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Al Valodze

About Me

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To be truthful i'm more interested in what you do and how you approach life, never-the less, I am a Guitarist-Composer-Teacher currently based in Adelaide, Australia.
Basically i play the guitar alot.
My professional career has spanned 30 years and am a great believer in the Beauty of Music.
I play and compose music that encompasses Jazz, Brazilian, Classical, Folk, European and Latin styles.
Trained in Jazz and Classical styles my influences reach far and wide.
My extensive performing career has produced recordings as featured artist as well as countless sessions covering a myriad of genres.
Have also performed/recorded with many of the top musicians in Australia.
For the last 15 years my focus has been on adapting the acoustic nylon string guitar in improvised settings.
I am a honors graduate from the Victorian College of the Arts and other than extensive live/recording work, my music has been featured in television programs and a selection of independant movies.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 29/10/2007
Band Members: Solo Guitar Trio Dylan Woolcock- guitar & mandolin
Mike Bevan- 6&7 string guitar
Al Valodze- guitar & cavaquinho
Lyric Sharon Vicars-Flute, Alto Flute
Emma Rodda/Belinda Gehlert-violin
Gilli Atkinson-percussion
Tim Bennett-6 string bass
Caliente Mike Bevan-6&7 string guitar
Dylan Woolcock-mandolin, guitar
Charmaine Jones-voice
Gilli Atkinson-percussion
Andy Bevan-saxophone, flute, percussion
Sharon Vicars-flute

Influences:So many musicians have walked/still walk this earth, Tarrega, Rabello, Villa-Lobos, Coltrane, Piazzolla, Bach, Pixinguinha, Tuck, Ponce, Frissell, Barrios, Dyens, Baden Powell, York, Zawinul, Beatles, Yamandu, All The Great Classical Masters, Metheny, All the Great JazzMasters, All the great Flamenco Masters, Pereira, Lauro, Towner, De Lucia, Gismonti, Zappa, Riech, Azuma, Bellinati, Brouwer, Vicente Amigo, Paganini, Jim Hall, Navarro, Garoto, Steve Howe, Faure, Almeida, Django, Assads, Mahavishnu, Gnattali, Jarrett, Garbarek, Australian Composer/Guitarists, all people, all music,..........the list will go on.
Sounds Like: Always end up sounding like myself. I play fingerstyle. I like to improvise, compose and study the works of those mentioned above. I thrive on collaborative projects. I have a great admiration for brazilian harmony and rhythms and the wealth of guitarists it produces. The same admiration for the Spanish/Flamenco tradition. All traditions. Truly value the preservation and extemporization of folk music and form. My compositions and improvisations attempt to draw on all these elements. .
It's all music, so many give life to it.You can also find me here
Record Label: ........
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Guitar Trio Arrangements...Development of 'Glance' And 'Rockpool'

 'Glance' and 'Rockpool' are two pieces i've written recently for a guitar trio. The recordings are still  under performance though new versions will be uploaded within the next month.The pieces draw ...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:49:00 GMT

Review

JOHN McBEATH October 19, 2006 11:15pm .. --> Article body --> Governor HindmarshSunday, October 15 The final 2006 Jazz SA concert featured a new five-piece ensemble led by guitarist Alain Valodze who...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:34:00 GMT