Seeing him brings back great memories from 40+ years ago. Joe was a regular in Miami, along with the great Ira Sullivan (RIP, Ira) at the Unitarian Church in South Miami, FL. They jammed Friday nights and there were bean bag chairs and big cushions scattered around the stage. No booze was allowed, they sold coffee, tea, chocolate and cookies and brownies. We'd get there around 9ish and stay for hours, until they finished. Incredible talents on display and lessons learned for me.
Sadly just at this point in my guitar playing career Dale am I getting into him and Jimmy Bruno. They both play so beautifully I could cry. This is killer stuffff
Very interesting vibrato. I went to MI in 93-94. I believe this man's name was all over my curriculum. I'll have to go dig up my old books and check it out to be sure but I think he wrote much of our material back then.
@@simonegubbiotti9859 Wish him the best from a dude still trying to figure out what he did on that live version of Lover Man with Plank and Magnusson. You know how some records show you the way. That's one of mine!
@@rodpaulette dear Rod I know that album pretty well and I discussed many musical aspect with Joe during the years. He is one of my best friends and inspiration. If you want I can give you some tip, you can find me easily so just drop me a line if you like.
an older musician friend who knew joe when he lived in chicago in the 60's saw him in a club there fire his rhythm section because he didn;t dig what they were doing behind him so he played the rest of the night solo guitar...and killed...
Hi Joe, sorry I could not be with during those stressful times, I was deterred from our time together way early in the journey, unfortunately. I have learned so much from our short time together. Your spirit and playing will remain an inspiration to me...always!
You are LUCKY,...All my life i wished I had a jazz teacher (Any jazz teacher) but i never have it...My teacher is youtube and it's a very bad teacher...i hope a day "Lady Gaga" offer to me this chance to study jazz, she has a lot of money
Ah Joe...knew him back in the Chicago days, circa 1962-68. Played a lot at Figero's Lounge on the near north side. A real gentleman. Kathryn and I would be meserized. Also part of the Joe Siegel Jazz Showcase crowd.
Exactly my thinking! Joe's playing is always so deep; he shines like no one else on harmonically exotic pieces and, would you believe it, Bach - I'm referring to a gig I heard many years ago where he played not some "swinging", superficial version but a deep solo guitar interpretation exhibiting the architectural clarity that goes with the territory. (Saunders is definitely one of the more interesting players in that part of the country though.)
Pure genius....I first heard him when he was on the Exodus to Jazz album with Eddie Harris. I wasn’t even playing guitar yet & bought the album because of his solo. Years later while I was working in Miami with a Vegas lounge act and saw him playing live with Ira Sullivan and Red Rodney.
I stop at 3' 16'' on that summertime .Some Wes here for the best but without those borrowing sparkles the speech is empty ; guitar for exercises to warm up but the inspiration still belongs to the happy few genius ...Django ...Wes ...all natural Musicians !
Does anyone have any contact details for Joe? I have been reading his books and listening to his music for over 20 years. It would be good to say thanks. Lee
Damn I miss talking to Joe, was a great teacher and friend (GIT 88-89). Joe's style is very intervallic and frequently based on polychords/superimposing chords (reharmonization) and tends to less be scalar than other bebop guitarists. Coltrane's style was an influence as was Slonimsky's Thesaurus (among a million others). Also bear in mind that the several years leading up to this Joe was teaching at GIT and surrounded by players like Scott Henderson, Don Mock, Frank Gambale etc. , 80's shredding had it's impact even in jazz. Joe was a fuckin' sponge, he took everything around him and managed to make it part of his style, for example his approach to sweep picking - again very intervallic and based on polychords, notably different than other practitioners of the time. If you're curious I can explain some of his pet approaches.
Check out Joe Diorio’s “Solo Guitar” & “Peaceful Journey” albums, both of which have been reissued on CD on Art of Life Records at www.artofliferecords.com
Over 65,000 views but only 756 likes. What the fcuk is wrong with you people? Even if it's not your cup of tea, surely you can see/hear these guys are good? I think I've answered my own question. Which is "obviously not."
For a music school all these different musicians all sound the same and they all work so hard at it and they spent so much money and so much time and in the end you’re all the effing same
Yeah man, we are all made from the same, the atoms and the universe, and we all are in the same and breath the same and under the same sky. We’re all dust and will be dust. Peace.
43:00 the lecture is completely off putting, speaking as if he is/was in possession of some mystical knowledge. I don't care how freakin' great you are... or think you are. A little humility goes a long way. Saw him play a few time live... it was interesting, a gazillion notes but rather like watching some crazy dude firing a fifty cal .50 over your head. The radar operator was working overtime to make sure they never got too close to the melody... just teasing. He is a master that I have admired for 40 years, I simply never got the insistent holier than thou tude.
well that is because he IS in possession of esoteric spiritual knowledge that few have. Diorio acquired it by years of soul searching and meditating and studying the great spiritual masters of India for years. He does not think he is better than ANYONE else, so you are wrong to accuse him of that. He is actually trying to HELP people musically and spiritually.
