So after last week’s trip to the National Jazz Museum and a discussion on jazz music in my English class, I decided to give listening to jazz a try. I went on Spotify, and under Classical music there’s a playlist called Jazz-Classical Crossings. It takes well known classical pieces such as Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor and “jazzes” it up. I thought it was pretty cool because it mixes two genres of music that normally are 2 worlds apart. If you don’t have Spotify, you can sign up for free, or listen here:

http://www.last.fm/music/Andr%C3%A9+B%C3%A9nichou/Jazz+Guitar+Bach

A little bit about the composer:

Andre Benichou is a French classical guitarist and arranger. He primarily plays the electric guitar and is known mostly for his fusion-jazz electric guitar stylings. His most notable work, and most sought after, is the 1970 recording titled  Jazz Guitar Bach.

Sources:

http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Benichou-Andre.htm