Playing the Minor Swing violin solo - Jennifer Roig-Francoli

My first attempt at playing the Minor Swing violin solo - after 2 weeks of practice...what FUN!
(w/Django Reinhardt, guitar / Stephane Grappelli, violin solo)
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[AnaMariaDiosque]

Gracias por sacarle una sonrisa a mi doliente corazoncito, querida Jenny!! ❤ bello!!

[hanslauterbach]

Dear Jennifer, you're doing really well! I am also a musician and used to play with a jazz band. Thanks for the video.
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[denisablackrosa]

Amazing! You gained a new subscriber! 🥳 Bravo 👏🤠

[jimshea]

I LOVE THIS!! 😊 Absolutely wonderful!!! 😊

[bethanyo]

You are always so FULL of surprises!!! That was so much fun!

[KimberlyOurlian]

love this, you play it with such ease!!!

[dewyable]

One of my favorite teachers....You go Jennifer!

[ekingaslan]

Wonderful to stretch your boundaries and share it with all of us! Sounds great.

[amycrannell]

Let it 🌙🍃🎻❤ Woooow! Gotta catch my breath! 😀🎶 🎼🎶🎶

[Софи-хю]

О Боже, это так красиво и талантливо! Я восхищена❤

[magorzatasmyda]

Wow, you are amazing playing this preety dificult cover😮🥰 Xxx

[zergox]

Damn, that was freakin amazing! I love it!

[JimPlattes]

very good! Did you learn this by ear, or, did you find a transcription? This violin part was originally composed (improvised) by Stephanie Grappelli.

[haydar]

Jenifer, Thank you for letting me to listen that beautiful music. 😇😆😐👑

[shadmansadif]

Absolutely amazing! Brilliant tone and syncopation!!!! You are an inspiration

[maryhimmer]

Wow, Jennifer, what an exciting way to start the New Year. Hope it is a great year for you!!!!

[GovanniPaulo]

Très beau travail, quel beau résultat, bravo !

[RinnNetherton]

Hi Jennifer! If this was your first attempt at swing, great job getting the "swing feel" and matching Grappelli's vibrato technique! As a swing violin player who tries to emulate Grappelli, I would like to offer some constructive criticism about a couple small moments during the piece.


- There is a C, A, C, A, pattern at 0:54-0:55. It sounds like you played it straight, where the Cs were on the 1 and As were on the 3. I hear the Cs on the 1, but I hear the As on the "and" of 2 -- so I hear the As a little bit before when you played them. I have heard this classic swing rhythmic pattern referred to as "the Charleston rhythm".
- Another thing I noticed is that there were some vibrato notes you played sort of long that I believe are cut short in the recording - I am thinking of the D note at 0:19, the C note at 0:23, and the C notes at 0:53.
- The last thing I wanted to mention is that the open G at 1:21 should be slurred from the preceding A because it is produced by Grappelli using the ghost note technique - so it would never be a separate bow.


Thank you for sharing your music, it's great stuff!

[montana]

I talked to musicians in Paris, they call it "Jazz Manouche"

[xrxs]

Sounded wonderful, just like Grappelli.