Devour Music

Video Description:

Larry Larratt performs "Sweet Lorraine"

Leo Larratt is a jazz guitarist originally from Newcastle, Australia. In Australia, he was mentored by and worked with some of the country's best jazz musicians, including Warwick Alder, Carl Dewhurst, Craig Scott, Steve Brien, and John Harkins.

• At the age of 23, Leo moved to New York to deepen his knowledge and pursue his passion for jazz.
• In New York, he has worked with world renowned musicians such as George Coleman, Houston Person, Emmet Cohen, Joe Farnsworth, Benny Benack III, and Konrad Paszkudzki.
• He was also a private student of the great Russell Malone for two years.

Larry's playing is deeply rooted in the tradition of jazz and blues, and he continually strives to bring out his inner voice on his instrument and evolve as a musician.

Instrument:

The 1994 D'Aquisto "Centura" guitar

• James "Jimmy" D'Aquisto apprenticed under master luthier John D'Angelico in New York City starting in 1952, and eventually came to be considered one of the greatest archtop builders of our time.
• His guitars have been owned by Jim Hall, Grant Green, Joe Pass, and George Benson, among many others.

This guitar, one of his “Centura” models, was the last guitar that D’Aquisto ever built, finished in 1994. The instrument was commissioned by a client of D’Aquisto, who wanted a 7 string guitar. However, by the time he got to building the instrument, he had forgotten this information and built a 6 string instead.

Video Series:

This video series invites a handful of New York based musicians to come and explore the instrument, connecting the rich history of Jimmy D’Aquisto’s luthiery to the future of jazz guitar.

• The instrument is now under the care of The Blue Guitars/Archtop Foundation, an organization that maintains a very special collection of archtop guitars.

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Credits:

Filmed, engineered, mixed and edited by David Blake https://www.davidblakemusic.com