Lage Lund

**Melodic Dreamer** · 05-24-2016, 08:47 PM

What can I say. Lage is one of my favorite players. We are the same age and both have little ones. He plays way better than I do though, but I pretend really, really well. lol

I've been waiting for new videos of him to arise and here is one that doesn't disappoint.
Man, can he play!

**JeanSut** · 05-25-2016, 03:24 PM

Beautiful!
I am going to see this trio in 2 days in Hamburg!
Really looking forward to it!

best, Chris

**feral guitar** · 05-25-2016, 06:32 PM

hes got that thousand mile stare that is interesting - ive been closing my eyes when playing and it can really help, but you can miss cues - 1000 mi stare is a good solution if you can pull it off

**gggomez** · 05-25-2016, 08:37 PM

What a phenomenal talent, was lucky enough to see him play at Cornelia Cafe.

I do feel for him, not single and without responsibility like his peers Gilad and Rotem, oh the pressure of mouths to feed. I can hear something truly special and unique that wants to come out (maybe its the skate punk background that I can hear), I hope he can tap it and make some serious coin.

**Melodic Dreamer** · 06-06-2016, 11:31 AM

I love his chord work. His voice leading is what I strive to have. His lines are also so thoughtful. There is a deepness/richness to his playing that keeps me coming back.

**eh6794** · 06-06-2016, 12:54 PM

I just watched this last night and love it. I accidentally had the video playing at 125%; boy was a blown AWAY!!! lol

Not to side track your thread, but how do you guys feel about the heavy use of effects pedals such as chorus, delay and reverb the players are into now? I know it lends itself to Lund's style, but do you you like to hear all the guys do it now?

**Milessmiles** · 06-06-2016, 01:22 PM

Love this , thanks for sharing !

**Melodic Dreamer** · 06-06-2016, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by eh6794

I just watched this last night and love it. I accidentally had the video playing at 125%; boy was a blown AWAY!!! lol

Not to side track your thread, but how do you guys feel about the heavy use of effects pedals such as chorus, delay and reverb the players are into now? I know it lends itself to Lund's style, but do you you like to hear all the guys do it now?

I can't think of many modern guys who use chorus. I know most people today use either a combination of reverb or delay or just one or the other.

Lage often sounds less effects heavy compared to other modern guys like Rosenwinkel, Hekselman or Kreisberg. To answer your question though, I like it for what it is. I love both the more traditional sound and the modern tones that offers a wet/atmospheric type of effect. I think it just reflects culture. I can listen to Peter Bernstein or Bill Frisell and absolutely love both. I tend to go through stages with my own sound. When playing my Tele or Strat I tend to favor more effects. Playing with an archtop I tend to use less effects although I might use verb/delay kind of like Lage does.

**mr. beaumont** · 06-06-2016, 02:41 PM

Agreed.

I think the people who say "modern players use chorus" stopped listening to modern jazz about 30 years ago.

I really don't find Lund's sound to be very "effecty" at all.

**Melodic Dreamer** · 06-06-2016, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by mr. beaumont

Agreed.

I think the people who say "modern players use chorus" stopped listening to modern jazz about 30 years ago.

I really don't find Lund's sound to be very "effecty" at all.

Very true. Scofield, Stern, and Abercrombie come to mind.
Most people thought Frisell and Metheny used Chorus, but they didn't. I think some of those stereo rigs with reverb and delay might of hinted to that sound, but I don't hear to many players chasing that tone anymore. Most of the time I hear a lot of verb or delay like Hekselman or Moreno for example.

**whiskey02** · 06-07-2016, 08:52 AM

Reminiscent of the kind of musical exploration ECM records gave us years ago. I love it because it removes the stylistic "classic lines" and cliches that come out of blues, swing and bop; it's always exploring fresh harmonies with melodies that are not tied to a history. A very original kind of music making.

**Melodic Dreamer** · 06-07-2016, 11:04 AM

I like how you mentioned removing the classic lines.

I was recently speaking to a fellow jazz guitarist and friend, which by the way is a much better player than I am. He loves Wes, Benson, Bertencinni and so on. His taste is in the traditional language. We were talking about modern guys. He stated Lage had a really unique harmonic sense, but it never resolved therefor it wasn't very listenable. I understand where he is coming from, but I do hear resolution, but not in the convential way regarding classic phrases.

I love Wes, but I have no desire to play like him or Benson at all. There is traditional aspects in my playing, but there is also a desire and curiosity for more. There is something about some of these modern guys and especially Lund in my opinion that has its own unique blend of Jazz and maybe Classical that is mesmerizing. Their voices and harmonies are growing and to some degree less confined to a particular sound or history within Jazz.

**eh6794** · 06-07-2016, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by mr. beaumont

Agreed.

I think the people who say "modern players use chorus" stopped listening to modern jazz about 30 years ago.

I really don't find Lund's sound to be very "effecty" at all.

OK, since I was clearly talking about specific players in the twenty-first century, let me change my wording a bit to "todays players who use effect pedals". Better? lol

**Melodic Dreamer** · 06-07-2016, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by eh6794

OK, since I was clearly talking about specific players in the twenty-first century, let me change my wording a bit to "todays players who use effect pedals". Better? lol

lol
So since you brought it up, what is your opinion on the effects regarding the more modern guys?
Also do you think Lage's sound is heavily effected?

**eh6794** · 06-07-2016, 11:56 AM

Since I was a young kid playing through my Guns n Roses licks, I always disliked effects pedals. I still do not like the sounds. I may be one of the few who feel this way, that is why I am asking this question. I like a little reverb, a guitar and an amp.

When I say effects, I am referring to the airy, spacey sound (I don't know how to better describe it).

My favorite Lage Lund video is him and a Sadowsky. In my opinion, the guitar sounds amazing in this Jazz Heaven video.

**Melodic Dreamer** · 06-07-2016, 12:17 PM

Oh I love that sound as well.
I grew up with the Satriani and Vai thing although I can't bring myself to listen to that stuff anymore. I also listened to a lot of the Landau and Lukather rack era. So I'm no stranger to effects.
I'm also greatly inspired by older Frisell which we all know tends to like pedals. So effects don't bother me.

**eh6794** · 06-07-2016, 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by Melodic Dreamer

Oh I love that sound as well.
I grew up with the Satriani and Vai thing although I can't bring myself to listen to that stuff anymore. I also listened to a lot of the Landau and Lukather rack era. So I'm no stranger to effects.
I'm also greatly inspired by older Frisell which we all know tends to like pedals. So effects don't bother me.

Ya, I honestly believe I am one of the few people who feel this way.

When I was younger (ealry 90's), my friends would have a backpack filled with pedals, and I'd be like "throw that horse s**t away, lets jam!".

**whiskey02** · 06-07-2016, 08:20 PM

I have to say that while his playing is outstanding, he doesn't come off as a particularly articulate speaker in the clips I've seen of this dvd lesson. I think this has likely held back more than a few potential buyers from pulling the trigger. I'm not trying to be negative or bashing him, but I am being honest about my reaction. Does anyone have the dvd and care to comment please?

**Cunamara** · 06-07-2016, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by eh6794

Since I was a young kid playing through my Guns n Roses licks, I always disliked effects pedals. I still do not like the sounds. I may be one of the few who feel this way, that is why I am asking this question. I like a little reverb, a guitar and an amp.

For me, that is what I use. My pedalboard is a cable! I have never been able to achieve a sound I didn't tire of in 5 minutes using effects. But I hear other people make wonderful use of them and I can thoroughly enjoy that. Whatever the knack is to using pedals, I don't have it.

**eh6794** · 06-07-2016, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by whiskey02

I have to say that while his playing is outstanding, he doesn't come off as a particularly articulate speaker in the clips I've seen of this dvd lesson. I think this has likely held back more than a few potential buyers from pulling the trigger. I'm not trying to be negative or bashing him, but I am being honest about my reaction. Does anyone have the dvd and care to comment please?

I purchased the online version without the DVD. He is hard to listen to but the the video is worth the money. I liked it and recommend it!

**Jonzo** · 06-07-2016, 09:37 PM

Well, he is Norwegian. Have you ever heard the Swedish Chef try to explain something?

**yaclaus** · 06-08-2016, 02:41 AM

We Scandinavians are well known for talking nonsense maybe we're related?

I've had a few lessons with him (in English). I think it was fine. My experience is that very high level players sometimes have their s*** so much together that it can be difficult for them to explain basic stuff.

I'd prefer Lage over Joe Pass or Martino teaching any day.

**h1pst3r88** · 06-08-2016, 06:54 AM

I traded my old blackface champ to Lage for an Ibanez archtop (the details of which I forget now) almost 10 years ago!

We met in his tiny manhattan apartment. He had just won the Monk competition. He played my amp, I played his guitar, we both agreed and a good deal was had by all.

He was a welcoming and humble guy.

Nice to see him still crushing it ;-)

-Chris

**Melodic Dreamer** · 06-08-2016, 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by h1pst3r88

I traded my old blackface champ to Lage for an Ibanez archtop (the details of which I forget now) almost 10 years ago!

We met in his tiny manhattan apartment. He had just won the Monk competition. He played my amp, I played his guitar, we both agreed and a good deal was had by all.

He was a welcoming and humble guy.

Nice to see him still crushing it ;-)

-Chris

Do you still have the Ibanez?

**Melodic Dreamer** · 06-08-2016, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by whiskey02

I have to say that while his playing is outstanding, he doesn't come off as a particularly articulate speaker in the clips I've seen of this dvd lesson. I think this has likely held back more than a few potential buyers from pulling the trigger. I'm not trying to be negative or bashing him, but I am being honest about my reaction. Does anyone have the dvd and care to comment please?

He doesn't sound like a professor, but it is not hard to understand him by any means. The one thing I like about him is he has a sense of humor. The video is great though. I bought the DVD version.