Blues and Swing Guitar

Saturdays 11:45 am - 1:15 pm 7/8 - 8/5 (6 weeks)

Blues and Swing Guitar
Age Adult
Event Type Class
Department Blues, Guitar
Day Sat
Instructor Danny Caron
Status inperson event

Learn chord voicings, fingerboard harmony and single-string soloing techniques, with various styles covered, from the urban blues of B.B. King and Albert Collins to the more complex swing of Charlie Christian and Aaron “T-Bone” Walker. We’ll dive into alternate chord cycles and rhythm playing and work with transcriptions to develop strong melodic solos. Prerequisites: familiarity with the 12-bar blues progression, ability to play barre chords in several shapes, basic knowledge of the minor pentatonic scale, some picking facility.

This class meets IN-PERSON at the California Jazz Conservatory.


About Danny Caron

B.A. in English and Music, Oberlin College and Conservatory; graduate of Howard Roberts Program, Guitar Institute of Technology, Los Angeles. Best known for being music director and guitarist for the legendary pianist and vocalist Charles Brown until his death in 2000. He has played and recorded with Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt, Dr. John, Clifton Chenier, Donald Fagan, Hadda Brooks, Red Callender, and many others. dannycaron.com