Adrian Holovaty
@adrian · Guitar · Amsterdam
Gypsy-jazz guitarist and Soundslice developer. I post musical ideas and lick transcriptions here.
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Beautiful violin arrangement of the Edvard Grieg melody. This is my first time transcribing a violin duet — corrections welcome! More…
From the tune “Blues 1 & 8” on the album “Live!” (1963) with George Benson on guitar. I’ve tried to come up with reasonable fingerings to play this on guitar. More…
Paul Davids invited me to do a gentle introduction to the Django guitar style. More…
Here's a tune I wrote from my new album, "Melodic Guitar Music." My take on a gypsy waltz with a more pop-inspired chord progression.… More…
From Adrien’s new album, released a few days ago. A creative take on the standard melody, and the lick at the end of the B section is great!… More…
Very nice, swinging piano intro. I'm still a beginner at transcribing piano, so suggestions/corrections are welcome! More…
Nice modern-sounding substitution here over a G minor blues. Thanks to Paul Sommer for filming this workshop and posting the video. More…
Love these ideas from guitarist Tom Bernus. It's his entry in the #JustinSingleShed thing run by Justin-Lee Schultz (the amazing keyboardist at right). More…
From the most recent Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Great to see some amazing jazz guitar on a mainstream late-night show!… More…
Here’s the transcribed guitar solo from my latest YouTube video, a collaboration on “How High The Moon” with the amazing singer Eva Scholten.… More…
From the A.K. Salim. album “Stable Mates,” recorded April 5, 1957. The phrasing is just plain awesome.… More…
I was listening to the excellent new Label Ouest remastered collection “Electrified Django” and realized it contains a rare example of Django messing up!… More…
Here’s my arrangement of the Nintendo Wii Shop theme, from a YouTube video I posted back in 2011. (Lots of people have requested the tab...!) Some cool chord changes in there, as expected from Nintendo.… More…
From the tune “A Lot of Livin’ To Do” on the 1964 Billy Taylor album “Right Here, Right Now!”… More…
Adrien’s new album “Adrien Moignard Trio & Guests” has a great outro for “Oleo” — a transition into the riff from “Never Too Much” by Luther Vandross. Sort of a funk thing that comes out of nowhere and… More…
Antoine played a great set in the Studio LDC "Jazz Live" concert two days ago, and this little improvised bit struck me as particularly beautiful.… More…
Some nice chord voicings in this beautiful intro from the 1992 album “A Tribute To Wes Montgomery” by Project G-7. More…
Here’s a two-voice idea I came up with for the B section of Django Reinhardt’s “Douce Ambiance.” The melody is played in the upper voice while the lower voice does a chromatic walkup thing.… More…
I’ve been meaning to learn sweep picking for ages, so I got excited when I saw this YouTube mini lesson. I gave it the full Soundslice treatment for easier learning/practicing. More…
From an Adrien Moignard masterclass I attended in Louisville, Kentucky, USA on Nov. 13, 2011. This was a very inspiring moment for me — Adrien talked about how there’s always more to learn. More…
From the 1959 album “Billy Taylor With Four Flutes.” More…
Hot off the presses! Patrus53 just posted this archival footage of Bosquet to YouTube a few hours ago. Here’s a chorus from his live recording of “Daphne.” It starts with a lick very similar to a thing… More…
Peel your eyes away from the amazing right-hand technique and listen to these great choruses by Matteo. Lots of great ideas in here!… More…
Here’s a fun way to end a tune, from Roy Lanham’s recording of 1961 “Lover Come Back To Me.” It’s very similar to a lick of his I posted earlier today (https://www.soundslice.com/slices/5NBVc/). More…