Alex Wirtz, aka Dadou Bromberger
@ManouchesDePoznan · Guitar, string bass, clarinet · Poznan, Poland
Poland based guitar player, educator. Honorary Old Bloke in The Brombergers, a collective of sons, daughters and dear friends from the neighbourhood who came together in 2021 to sing the lockdown blues.
Paulus taught my son Max this A minor lick last year on a camp in the Netherlands. This morning I found it on the original recording, and I've transcribed it here to ensure we don't forget it! … More…
This live recording of Django's remake of Dizzy's 'Be-Bop!' is far less constrained than the 1951 studio version. The sound, as befits the live setting, is gritter and the soloists get two choruses each.… More…
Stochelo Rosenberg Trio concert Live at Montreux International Guitar show 2023 … More…
I first picked up a gypsy guitar about 13 years ago, but way before that, in winter 1994, thanks to a guy who knew a guy with some electrical savvy and the right kind of crocodile clips, I first saw the… More…
2nd October, 2023: The wonderful Irene Ypenberg has literally just posted this interview with young Gypsy Jazz guitar prodigy Samuel Farthing.… More…
Stochelo's second-time solo over 'Rythm Futur' is a flawless study in diminished arpeggios in different positions over the fretboard. The theme has been transcribed by many already; this is the first time… More…
The Rosenbergs - Masters of Swing - take on the famous Bach etude. Gypsy jazzers will find this a nice challenge with the descending double downstrokes. There are perhaps better versions of this track… More…
Adrien and Adrian show there's life in the old jam session warhorse yet. This clip is 13 years old but is still a valuable lesson in playing 'out' over a simple cycle of 4ths progression. … More…
This can, of course, be applied to any waltz with a V7 - Im turnaround. More…
Most attention these days is focused on the earlier acoustic version, but this is a comparatively under-discovered gem. Note in particular the rhythm guitar part over the EMaj7 and EmMaj7 chords, chromatically… More…
Chords doing what dominant 7s usually do - but there is no b7 anywhere! (and that 's the least of your worries...) More…
A version of Les Yeux Noirs that's rarely played these days - most of us learn the '47 or '40 versions. I've transcribed the Eb alto sax part for Bb clarinet for the very simple reason that the sax would… More…
Intro jingle to Patrus53's YT videos More…
A slowed-down version of the solo. One mistake in it, but we can forget about that, the rest is fine More…