Bireli Lagrene - Jazz Festival in Vienna, 2002.

Bireli Lagrene - French jazz guitar player

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[roneill1234]

I've been a guitarist for 30 years and personally heard Bireli at my college and he played for us in person. Bireli is the most versatile guitarist and bassist musician I have found. There are very few musicians that can phrase and even compare. Bireli is a true prodegy. He is super advanced. Yes he can play very fast but her is very musical. There are better musicians out there as far as harmony and theory but few can combine the whole skill set as well as Bireli.

[EstudoVida]

I don't suppose anybody's said this yet but, just throwing it out there. This isn't actually Vienna, it's Vienne. Vienne is in western France, Vienna is the capital city of Austria. Roughly about 757.874 Miles apart from each other.

[kamran63]

nice

[mastrouz]

@EstudoVida Actually, it's in eastern France, 30km south Lyon. I was there this night, one of my best music memories... This place is the best for music, a roman theatre, dug in the hill. A french singer said that being on this stage is like being in front of a "wall of humanity" (un mur d'humanité). The artists are so happy to play there that most of them do one of their best shows ever. I saw there H Hancock, Shakti, Al Foster, McFerrin,Paco De Lucia, McCoy Tyner, McLaughlin, Diane Reeves...

[ariariari83]

I WANT THIS CONCIERT!!!!!!!!! WHERE IS

[rlholo]

@Jesse4ManBob Haha... oops. Tchavolo, Dorado & Stochelo are not on this song and so their Gallato, Eimers & Dupont guitars are not on this vid though they did play in this concert. But Bireli is playing a Dupont Vielle Reserve & I can't see Thomas' guitar clearly. I heard he inherited a Selmer from his dad but have never seen him play one. But his family is very big in French jazz so whatever he's playing it's likely a nice rig.

[rlholo]

@Jesse4ManBob Actually, the strings are very light on these guitars. They are designed for 10-45 or 11-47 gauge strings. The strings are silver-plated copper over steel, or silk & steel. Some of the modern (non-traditional) mass produced reproductions work well with heavy strings, but the true old guitars (or good reproductions like these guys are playing) use light strings. Well, Dorado is playing a '50s Castellucia, but the others are reproductions. Looks like a Dupont, a Gallato & an Eimers.

[mmarisic]

Incredible!

[xemosintightsx]

@roneill1234 I really agree with your last statements. On a theoretical standpoint, Bireli probably couldn't tell you the best way to accompany a piece of music, or how to make the prettiest sound, but he could out-do you on creativity and versatility. On the other hand, some of his solos really push it in terms of what is appropriate for the genre.

[Jesse4ManBob]

the sound whole, and the looks. and heavy strings

[illnastic]

Whats the difference between gypsy guitars and ohter guitars....?