenant devenue culte (swing gitan, manége ...) Merci en tout cas de partagé le Jazz Manouche, c'étais super, bravo pour ton travail, super comme d'habitude ! Love
Beautiful work!
Not long ago, I lost my left ring finger in a work related injury, and my left index finger cannot go flat - permanently curved. Relearning guitar has been a fight. There are many limitations that remain, but like Django, I will not give up!
Thank you for that Lucas, you summed up this genre well. I founded and ran the international Gypsy Guitar festival here in the UK for 18 years and have only played this style for most of my life (i'm no Bireli but i guess who is lol). The more exposure this style gets the richer the audience becomes so thanks again. Big fan of your channel BTW
09:14 - 10:31 this is GOLD...!!!
Being able to create a memorable melody that a listener can hum is one of the most crucial elements to any successful composition. Add that human touch, such as feel, phrasing, and tone dynamics and you're well on your way to creating something that will last the test of time. It's a skill that's, unfortunately, rare to find these days.
Took the words right out of my mouth
I'm very touched to see Lucas seroius when he's talking about Django. Django created THE JAZZ MANOUCHE which is still played in France by Birelli Lagréne, Angelo Debarre and their friends and the Rosenberg Trio (nederlands) ...
Lucas you are such a fabulously well rounded musician. Beautiful beautiful player, extremely clear and passionate educator, fantastic and hilarious entertainer, and a great singer. Thanks for sharing your love for what you do and sharing your gifts - you truly are an inspiration!
That "tchau tchau" in the end of the video, really have warmed the brazilian's hearts all around the world
A palavra "tchau" também existe no dicionário americano, não é uma palavra brasileira
I guess it was the Italian "ciao ciao" ("bye bye" in English)
I have a skeletal problem in my left hand which prevents me from controlling my middle and ring finger seperatly and my middle finger is shorter than normal. This caused me to play with only 2 fingers. Through a lot of practise I learnt how to use my middle and ring finger when I could and started playing chords at some point. When I heard about Django it made me so happy. Knowing that there was a successful person in a simular position cleared up a lot of doubt for me. People kept telling me to quit and I am so glad I never did. Thank you for the awesome video.
Dude didn't just learn Django's music. He sat in his mind.
Videos like this are just youtube TREASURE! Keep up the excellent work!
I had the great chance to listen to Stephane Grapelli live, may be 40 years ago. He was already an old man, but the energy flowing through his violin was truly fantastic. He was a great part in this new kind of music that came with Django and him. He seemed so pleased to play and share music with the other musician and the public. Unforgettable moment.
As a guitarist who lost tendons in two fingers ( ring and middle) of my scale hand, i find Django truly inspiring
My favorite guitarist is Lucas Brar, because Brar means testicles in Korean.
No in korean that would be "bural" 부랄
@@CaptainArdalas Those sound pretty much the same in a Korean accent.
;;;
That's just nuts
You like hamburgers? I like meatballs...
How have I known of Django for over a decade and just now find out he hand a horrible accident that left his hand half paralyzed? Anyone else? I never had anything happen to my hand, but I could never hold the neck and fret the chords like the other kids in my guitar class. My hand would cramp and lock up. I almost gave up, but I found my own way to play and gave up trying to play other people's music or other people's way. It's been a 30-year journey and I am still on it but playing guitar has literally saved my life.
Thank you for using the word "Romani", instead of the other word, it means so much to us!
What is the other word?
@@aliefendi4653 rom
the other word is gypsy.
@@williamstanford7994 Most gypsy's I know call themselves gypsy's and they are proud!
In France, the cultural name is manouche. Django was called a manouche, and sometime a tzigane.
Django was extraordinary. Many of his solos are almost beyond belief in their musicality and structure. Your video gives us a valuable insight into his playing.
Before UA-cam came along gypsy jazz was confined to a few players but now it seems there is an explosion of guitarists & violinists captivated by the legacy Django and Stephane Grappelli left us.
Django's swing feel in his melodic playing was and still holds up as beastly. No guitarist's study is complete without his influence.
What a touching tribute to the great Django, and an eye-opening demonstration of his technique. I was mesmerized by your ability to replicate Djangos' 2-finger arpeggios and joyful spirit.
A master-class for music lovers
The first vinyl guitar LP I bought was "Djangology" back in the mid 60's. I was blown away and was convinced that Django must have had more fingers than I did. I was staggered to learn he had only two fully functioning fingers. I listened to it for ages trying and failing to understand how he did it. Finally, after almost 60 years your analysis has finally explained it. Thank you, Lucas.
I too play electric guitar solos with 2 fingers only. As for now, I can play: Hotel California, Sweet child o'mine, Don't cry, Stairway to Heaven, Sieze the Day etc solos.
You forgotten Angelo Debarre. Sure you know him. A marvelous guitar player. Saw him in a concert 3 years ago near Marseille,on stage the group was playing in front of a caravan around a fire. It was an extraordinary voyage. Thanks a lot for your video, you also make us good trip
I would add that to me, Duved Dunayevsky is one of the best guitarist staying close to Django's legacy. His work on the whole aestetic of Django's music is unmatched.
To that, I'd like to add Stephane Wrembel
This is one of the best lessons on jazz improvisation I've ever seen.
I know how Django must have felt, because I feel like all these fingers I have are really getting in the way of my guitar playing
Perhaps you should rwmove two of them..
Man, your classical guitar sounds as a true jazz instrument. Because of you I've got myself a nylon string instrument in order to play jazz on it.
I have 2 fingers and a thumb on both hands. I also play the classical guitar since 12(38 now). Django I what got me started. I don't play in jazz style but adapting to many styles of fingerings and notes WITH practice I have my own sound. I'm not one to brag, but I am better than most with all fingers...
Love your videos.. This especially, made me smile..TY
Amazing video Lucas! Thanks for sharing Django’s knowledge and music.
That video lead me from playing Technical Difficulties to Minor Swing. And I love it. Thanks. This is Conservatoire level of lecture on music.
If you re interest in modern jazz manouche, i can recommend you to listen Sebastien Giniaux and the band "Les doigts de l'homme". But Biréli Lagrène is currently the Pope.
I'm a metal head who is learning blues to improve my skills and music understanding and you get me back into Jazz and Jazz MANOUCHE ! THX LUCAS !
Lucas your amazing, genius playing amazing . Could listen to you all day love it
So good to have you on UA-cam!!! Grateful
Man! I usually don’t comment on UA-cam... but I’m really impressed with ur video improvement, I think this is ur best video untill now; I’m just struggling to figure out how to play jazz.
I’ve started in acoustic guitar in 2019 and now I’m able to play fingerstyle arrangements but I don’t know if sometime I’ll learn to play like u
His middle finger stretches like crazy !!!!!
Seriously he's got a beautiful ascending behavior within the arpeggio
Angelo debarre, tchavolo Schmitt, Boulou Ferre, Serge Krief,.etc... Loved your video. Vive Django!
Great video Lucas, the story of Django and his legacy is indeed fascinating and addictive!
Chord wise... the real mind job is when he played full 6 note chords, major 6 shapes for example using his thumb to play bass notes and moved in and out of them with apparent ease, just mind blowing, fascinating and really inspiring.
Keep up the great work! :)
Lucas, your humorous videos are really entertaining, but this rather serious and earnest video is excellence itself. And your emulation of Django's technique is really impressive. Bravo.
I have enjoyed many of your more facetious [but entertaining] postings . Great when you get serious. A sensitive homage to Django and as always - your own talent shines through. Thank you
Thank you Lucas, I had listened to Django before but I only appreciated and developed a taste for it after seeing your videos. You're good people.
I'd love a series like this from you. Either just about Django or just general music history
Wow.. Thank you so much Lucas for having respected the Gypsy Legend D'jango Reinhardt.. A good job.. 👏Appreciate the way you have categorized his talents and biography briefly with his rare clippings and selected pieces like Minor Blues* etc., quite a treat Lucas.. 👌Rarely people of this generation heard about him I guess.. Good that you have uploaded.. 👏Thank you again.. 🙏
Warm cheers.. 😘
God bless🙏
Why i love Lucas so much, is because he actually teaches us how play and be creative, instead of those video's that only teach you one song. keep it up dude!
great video! very inspiring and it opens many new ways to improve musicality, technique and improvisation, I'll definitely try some of you r tips!
Thank you so much for all your videos. Nice, very good at playing and ironic, my favorite guitarist .... it is you. This video on Django is wonderful many thanks for talking about the master, as guitarist and as a man. I am grateful to you and many, many Sinti, Rom and Gitans.
I don’t think you’ve made a video I didn’t like. I’m sure a lot of people feel that way.
Lucas really does an impressive job with his content, there simply isn't a way to dislike it other than artificially wanton nitpicking on the fact that he might have "spent too much money on headphones" or some other superficial detail which is nobody's business.
Anyone who has used good headphones wouldn’t say that. But yeah.
"I’m sure a lot of people feel that way.". I sure do....ciao ciao
Make sure to introduce this skill and video to Ellie in The Last Of Us. Hopefully, she can still play the guitar.
So true, I was almost going to comment this until I saw yours 😆
You forgot Tchavolo Schmitt , Angelo Debarre and also great video I wanted another one since you played with two fingers in the first video about Django Reinhardt.
YES I AGREE
The thing that helped him play with two fingers was that he started out playing the violin
and employs many of the fingering patterns adopting them to his unique style my favorite example of overcoming adversary !!!
He also tended to use arpeggios rather than the typical scale-based lines. Two reasons for this, IMHO: 1) The two-fingered technique lends itself nicely to arpeggios; and 2) He was probably heavily influenced by the musette accordion players that he worked with in his teens (when he was playing six-string banjo). They mostly played chromatic button accordions, which are more common in Europe, and the style is heavily arpeggiated due partly to the layout of the buttons.
Excellent lesson! I am reminded that my teachers from India recommended playing viola or violin using only 1 or 2 fingers on the left hand. It sounds very distinctive.
Very glad youre still doing this series :)
Discovered this guitarist a few months ago. Absolutely legendary player. Thanks for making the video on his technique and style :)
Thank you for a brilliant video. I have never heard such an insightful examination of Django's style.
Love the info on Django as much as the great music. It is inspiring to see an artist have so much love and passion for his or her art. Learning from the past is a gateway to the future. Well done!
Excellent video Lucas, you explained things very well. I've been listening to Django since I first bought a second-hand copy of Djangology from a local shop probably 60 years ago. I will try playing with just two fingers to see where it leads me.
Django was the best, he even inspired Tony Iommi after he lost the tips of 2 fingers, thus, in some way, he helped invent metal
Yeah but you can't compare the two. Iommi has never really learned to play the guitar. He stayed on the most basic level his whole life. (but of course Black Sabbath was never about great technique)
@@martonandorka Tony iommi is actually a very good player, and i don't see you inventing any genres over here, so shut your mouth and go practice
@@maffooo2040 "inventing" a genre and being a good player is two different things. He is an "Okay" player but nowhere near for today's standard.
@@martonandorka I'm sorry, but you're way off with this one. Iommi designed a certain playing style and stayed within that style, and to this day no one plays Sabbath songs with the same powerful authority as he did. To play the way he played and to do it so reliably requires great skill and strong vision. He made great choices consistently.
Reinhardt's speed picking was astonishing.
An amazing tribute, Lucas. The only thing missing in this wonderful video is a clear view of your right hand.
Thank you for introducing such a legend, which I would have never discovered myself. Just a great pleasure to have u explaining things.
Anything beginning with the name Django Reinhardt, and I'm in 100% (Stephane Grapelli works for me too.). Thank you for this video. This is the other, more blissful side of my classical soul, and Django inhabits it all. Tarrega, Sor, Bach and Django. After that, I'm completely satisfied. Thank you.
Oh man I love django- you are an incredible player yourself. Appreciate the lesson
What a gem! Each of you. Thanks for the introduction.
I'd like to mention a word of wisdom that quite fits both Django's and our times:
Hard times make strong people. Strong people make easy times. Easy times makes weak people. Weak people make hard times.
We don't have the same fighting spirit as people in 1930s had. Their times were much harder, so they were stronger. Today we are weak because we are living easy times. What we don't realise is that we are going to bring hard times again because of our weakness.
Thus, if we seemingly don't have the same strength of will as Django, it can also mean that our environment doesn't push us nearly as hard as it did Django to even survive. What's valuable is if we realise the wisdom above and if we fight not to become complacent with ourselves.
(I didn't want to say Django wasn't unbelievable for more than many reasons. He was, period.)
I can't like this lesson enough. Your approach to improv through singing has resonated with me. Definitely looking forward to picking up my guitar tonight. Thank you.
Thank you Lucas for this very inspiring video. I didn't know this detail about django. I am always admired blind guitarists, and BB Jones was saying that we had to learn to live with our limitations. He also had some limitations on his hand. But Django's case is very inspiring and educational. Thanks for bringing this up. We love you.
Really enjoy your videos. Your a great player, and teacher. And very entertaining.
Hey. Thank you! This video is inspiring in terms of "don't caring about usual techniques and being creative to find your own way to play". I once started to learn the guitar and played the left hand with two fingers - resulting in interesting stuff. Someone told me, that it's stupid to play like this and I barely continued to practice. Your video tells me to just continue and try - until I find my own independent playstyle.
Great video! I've made some study of Django's technique and while his left hand rightfully draws attention, he had the most powerful and expressive right hand maybe ever. He would do a tremolo that sounds like the swell of a full string section.
He was also the best rhythm guitarist of his day, recording with Coleman Hawkins and others as a sideman. Grapelli said having Django comp for him was like playing in front of a full orchestra.
One of my late grandfather' favourite jazz musicians. He loved the music that Django played with Stphane Grappelli (I grew up listening to their music, with my Grandfather.
Hi Lucas, Sometimes Jango manage to use his third finger for chords. This video from ''j'attendrai'' (translation: i'll wait) is realy a treasure.
Great video.Django was an outstanding musician an a true survival example for all. You made me want to rescue that Django's compilation CD I bought long ago and, sadly, I must have listened only twice at the most. Thank U Lucas You really Know a lot 'bout Jazz Guitar.
Absolutely brilliant video Lucas. Been listening to Django for over 25 years now and he is someone I always go back to and never tire of listening to his playing. There really is no-one else who has managed to recreate his unique sound and feeling. There are of course many many excellent players and I am not detracting from anybody but there will only ever be one Django.
I also find myself wondering why I am just playing a load of notes to fill in space when soloing and wishing I was more like Django.
IMHO the closest player to Django is Fapy Lafertin. Not sure if he is still playing though. And Angelo Debarre is a monster.
My brother and I recently started trying to emulate Django too! I’ve mostly played finger style, country/folk, and some alternative rock. It’s so much fun to play, and my brother and I like to go back and forth between playing lead, and rhythm.
very interesting! I one saw a guitar player, who played in that style. he concentrated on the fast runs with one finger across the string, and I wasn't sure, if he was in control of what he played. Your video is a good start for a study
Awesome video Lucas 🔥 🔥 👏 👏 it's amazing how he was able to reinvent himself after that horrible tragedy. Great theme, great explanation. Keep it up dude! 🙌🙌🙌
Luca you are the most under rated guitarist (i wont just confine u to being a jazz guitarist) you are an amazing top notch , world class , one of the best guitarist and also not forgetting ur ability to sing while playing beautifully. Keep it coming bro.
you should meet samba too, I recommend Cartola, start with "preciso me encontrar" it have beautiful "baixarias" wich is use the guitar bass at maximum
Hi. Thank for for this great video !
Really inspiriting. And for naming Jazz manouch musicians I’d recommend Noé Reinhardt, David Reinhardt (Django’s grandson), Rocky Gresset. And finally a special mention tribute to the very late Anton Landauer.
Massive fan of him here since I've been 15, and I've never played guitar ;)
Django was the inspiration to metal guitar legend Tony Iommi as well who also had lost his finger tips in an accident.
You are fine guitarist and teacher. I enjoy your videos including the funny ones. Can't understand why you aren't more widely known.
Hey. Thanks for recommending reading about Django. I read Dregni's book after watching this video and now Django's my guitar god. I love Django.
So glad to see you making another video on Django Reinhardt, and hope you will do more in the future! I especially like the speed and sound you're getting from only using your fingers, instead of a pick. I would love to see you do a video de-mystifying Luiz Bonfa's playing as well.
Keep up the good work man. Quality content!
Cheers from Norway.
Interesting analyse and demo around our fascinating DJANGO . As we say DJANGO loved MUSIC but MUSIC loved him even more . His
legacy is quite always found when guitar players are first Musicians . LUCAS you must listen to JEROME BRAJTMAN who married
perfectly the widest influencies from a classical education and the manouche one and more from India to bossa or tango or yiddish .
This video is genius. Thanks, can't wait to check out the rest of your channel!
Don’t forget about Damjan Pejcinoski! I really love his gypsy jazz style.
Cheers to our guitar hero Django who makes a romantic yet masculine genre ☕️
Thanks for this lovely video Lucas . Everything about Django's life and music brings joy to my soul .
Master Django was a beast of a man, not only guitar-wise .
Awesome stuff, thank you !
Jimmy Rosenberg absolute guitar genius ! Thank you very much for this great video Lucas !
Absolutely interesting video , thanks! As a guitar palyer I've grown jealous of what piano players do, going from low to high notes like flying....Django opened it up for us all
Check out those bands:
• Samarabalouf
• Les doigts de l’homme
Samarabalouf, yes. François Petit can make a lot out of single note...
Ahhhh, ça fait plaisir de voir Samarabalouf mentionné. J'ai "Manon" à portée de doigts mais pas encore à vitesse réelle.
@@riffififi Très bien pour commencer. La plus simple et accessible avec leur mazurka : la mer.
Fabulous. And your singing voice is really lovely too
Lucas, you are a tremendous guitarist and your videos are very informative.
Great video always good Django was truly amazing and I believe you captured and presented to us a little clearer picture of the genius he was thanks again I have been sharing these videos with my friends and they like me or amazed how funny and still extremely talented you are. I’ve been listening and playing guitar for 55 years I’m creeping up on 70 and there’s so much more to learn thanks again.
Among the best videos ever, for guitar, fantastic!
Love this video. You should do a whole series on Django
This video is amazing wow! To only think this video scratched the surface only is insane!!