What Guitarists Can Learn From Trumpeters

ByDavid Frackenpohl January 21, 2021January 21, 2021

Bob Bakert, Editor: I have always been impressed with how trumpeters phrase and develop notes and solos. They work with the same notes that us guitar players do, but to my ears it just seems different. So,…what can we learn from the trumpeters? Dave Frackenpohl was my instructor/teacher while I attended GSU. I asked Dave if he would break down a few lines for us, the curious, to study. Dave graciously accepted and we are very glad he did. Check out his first offering with this line from trumpet great Dizzy Gillespie.

Dizzy G Phrase

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David Frackenpohl

Dave Frackenpohl is an active jazz guitar performer, composer, and arranger in the Atlanta area. Collaborating with such jazz artists as Hank Crawford, Buddy DeFranco, Bobby Watson, and Ike Stubblefield, Dave has performed at such venues as Spivey Hall, Fox Theatre and the Rialto Center for the Performing Arts. A versatile player, he has also performed with the Atlanta Symphony and the Florida Orchestra and the Atlanta Chamber Players. In addition to his Après Diem jazz trio, Frack & Friends, Dave performs with touring Broadway shows and artists such as High School Musical, Chicago, 42nd Street, Tommy Tune, and Bernadette Peters, as well as with Big Bands such as Moments Notice and Les Elgars. Dave teaches in the Jazz Studies program at Georgia State University.