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3 years ago

Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin)

An arrangement by Duck Baker

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3 years ago

Solokarlieares (Improvised)

Jazz improvisation based on the spanish solea idea. Basically just noodling around in A minor :-)

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3 years ago

Karlie May Trio Live

Very old :-)

Short sequence from a live concert 1996

You'll find a free CD from this trio at this address:

http://www.bebop.ch/musik/k...

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3 years ago

Nylon Blues on a Classical Guitar (Improvised)

Just a few blues notes on a classical nylon string guitar ...

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3 years ago

Maybelle (Chet Atkins)

A county tune written by the master Chet Atkins. Played on a Flamenco Guitar with no thumb pick. So what?

As recommended by Chet him self on his le...

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3 years ago

Empty Space (Improvised)

Improvised Ballad ...

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4 years ago

Polka dots and moonbeams (J. van Heusen)

An old video of Karlie May

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4 years ago

Black Orpheus (Luiz Bonfa)

Another old video of Karlie May

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4 years ago

El Marabino (Antonio Lauro)

Venezuelian Classical Guitar - another old video of Karlie May.

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About Kanal von qminusis

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Latest Activity

Oct 17, 2008

Date Joined

Nov 18, 2007

About this user

Karlie May had classical flamenco guitar lessons from the age of 9 to 13 after playing flute since 7. First concerts with 12 years. Self taught further on until today. With 17 activities in local Rhythm & Blues and Rock 'n Roll Bands (Sun Combo). Started to play Jazz with 20. Had concerts with regional musicians. Begins to teach in the age of 23.
About 2 years travel trough Asia (had concerts in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Penang and other places for financing the travel) and the music helped out of the personal crisis. Intensive self-study in composition, improvisation and arrangement while living for several months on isolated Asian islands.
On the road living in a caravan as busker in Europe, played mainly jazz but also with with gypsy-groups, in blues and rock bands and other formations.
Back in Switzerland he visited different jazz workshops (K.T. Geier, etc.) did jobs as freelancer in different formations, concerts with Jimmy Woode, Alberto Canonica, Christoph Grab, Toni Todesco, Léon Duncan, Ralf Ruh, Jürg Grau and many others.
Karlie May was the initiator of weekly jam sessions (Charlie's Playhouse in the jazz club MOODS) for 4 years in Zurich.
Own work, predominantly in trios and quartets like "Strange Fruits", "Accoustic Trio", "The Hammond Project", "K.May Trio". Was member of "Elmar Kluth's Organic Quartet" (CD The party is over). Played different festivals as: MOODS Zurich, SKA cultural forum, Cotton Club Festival, Int. Jazz Festival Korinth in Greece, etc. Besides theatre appearances with the jazz & lyric poetry-program of Anny Weiler.
Karlie May is currently working on a sophisticated solo guitar repertoire on a classical flamenco guitar.

Musical influences: jazz, flamenco, musette, classical guitar music, gybsy music, arabic/persian ethnic music, blues, rock

Hometown

Zürich

Country

Switzerland

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