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There will always be youtube haters, however, especially in niche (aka "nerd") markets. Also, most haters don't have two clues what they're talking about. The mere suggestion that Birelli--who took a break from GJ to go jam with freaking Jaco Pastorius--would be intimidated or weirded out by anyone else's guitar explorations is laughable.
Someone smarter than me once said that gypsy jazz is neither gypsy music nor jazz music. Nevertheless, it is the label this style has been stuck with. I have no less than 6 genre labels in my Itunes that could all easily be condensed under "gypsy jazz" but that would make it so much more difficult for me to find things. Speaking of which, I just got a Tchan-Tchou album and there were drums on it. Should I throw a hissy fit because it isn't traditional enough?
Whatever it is that defines this style is constantly evolving, but it is our way as humans to cling to the familiar and try to grasp the essence of things. Just as Plato wondered how it is we can recognize so many different objects as chairs, we can wonder at how so many different styles can be called gypsy jazz but when we hear Justin Bieber we know that it is something different. Where the line is drawn will always be a subject for debate, and much breath will be wasted thereupon while the musicians continue (thank the powers that be) to play.
Speaking of which, have you seen this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih-2O_gdYZo
"It's a great feeling to be dealing with material which is better than yourself, that you know you can never live up to."
-- Orson Welles
just took a second look.. i didnt see any "seasoned/professional gypsy guitarists criticizing" ?
-very few comments or views at all actually. ?
there's a ton of bs on youtube with people commenting and being disrespectful. The comments you have received look pretty tame.
anyway- if you are reading this thread and you have a youtube account, take a sec and report these guys: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhA_6OGL ... ture=g-all
uelbek3 is actually robbing people on youtube.
(sorry if this comment hijacks the rant thread)
cheers
Contact these guys - I believe they have to do the takedown. I'm not sure that flagging things on youtube gets much done unless you're the rights-holder. I'll send a note to Dennis.
http://www.hyperhipmedia.com/HM_contact.html
Stealing their work and giving it away is criminal.
"It's a great feeling to be dealing with material which is better than yourself, that you know you can never live up to."
-- Orson Welles
Hyperhip Media offers many of their Gypsy Jazz DVD lessons at Hyperhip Media On-Line which uses a player that provides looping and slowdown features. It's also super easy to maneuver among the chapters. At $49 each, the lessons are less expensive than the DVD versions and download quickly and seamlessly. The On-Line system also helps protect the hard work of Wayne Nakamura (with Hyperhip), Denis Chang and the artists represented in the DVDs from inappropriate digital distribution and theft of their products.
Currently, there are at least nine DVDs on line. They are Denis Chang's The Art of Accompaniment, his four volumes of Technique and Improvisation, Tim Kliphuis' two volumes of Hot Jazz Violin, and Stochelo Rosenberg's two volumes -- In the Style of SR and Gypsy Waltzes featuring SR. Each volume is 120-185 minutes long.
The On-Line lessons are also transferable to iphones and ipads via an app.
We live in a golden age of Gypsy Jazz studies thanks in great part to the internet and digital capabilities. But we are a small group of enthusiasts and our world could easy come undone. As we see over and over, it doesn't take much for all the hard work of some to be destroyed by the reckless and unethical behavior of others. I use YouTube a lot and benefit greatly from it. And while I know how to download the clips from YouTube, I for one choose to support groups like Hyperhip Media and obtain my products directly. It's not really about the money or what I can get for free, it's about doing the right thing to support Gypsy Jazz.
You can learn more about Hyperhip Media's on-line courses at http://www.hyperhipmedia.com/
(Sorry Aaron if I've diverted your thread a bit. I felt it was important to let people know about the status of Hyperhip's On-Line site)
AE