Saw him twice in the last few years in solo gigs. He still has it all. So unbelievably creative & tasteful. We are so fortunate to live in a time when there are such musicians.
I love most guitar playing, jazz, blues, flamenco, and rock. Matteo Mancuso takes my breath away. But this leaves me completely cold. It sounds like someone practising. Just my opinion
He is on the same rarified plateau as Jeff Beck when it comes to being utterly unique in his playing. Deserves far more recognition. That drummer is very good too, nice to see a player who can work a slimmed down kit
And this is technical proficiency of the highest level. Now he can focus on emotional expression without worrying about technical limits... I wish I was this great of a guitarist
I think one would have to listen to more than one off the cuff improv to issue that sort of advice. I for one don't believe he spends even second "worrying about technical limits" while engaged in what amounts to composition in real time, AKA "improvisation" -- but that's just as perceived from here, so YMMV.
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As a 71-year-old man who’s been playing guitar since I was eight years old I think I see very clearly that Julian is simply posing as an earthling, but has arrived here from guitar planet 1.
I'm old enough to remember similar reactions when Coltrane dared to do "My Favorite Things" back in the day -- you know, "Great playing -- but where's the song?" 😎
in my opinion great improv happens when the feeling expressed in the original music is still sensed in the improv, In this case after about 15 seconds it just became note after note over some chord changes, it takes real genius to create a simple beautiful melody and then to expand on it with out losing the intent and emotion of the original line. There are very very few 'Masters" of the guitar or any instrument.
The telecasters the most unforgiving guitar you can play imo. It’s like shooting fish in a barrel for him. Actually think he uses the dynamic’s to his advantage as a great probability should.
