Cecil Alexander – Blues Bb (Jazz Guitar Improvisation)
Excerpt from “In The Style Of Cecil Alexander, Vol. 3”
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Cecil Improvises over the changes of a Blues in Bb, at 150 bpm. Lesson Excerpt.
About:
Cecil Alexander is a guitarist, composer, and arranger from Muskegon, MI. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2016 with a B.M. in Jazz Composition. He is a recent graduate (2019) of the Jazz Performance M.M. program at William Paterson University. In 2016, he co-founded the folk-rock group Visen, which released its first EP, Shoulder Deep, in 2017. Cecil was the 1st place winner of the 2017 Wilson Center Jazz Guitar Competition and the 2018 Lee Ritenour Six String Theory Competition. As of recently, Cecil was one of 3 finalists in the 2019 Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Guitar Competition. Cecil has recorded/performed with Bill Charlap, Antonio Hart, Lee Pearson, Luis Perdomo, Nathan East, and Steve LaSpina. Some of his greatest influences include Charlie Parker, Joe Henderson, Grant Green, and John Coltrane. As of Fall 2021, Cecil started a teaching position at Berklee College of Music as Assistant Professor of Guitar. Cecil recently was recently signed to Heartcore Records, a Berlin-based label founded by legendary guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel.
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Duuuuude very good! I can tell you're thinking out each note and not letting your hands lead. Dig!
love that guitar brother
He is exceptionally good. Better than anyone I’ve heard, at making almost any make and style of guitar sound perfect for bop style playing.
Awesome playing!
i love this sound man
Finally a clip that emphasizes THE RIGHT HAND!!! ❤
Good grove and sound, in the pocket.????
You are definitely amazing ????
Just got in the door, this place is cookin!
0:19 tenor madness!
Sooo good !
Perfect man! This is sooo tasty!
Super ,îmi place ????????????????????????????????????????????
thanks Mr cecil!
3 choruses?
i think the first and third one are transcribable for us mortals hahahaha
some of the best lines! one of my favorite bebop players ever!
Benson picking!? ????