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  • I'll be playing with the Gil Cohen Trio at the Fête de la Musique organized by the Alliance Française de San Francisco:

    • June 23rd, 2012.
    2:00pm to 3:00pm


    details here: http://alliance-francaise-sf.weebly.com/

    Alliance Française de San Francisco
    1345 Bush Street (between Polk and Larkin)
    San Francisco, CA 94109

  • Master Class & Solo Guitar concert by NYC Guitarist Jonathan KREISBERG!!!:

    • January 22nd, 2012.
    Class: 4:30pm to 6:30pm
    Solo Concert: 7:00pm

    San Francisco Musicians' Union Hall
    116 Ninth Street (at Mission St.)
    San Francisco, CA 94103

    Click here for more info and to sign-up: Jonathan Kreisberg Master-Class & Concert

    Contact me for more details


  • Guitar Seminar in September:

    • September 10th, 2011. The topic will be "BE-BOP SCALES & CHROMATICISMS".
    See full description in the SEMINARS section.


  • Guitar Seminar in August:

    • August 20th, 2011. The topic will be "SOLO JAZZ GUITAR".
    See full description in the SEMINARS section.


  • Here are the next Guitar Seminars:

    • June 18th, 2011. The topic will be "THE MELODIC MINOR SCALE: CHORDS, MODES, ARPEGGIOS, & HOW TO USE THEM!".
    See full description in the SEMINARS section.

    June 25th, 2011. The topic will be "THE HARMONIC MINOR SCALE: CHORDS, MODES, ARPEGGIOS, & HOW TO USE THEM!".
    See full description in the SEMINARS section.

    July 23rd, 2011. The topic will be "THE ALTERED DOMINANT SCALE".
    See full description in the SEMINARS section.


  • KIOSK's new CD "Triple Distilled" recorded Live at Yoshi's SF in July 2010 is now available! I was honored to appear with them as a special guest, and the (sold out) shows were a real blast. They are all extraordinary musicians, and really wonderful people!

    Here's a link to a review:
    http://www.iranian.com/main/2011/feb/eargasm

    You can buy the CD on iTunes and on CDBaby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kiosk3

    (I'm featured on 3 songs)


  • I will be presenting the following WORKSHOPS in November:

    • November 6th, 2010. The topic will be "Playing Over ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE".

    November 20th, 2010. The topic will be "Playing Over THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU".

    Contact me for details.


    All Seminars and Workshops take place at the Musicians' Union Local 6 studio in San Francisco


  • Clinic/Performance with NYC Guitarist Jonathan KREISBERG!!!:

    • October 10th, 2010.
    1:30pm to 3:30pm
    Musicians' Union Local 6 studio in San Francisco

    Contact me for details


  • Here are the next Guitar Seminars:

    • September 11th, 2010. The topic will be "UNDERSTANDING THE FRETBOARD".
    See full description in the SEMINARS section.

    September 18th, 2010. The topic will be "THE ALTERED DOMINANT SCALE".
    See full description in the SEMINARS section.


  • I'm very excited to announce that I will be playing with KIOSK, a fabulous group from Iran, on Sunday, July 4th at YOSHI'S SF.

    There will be a few special guests throughout the evening, and yours truly will be joining them for a few songs.

    • go here for the band's website: http://www.kiosktheband.com/

    2 shows: 8pm and 10pm

    YOSHI'S SAN FRANCISCO
    1330 Fillmore (at Eddy)

    go here for tickets info: http:////www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/jazzclub/artist/show/1313


  • Yes, I now teach through SKYPE!!! If you cannot travel to San Francisco and meet in person for lessons, you can still study with me via your computer and the amazing SKYPE!!!

    • You can download SKYPE for free here: http://www.skype.com

    You can also record the lesson either through your computer's cam or with this free software: http://www.ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder

    Contact me for details.


  • I will be presenting the following WORKSHOP in April:

    • April 10th, 2010. The topic will be "PLAYING OVER JAZZ BLUES CHANGES".

    Contact me for details.


    All Seminars and Rhythm Section Workshops now take place at the Musicians' Union Local 6 studio in San Francisco


  • Tenor saxophonist Nancy Wright recorded one of my compositions, "Lady L." with the great Dayton, OH organ player Tony Monaco and his Trio. She just released her new CD "Moanin'" and you can hear samples (including "Lady L.") here: http://www.myspace.com/nancywrightmusic


  • I was recently interviewed by Kathryn Vercillo who publishes a great blog that is all about San Francisco. You can click here for a direct link to the interview:

    http://www.sanfranvoice.com/sf-art-speaks-an-interview-with-bruno-pelletier-bacquaert/


  • Our last "Serge Gainsbourg, Couleur Jazz" concert was a lot of fun!!! Click here for a link to a movie of the performance filmed by French American TV:

    http://www.french-american.tv/movies/brunojazz.htm

    The quintet, features Bruno on guitar, Michael Gold on saxophone, Paul Mindrup on organ, Scott Chapek on bass, and Tom Hassett on drums.

    The idea is to re-work some of our favorite songs by the great French singer/songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, and to interpret them with an instrumental Jazz ensemble.


  • French-American TV featured us on their show in July 2006. For more info go to:

    http://www.french-american.tv/


  • If you would like to learn a little more about Mr. Gainsbourg, please go to:

    • http://www.rfimusique.com/siteen/biographie/biographie_6305.asp






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