Born in Philadelphia on July 22, 1953, Jimmy
Bruno was first exposed to music by his parents at a very early age. His
mother was a singer and his father, Jimmy Bruno, Sr., was a notable jazz
guitarist who was best known for his performance in 1959 on the hit
recording "Guitar Boogie Shuffle" with Frank Virtue and the Virtues. When
Bruno was about eight his childhood love for music began to develop when
his father brought home what would be Jimmy’s first guitar. As a child, he
never had any formal training, but instead absorbed the life altering
sounds of Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, John Coltrane and
Oscar Peterson.
In 1973, when Bruno was just nineteen, he landed his first big gig when
Buddy Rich came to Philly holding auditions for a guitarist. He spent the
next year on the road with Buddy, receiving quite a musical education.
When he returned to Philadelphia in 1974, he found few gigs as a jazz
musician and decided to try his luck playing in Las Vegas, finally
settling in Los Angeles as a studio musician. In the end it wasn’t the
place or the music he loved. Since his return to Philly in 1988, Jimmy
Bruno has created a name that is synonymous with jazz guitar, recording
numerous albums for Concord Records and now for Mel Bay Records.
In addition to his new album with Mel Bay Records, Jimmy Bruno has
recently been featured in three, live concert DVDs released through Mel
Bay Records - Jimmy Bruno: Live at Chris’ Café, Volumes 1 and 2 and
Jimmy Bruno and Jack Wilkins: Live at The Theatre. Jimmy is also a Mel
Bay author who to date has written several instructional books for six and
seven string jazz guitar. Jimmy Bruno is co-chair of the Jazz Guitar
Department at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA and is a
featured writer for Just Jazz Guitar Magazine.
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Jimmy Bruno - No Nonsense Jazz Guitar - DVD
Jimmy Bruno has taken a permanent
place as one of the Jazz World's top guitarists. He has lightning fast chops but
never substitutes speed for
melodic content. On this DVD, Jimmy shares valuable guitar knowledge he has
garnered over years of
experience with sincere enthusiasm and his infectious sense of humor. He covers:
his approach to ii/V/I progressions, understanding arpeggios, fingerings,
visualizing scales, training hands & ears to work together, using scales against different chords, working with notes outside the
scale, visualizing the guitar
as a piano, the note of resolution, altered dominant possibilities, pedal
patterns, melodic minor scale, natural picking techniques, breaking the up and down picking habit, adding bass
lines to chords, unique turn-arounds, melodic cells and an introduction to 7 string guitar. Jimmy masterfully
reduces these difficult topics
into terms that any student of jazz guitar can easily utilize. Jimmy has managed
to cover all the fundamentals
of playing the instrument in this DVD. Not only that, his method of learning
scale and chord fingerings are
so simple as to be innovative. Throughout, his easy conversational style and the
excellent videography
make this DVD a joy to watch.
Booklet
included. (120 min)......................................................Price
- $24.95
Click to see sample of this DVD
Jimmy Bruno - Solo - CD
This CD
features outstanding solo guitar renditions of the following
songs: "Have You Met Miss Jones, I've Grown Accustomed to
Her Face, Joy Spring, Satin Doll, Darn That
Dream, Just Friends, Misty, I'm In
The Mood For Love, The Toffelmire Band, Benny's Tune, Stella By Star-light, Night
and Day, Giant Steps". The enhanced CD can also be played on the computer and
features:
Jimmy Bruno's current bio information and pictures, descriptions of
all guitar gear used in the production
of this recording, recent exclusive
interview of Jimmy, video clips from Jimmy Bruno's most recent live
concert DVD and a discography - view the extensive catalog of Jimmy Bruno's
career.
......................................................................................................Price - $14.95
Jimmy Bruno - The Art Of Picking - Book and DVD
Jazz guitarist Jimmy Bruno is known
throughout the
world for his incredibly fast, flawless picking technique! In this book and DVD
Jimmy breaks
down his methodology through 70 unique exercises
and etudes that will take any guitarist’s picking technique
to an exciting new level. The informal atmosphere makes it feel like Jimmy is
sitting in your living room, teaching
you in person. This DVD lesson will enable you to break old picking habits
and learn more efficient ways to
increase your right hand technique!
Notation and
tab........................................................................Price
- $29.95
Jimmy Bruno - Live At Chris' Jazz Cafe - Vol 1 - DVD
Includes interview with Jimmy
Bruno and Jimmy performing
the following songs: "Blues Walk, On a
Clear Day, Angel Eyes, Have You Met
Miss Jones, Satin Doll, My
Shining Hour,
Dolphin Dance, Cherokee".
(128 min)......................................................................................Price - $24.95
Jimmy Bruno - Live At Chris' Jazz Cafe - Vol 2 - DVD
Includes interview with Jimmy
Bruno and Jimmy performing the following songs: "Eternal Triangle, Darn That
Dream, But Not For Me,
Milestones, Lover Man, Segment, I'll Remember April".
(108 min)......................................................................................Price - $24.95
Jimmy Bruno - Inside "Outside" Jazz Guitar - DVD
In this follow-up to his first DVD
"No
Nonsense Jazz Guitar", Bruno leads you into more advanced improvisational
concepts. Learn about the
theory
and technique behind his flawless playing. Benefit from his clear, enlightening
teaching style as he
gives lessons on scales in the "five regions of the guitar",
how to derive melodies, and how to integrate non-scale or "outside" notes into
your playing to create tension and release. Plus, learn lines played by
legendary
jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker that perfectly illustrate the effectiveness of
dissonance!
(124 min) Booklet included.......................................................Price - $24.95
Jimmy Bruno - Six Essential Fingerings for the
Jazz Guitarist -Book
The main obstacle
facing every guitarist is the overwhelming number of fingering possibilities. In this
book, Jimmy Bruno has compiled six fingerings for the major scales that are the most efficient. From these six
fingerings all other scales can
be derived. The fingerings are as symmetrical as possible - for instance, the various
degrees of the scale are kept
on the same finger throughout each pair of fingerings.
Notation, tab and chord
diagrams...........................................Price - $9.95
Jimmy Bruno & Jack Wilkins - In Concert - DVD
Live From the Theatre at Washington,
Virginia. Here is a unique opportunity to
enjoy two of the world's virtuoso jazz guitarists in a warm, intimate
setting
and experience their extraordinary music. Songs include: "Darkly In the
Afternoon, For Baden, Mr.
M.C, Tenderly, Some of The Things You Are, Awakened
Sound, Big Shoes, Our Next Move, F8, Change
Partners, Waltz For Nancy, Kiwi
Bird, Night Dreamer, My One and Only Love, My Shining Hour, I'm Glad
There Is
You".
(104 min)......................................................................................Price - $24.95
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