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Noticed this on Facebook. Hank at 81 still playing? Anyone going?

"It's been a while but we are delighted to let you know that Hank Marvin Gypsy Jazz will be playing one night only at Strings Attached, the West Australian Guitar Festival, Sat 8 Oct 7:30pm at Margaret River HEART.
Tickets on sale now!"

I've got to say i really cant get into his gypsy jazz style music, just not for me.

chippy71 wrote:I've got to say i really cant get into his gypsy jazz style music, just not for me.

Not even when it's Django, or the Rosenberg Quartet?

JimN wrote:

chippy71 wrote:I've got to say i really cant get into his gypsy jazz style music, just not for me.

Not even when it's Django, or the Rosenberg Quartet?

No, after Hank/shads its dire straits,guns and roses and iron maiden

winkrich wrote:Noticed this on Facebook. Hank at 81 still playing? Anyone going?

"It's been a while but we are delighted to let you know that Hank Marvin Gypsy Jazz will be playing one night only at Strings Attached, the West Australian Guitar Festival, Sat 8 Oct 7:30pm at Margaret River HEART.
Tickets on sale now!"

Thank you for the info, after informing my brother in law who lives in Perth he has now booked four tickets . He tells me Hank now lives in Margaret River.

This is an interest video of Hank describing the differences in picking technique:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5hV8OHXv54&t=176s

Nuncio Mondia on Accordion (Lead) with a very enthusiastic looking Gary Taylor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZUV46UlCU4

I must admit it’s not for me, but I’m open minded enough to be interested in the techniques and there is some interesting history on Gary Taylor, which I hadn’t been fully aware of:

https://hankmarvingypsyjazz.com/about/

winkrich wrote:Noticed this on Facebook. Hank at 81 still playing? Anyone going?

Sorry to be picky...but Hank won't actually be 81 until 28th October

I love Gypsy Jazz music...and Hank's contribution to it. Hank had a Gypsy Jazz tour of Britain all lined up about 10 years ago which I was looking forward to; a shame it all came to nothing. Anyone heard of Remi Harris - an incredibly talented young (gypsy jazz) guitarist based in the Worcester area? We've seen him a few times and got all three of his CDs...