@Viktor Houf Tx Victor! I listened to Kliphius with a much closer ear. I used to think he sounded alot like Geoffrey Fitzhugh Perry of the Babik band ( https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nDhJvHzQ90xb8rkdumfv2vpbNU7lV9dMY&si=YV-lmFWS15o044At ) but I realized he is actually much more delicate. Also I kept hearing Michael Jackson's Billie Jean in his "Wave" lol.

@Matt Holborn Tx Matt! The new Harry Lookofsky who does alot of pop recording is an amazing genre versatile violin player with the Madison (Wisconsin) Symphony who records for Hal Leonard including their Grappelli South play along book... I get to see him live again Jul 16... https://www.jonvriesacker.com/page/3/

Nice! And you keep your bow down by the tip end too that also seems to help w jazz!

@Alison Foyle I find it much easier to just memorize the root notes like a bass player because I agree with you: my ear remembers whether they are major or minor, or hv accidentals etc. Then I memorize changes in guide tones I want to emphasize and any chords that are NOT diatonic.

@Viktor Houf Wow -- I am racking my brain to try to imagine what "limitations" in tone those teachers convinced you you had!?! In my view, your tone is your greatest strength -- but perhaps the fact it is a naturally great "jazz tone" is what the classical teachers criticized??? I had the opposite experience: my jazz loving father encouraged me to quit classical "technique focused" lessons and just play jazz so I never developed the vibrato or intonation you have!!

I spend 50% working in intonation in flat keys, pinky strength and vibrato (slowing and widening). The other 50% is on what notes "work".

Love the descending chromatics and new approach to B section - you made it sound musical and not like an Etude!!

@Viktor Houf for B section I have also experimented with a straight out guide tone approach: but it still sounds like an etude!