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estebanana -> RE: Lessons in SF bay area (Oct. 5 2016 7:21:59)
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WERE is the key word here.
I dunno, I feel like Jason's past his prime.
That Gutierrez guy is pretty crazy though, I've seen him play live and he's no joke.
Are you trolling? LOL
There are about a dozen guitar players in the Bay Area that regularly get hired to play by semi pro and professional dancers- Jason is and always will be best of the best unless someone cuts an arm off him. The others are good and they bring different things to playing and flamenco lore in the bay area. I have three or four I like as players, Jason among them, but I won't go into that because I'm not into the food fight it brings.
I think there several guitar players who can play out at an acceptable level, depending on how you see flamenco and what your idea of flamenco is, but only four or five of them have the temperament and knowledge base to teach. Add Grisha to that four or five. There are a lot of guitar players, but teaching also an art. I think for better or worse for many peoples egos, in SF community Jason set the bar for knowledge of the guitar itself , you could do worse finding someone to explain how the guitar works in terms of theory as it relates to flamenco in the present day. As for him turning ut the most pro players in the area, could be true, but a lot of them were in their 20's and had been with someone else first, Jason gives them a last kick out the door.
Everyone learns in a different way and responds to personality; one person might be able to show you things the other one won't. Or one persons stories might be inspiring and that is important. One bay Area guitar teacher always says, "Yeah you should sleep around until you find the right guitarist to date."
I don't always rate the teachers in SF area on the raw talent they have either, you have to consider which ones are the best psychologists.........Interestingly Jason is a good shrink. And 'El Shrink' is a good teacher as well, if you like drinkin'.
Good luck.....here is what I would do, not hesitate to study with Jason at all, but get to know a couple of the other fellas as well to round out your perspective. Most of all keep an open mind and stay clear of the clique rivalries that happen between the tribes.
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