Gypsy Picking
By Michael Horowitz
Play faster, louder, and with better tone by learning the rest-stroke picking technique used by Django Reinhardt, Stochelo Rosenberg, Bireli Lagrene, and Fapy Lafertin.
Testimonials
Gypsy Picking unlocks the secrets of the right hand in Gypsy jazz guitar playing. It is incredibly helpful to the novice or the more advanced player in this style and will help the player develop power, speed and most importantly the right tone and attitude for this music. I wish this book had been around when I first started learning this style in the early '80s!
-John Jorgenson, world renown session guitarist, former Desert Rose Band, Hellecasters, and Elton John Band is currently touring and recording with the John Jorgenson Band and has been a leading proponent of Gypsy jazz in the US for 20 years.
While many books have taught arrangements and chord progressions of Reinhardt oriented tunes, none have attacked the correct manner in which the style is traditionally played. Gypsy Picking is the first such method and is required study by those who take their Jazz Manouche seriously and wish to obtain a correct, legitimate sound. Horowitz's method of teaching, aimed at players of all levels, exhibits the quality one would expect from a Berklee graduate while his lessons reflect his hands on study with some of Holland's finest young gypsy talent.
-Ted Gottsegen, Contributing Editor of Gypsy Jazz for Just Jazz Guitar
A wonderfully thorough study of the right hand in Gypsy jazz guitar, this book is a fabulous resource - a 'must' for the serious student of Gypsy jazz, whether a beginner or advanced player. Bravo, Michael Horowitz!
-Neil Andersson, Pearl Django