by evaslo | Aug 23, 2020 | violin lesson
Diminished scales provide great color for improvisation! So why deprive yourself of it? I created two videos on diminished scales: In the first, I talk about how to play them on the violin, in first position and with the diagrams of Didier Lockwood In the second, I...
by evaslo | Aug 30, 2016 | article + vidéo
Bowing for Swing Violin I am often asked what bow strokes to use on the violin for jazz. There aren’t really any imposed bowings since we’re talking about improvised music! So the good news and the bad news is that you can choose your own bowing...
by evaslo | Aug 11, 2016 | article + vidéo
Which vibrato should you use for jazz violin? In jazz, you don’t necessarily want the same type of vibrato as in classical! The aesthetics of jazz and classical are different, and because of this the vibrato sounds different. In gypsy jazz, you can...
