Lenny Breau: a timeless genius

This is another example of Lenny Breau's unique and unbelievable 'vision' of the guitar. The pianistic approach, playing melody and chord at the same time, is very clear here. This is also due to the seventh string (on top, tuned as high A) which allows him a wider range. Anyway, as we can see in the other post, this approach has been with him since the beginning, using a normal six string instrument. Every Breau's fan is waiting for a DVD release of the documentary ' The Genius of Lenny Breau' produced and created by Lenny's daughter, Emily Hughes (you can see parts of it on Youtube). For now, we have a stellar guitar meeting here. Hope you enjoy it.

The great master: Lenny Breau

If you really love guitar and if you really love music then you probably already know the name of Lenny Breau. If you don't, I hope this will introduce him to you. Lenny Breau (1941-1984) was a real genius, being a total master of the instrument and a visionary and infinitely creative musician. While most guitar players devote themselves to a single guitar idiom, Breau could play country, classical, jazz and flamenco with total adhesion to the aesthetics of every style. More than that, he created a new and personal language, exploring the guitar with a pianistic approach that led him to develop new techniques in order to play melody and chord at the same time, as we can hear and see: