Playing the Minor Swing violin solo - Jennifer Roig-Francoli

[@allanplant8756]

Very well done!

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thank you very much!

[@Felinomania1]

Bravo Chapeau Youpppppppppi Wow !!!!!

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thank you so much! :)

[@AnaMariaDiosque]

Gracias por sacarle una sonrisa a mi doliente corazoncito, querida Jenny!! ❤ bello!!

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Gracias!! :)

[@hanslauterbach7433]

Dear Jennifer, you're doing really well! I am also a musician and used to play with a jazz band. Thanks for the video. ​

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thanks so much, Hans, I really appreciate your feedback! 🙂

[@brookebrowning1096]

Love it! And the ease!!!!💙

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thank you, Brooke!! :)

[@denisablackrosa]

Amazing! You gained a new subscriber! 🥳 Bravo 👏🤠

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thanks so much for watching and subscribing, Denise! :)

[@jimshea4296]

I LOVE THIS!! 😊 Absolutely wonderful!!! 😊

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thank you, Jim!! :)

[@dewy123able]

One of my favorite teachers....You go Jennifer!

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

:) Thanks!!

[@bethanyo8321]

You are always so FULL of surprises!!! That was so much fun!

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thanks, Bethany! xo

[@amycrannell1574]

Ohhhhhhh! Let it ride-----! 🌙🍃🎻❤ Woooow! Gotta catch my breath! 😀🎶 🎼🎶🎶

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thanks for listening and commenting, Amy! Glad you like it!! :)

[@amycrannell1574]

@@JenniferRoigFrancoli Marvelous! Genuine appreciation. 🎵💜

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

@@amycrannell1574 Thanks!! xo

[@michabiaowas-fiddlerskrzyp5240]

Amazing 💌🍀🧤

[@adisha_kariyawasam]

Wonderful! 🎻🎶👍

[@KimberlyOurlian]

love this, you play it with such ease!!!

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thank you, Kimberley!

[@MaitresChezNous21]

Excellent !

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Many thanks!

[@sergeykahnwald6640]

Ваааааау просто вау!

[@StevenvanDijk-h4i]

Wonderful playing!

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thank you🎉😊

[@joaorobertocantinelli8368]

Amazing!

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thanks so much! :)

[@富澤のりお]

軽快な演奏で身体が自然とswingしてました。ギターも良いですが、バイオリンは更にワクワクします。プレーヤーも良いですネ。

[@BodoSchoellhammer]

wow that's amazing 😮💙

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thank you so much! :)

[@Manatoro]

Loved it.

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thanks!! :)

[@magorzatasmyda2266]

Wow , you are amazing playing this preety dificult cover😮🥰 Xxx

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thank you so much!! :)

[@ekingaslan]

Wonderful to stretch your boundaries and share it with all of us! Sounds great.

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thanks so much - glad you liked it! It was a lot of fun for me. :)

[@xrxs1020]

Sounded wonderful, just like Grappelli.

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thank you so much! :)

[@mediocreviolinist]

this looks so fun!

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Oh, it IS!! :)

[@haydar878]

Jenifer, Thank you for letting me to listen that beautiful music. 😇😆😐👑

[@zergox1434]

Damn, that was freakin amazing! I love it!

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thanks so much!! :)

[@shadmansadif5148]

Absolutely amazing! Brilliant tone and syncopation!!!! You are an inspiration

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Aw, thank you so much! 🙂🙏

[@ViolinStorytelling]

Beautiful!

[@coursdeviolonGRATUITS]

Superbe solo 👍👍👍

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Merci!

[@Софи-х4ю]

О Боже, это так красиво и талантливо! Я восхищена❤

[@personalnotesmusic]

Wow! This is great swing playing!

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thank you so much! :)

[@marcossilva336]

C'est très bon!

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Merci beaucoup! :)

[@xxbstpagexx]

Bravo

[@davidjernigan6846]

well , look what ol' yo'tub took me to from Body And Soul - Django Reinhardt! Hi Jennifer!

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Hiiii!!! thanks for watching, David! Hope you're doing well! :)

[@montana6041]

I talked to musicians in Paris, they call it "Jazz Manouche"

[@AmbarsRoom]

You are AMAZING!!! Mind if I take your performance and sample some parts?

[@RedDesertViolin]

NICE IMPROV, Jennifer!

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thank you! I wish I could say it was improv, but I was just imitating what Grappelli does! :)

[@loralynstaples5483]

@@JenniferRoigFrancoli WhatEVER! It sounded fabulous! Why don't I sound like that when I imitate Grappelli!! LOL

[@GovanniPaulo]

Très beau travail, quel beau résultat, bravo !

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Merci beaucoup! :)

[@maryhimmer2515]

Wow, Jennifer, what an exciting way to start the New Year. Hope it is a great year for you!!!!

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thank you, Mary! Happy New Year!

[@RinnNetherton]

Hi Jennifer! If this was your first attempt at swing, great job getting the "swing feel" and matching Grappelli's vibrato technique! As a swing violin player who tries to emulate Grappelli, I would like to offer some constructive criticism about a couple small moments during the piece. - There is a C, A, C, A, pattern at 0:54-0:55. It sounds like you played it straight, where the Cs were on the 1 and As were on the 3. I hear the Cs on the 1, but I hear the As on the "and" of 2 -- so I hear the As a little bit before when you played them. I have heard this classic swing rhythmic pattern referred to as "the Charleston rhythm". - Another thing I noticed is that there were some vibrato notes you played sort of long that I believe are cut short in the recording - I am thinking of the D note at 0:19, the C note at 0:23, and the C notes at 0:53. - The last thing I wanted to mention is that the open G at 1:21 should be slurred from the preceding A because it is produced by Grappelli using the ghost note technique - so it would never be a separate bow. Thank you for sharing your music, it's great stuff!

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thanks so much for your constructive feedback, Roger. Much appreciated! And yes, this was my first attempt at playing this type of music with the "swing feel". :)

[@MissMoonshineDance]

Roger, your possibly missing a point…it’s improvisational music, and Grappelli in his 80s told would-be disciples not to treat his music like a museum piece. People learn his solos as a learning tool, to later riff off as they find their own lines and rhythmic expression. it ain’t oldtime where we replicate recordings verbatim

[@road2acoustic99]

WOAW !!!! Excellent !!!!!

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thank you! :)

[@dommoudugenou9511]

Woah, good

[@bronchial1]

Brilliant!!

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thank you!!

[@leopardtiger1022]

Good very good.

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thank you!! :)

[@davidsigou330]

Très belle sonorité votre violon madame ...

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Merci beaucoups!

[@franciesilos8242]

Love this!! I've always wished I could play jazz!

[@DennisBLee]

I could have listened to several hours of this

[@yaminoonna3218]

I love it!! 😍

[@i6g7f]

wow, this is super fantastic :-)

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thank you! :)

[@slcrooks]

ohhh yeah!!

[@stephenmulhern4329]

Beautifully played...smoooth and sensitive!!

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thank you, Stephen! :)

[@thaianneguimaraes9364]

Perfect

[@JimPlattes]

very good! Did you learn this by ear, or, did you find a transcription? This violin part was originally composed (improvised) by Stephanie Grappelli.

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thanks! My son found a transcription online.

[@urkwez3687]

Lovely!

[@emanueleverardi6854]

You are so good 😭

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thanks, Emanuele! :)

[@sarahcompton196]

Oh what fun!

[@HollyHoneychurch]

Beautifully smooth. Thank you for sharing : )

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thank you, Holly! :)

[@davidbartley7119]

Really fine! Were the guitar and violin on entirely separate tracks so you could play as with Django Reinhardt?

[@misspellany1503]

Jennifer, this suits you! it's lovely! (Magdalena in disguise)

[@dragomircostel]

bravo bravo

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thanks! :)

[@crazi2100]

I LOVE YOU!

[@gejkjazz]

Great work! Be careful - you'll be heading over to the dark side with us jazzers in no time!

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Haha! Hi, Glen! :)

[@adrianuguna8645]

Bello ..!!

[@Jdonovanford]

Any chance we can access the scores?

[@josefa_santos23]

Sameee

[@mohamedkamal-cb6yv]

great

[@rickspence979]

sounds really good - where are you based?

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thanks! I'm in Ohio, but I teach 100% online (for the last two years - before COVID-19), in case you're curious!

[@rickspence979]

@@JenniferRoigFrancoli I'm a guitarist looking for a violinist to play with....but I live in Florida. Do you know about "Django in June" in Mass. each year? Cancelled this year unfortunately for obvious reasons.

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thanks! No, I don't know about it. Too bad it's cancelled. I'm not playing any more gypsy jazz at the moment, but you never know. All best to you, Rick!

[@billieg826]

Her agent should contact Scottsdale Center for the Arts and MIM. They definitely would book her .

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

I really appreciate your comment - thank you for the vote of confidence! :)

[@pabloperez3909]

Exelentee👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😊😊😊

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Pablo Perez Gracias!!

[@pabloperez3909]

Jennifer Roig-Francoli 😊😊😊😊

[@ChaStewFiddle]

If that's your first attempt at Gypsy Jazz violin it's ********* brilliant! I've got some (free) backing tracks on Bandcamp if you'd like to play it without Grappelli ;-)

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Wow - thank you so much!! I will definitely check this out!! :)))

[@danielasaldana9910]

Sorry, do you have the sheet music?

[@leopardtiger1022]

Stefan Grapprlli, watch Gabriel Bismut

[@georgie1997]

Loved it!!! what a great preformance

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thank you so much!! I just checked... I think it's slightly sharp of A=440, but not TOO far off. You can just tune up a bit and it should be fine. Have fun!

[@georgie1997]

@@JenniferRoigFrancoli yup!, I've tried it on A=450 and it sounded just fine! Thanks for your help🤗

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

@@georgie1997 Fantastic! :)

[@DenditVLM]

Dear Jennifer, hello, I'm going to make a cover for Minor Swing, where for the Violin part I will use your video. I will include Links and Resources. Do you allow me? Gracias 😁

[@GregoryPearsonMusic]

Sounds great. Do you recommend any particular books or learning materials that focuses on this genre - or can a violinist basically grab a Real Book and just play with the style?

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

I've only dabbled and gotten some help from a friend. Sorry I have no more help to offer in this regard... other than: listen to Stefan Grappelli a LOT! :)

[@juanmeable]

👏👏👏👏

[@Time.Space.Heal.]

Well, that didn’t suck! Wow

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Hahaha! High praise! Seriously, thanks so much for watching and commenting. So glad you like the video! :)

[@ruthkris6259]

How can i have the sheet music?

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Hi Ruth, you can find it online - somehow my son found it... not sure exactly where! Good luck and have fun with this!

[@ruthkris6259]

+Jennifer Roig-Francoli thank you so much.

[@ritabianco2668]

Did you find it?? I’d love to have this version💕

[@ronny584]

Any info now ?

[@davidcudlip6587]

I can just picture all the hip gypsy musicians in a 1930-1940's caravan, playing this tune.

[@SlowfingerJC]

It's all too tense. Stephanne was always so relaxed

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thanks for your feedback! If I'd been playing gypsy jazz for most of my life like Grappelli - and not just 2 weeks - I'd probably be more relaxed, too. :) But learning how to live and make music with less tension and more ease is actually my specialty, and I'm always interested in improving. it's all relative. I'm much less tense in this video than I was a decade earlier; and I'm much less tense today than I was back in 2019 when I made this video. We all do our best. Have a great day!

[@GabrielArellano67]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@waseatenbyagrue]

Jesus that was good.

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thanks! :)

[@chickensandsuch.1754]

id say you have that down.

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

Thanks!!

[@nykomontali98]

I'm a violinist: this Is wayy harder than It looks

[@JenniferRoigFrancoli]

I agree - it was a real challenge!! :) Thanks so much for commenting!

[@bernardflatley6483]

Stephiner

[@bernardflatley6483]

Stefiner

[@davidsigou330]

Ont dirait un amati votre violon ..'

[@bernardflatley6483]

I believe in reincarnation..if not pure excellence 👍