“Jazz Long Playing” (a play on words based on Jean Luc Ponty’s initials was Jean Lucs first recording as a leader. It was probably the first real bebop violin albums and it was his way of showing world “hey look, the violin can do this too”. Jean Luc was at a prestigious classical conservatorie in Paris when he was young. Back then the world wasn’t so open and his classical teacher forbid him from playing jazz. He still did it but had to keep it secret or he would lose his place at the conservatoire. Check out a great track from the album here.

Just followed your Class 1 on the Blues Matt - so helpful and great to get away from the dots and focus on the ears!

I’d like to try a new monthly Q&A format on here. Giving people the option of asking questions for me to answer in a livestream each month. Use this thread to ask me anything that’s been on your mind about learning jazz violin and Il try to answer them in the most practical way possible. Il be prioritising premium and VIP members and anyone who has bought my courses however anyone can ask a question and Il try to fit it all in. Let’s try it!

I tried Kreutzer with Matt's basic jazz bowings - surprisingly tricky!! I hadn't realised how closely my LH is tied to my RH, and changing the latter quite upset it in places 😂

Thanks for joining me on here the past few months. Great to connect with so many great musicians and here’s to another year of geeking out about jazz violin!