Adrian Holovaty
@adrian · Guitar · Amsterdam
Gypsy-jazz guitarist and Soundslice developer. I post musical ideas and lick transcriptions here.
Django did a lot of this kind of thing. I was playing around trying to see how far I could take it. More…
Beautiful fingerstyle arrangement that I just *must* learn. More…
So much awesomeness happening in this single chorus — rhythmic displacement, zany harmonization, then out of nowhere comes a super flourish. From the album “Wholly Cats,” recorded in 1995. More…
Great jazz-blues playing from Hank on his album “The Unforgettable Guitar Of Hank Garland” from 1960. More…
Nice intro here from Les Paul’s recording with Bing Crosby. More…
Beautiful stuff from Angelo! More…
I have no idea how I stumbled upon this accordion performance — somehow I discovered it in my “to-be-transcribed” list. But this ending is GREAT! And super fun and rewarding to transcribe stuff from different… More…
Lovely turnaround from George’s 1967 recording of “Satin Doll” on the album Seven-String Guitar. Note I’ve transcribed it for a six-string guitar. More…
The way Adrien ends this phrase made me smile. From “Django’s Tiger” on Adrien’s album Clins d'OEil. More…
Just a little gypsy-jazz lick that fits nicely under the fingers. More…
Some nice flowing playing from Antoine. More…
I love these phrasing ideas. From my own video of the JazzFest Amsterdam concert, March 17, 2018. More…
The diminished color in this intro is classic Django! More…
Catchy fingerstyle piece! Need to learn this one. More…
Really nice ideas here from Remi. More…
Django recorded this one many times, and he always played so nicely on it. Here I’ve transcribed the entire solo. More…
Man, this intro. I’ve never come across most of these voicings before. From the 1958 Julie London album “Julie Is Her Name, Vol. 2.” More…
From the classic recording of “Cry Me A River” by Julie London. 1955. More…
Here's my new fingerstyle arrangement of the classic Game Boy theme. More…
A single blues chorus from “Take the Coltrane.” From my own video footage of his concert in Amsterdam on March 17, 2017. More…
I saw Peter Bernstein play in Amsterdam yesterday and filmed the whole show. There were plenty of great licks and ideas I’m itching to transcribe. Here’s a really nice line from Peter during “Take The… More…
Here’s my latest fingerstyle arrangement for YouTube, the classic jazz standard. More…
Here’s an exercise I came up with, inspired by a lick I heard from Adrien Moignard. All downstrokes! The melody kind of reminds me of “We Wish You A Merry Christmas.” :-) More…
This comes from Take 1 of “Un Poco Loco,” from 1951. I’ve added my own interpretation of tab for guitar. More…
Simple but great turnaround during the head of “Some Like It Hot,” from the Barney Kessel album of the same name. Jimmie Rowles on piano. I included my own interpretation of the tab fingering here. More…