Red Hot Strings Workshop May 25 -29, 2022

Mikiya Matsuda · Post by **Mikiya Matsuda** » 26 Apr 2022 11:17 am

Hi non-pedalers,

It's not too late to sign up for the Red Hot Strings Workshop in Port Townsend, WA (May 25 -29, 2022). It's the brain-child of guitarist, Matt Munisteri, and is one of the few (only?) workshops dedicated to Hot Jazz instruction across the rich and diverse string traditions of guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, steel guitar, tenor guitar, and bass.

For the first time in two years, the workshop will be held in person and there is an online option for folks who can't travel.

It's a great hang in a beautiful location with lots of time to jam with the faculty and participants. I'll be teaching two steel guitar courses--one on fundamentals, a.k.a, "things I wish someone had told me when I started", and another on single-note playing [more details in the link below]

You can learn all about the other great course options and register here:

https://centrum.org/vintage-jazz-worksh ... Tk8sa9G1co

And here are two tunes I recorded with some of the faculty from last year's online workshop. Please reach out if you have any questions. Hope you join us!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enQ16ExoW7A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUccYoMfzdA

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 27 Apr 2022 7:15 am

This should be good! I won't be able to attend in person, but the online option is definitely a possibility.

I copied this posting to the Michael Messer board in the UK for greater visibility.

Paul Seager · Post by **Paul Seager** » 28 Apr 2022 1:05 am

I've already signed up and have my flights booked!
Very much looking forward to meeting other musicians & fans of this genre and of course meeting you personally Mikiya.

\ paul

Lloyd Graves · Post by **Lloyd Graves** » 28 Apr 2022 4:26 am

I'm wicked jealous! And I'll be away from home (and internet) that weekend. I've put in an email asking if there is a way to do the audit at a later date. The tenor banjo and steel workshops look great.

Mikiya, what songs are you planning to work on this year?

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 29 Apr 2022 4:50 am

Man, do you sound great, Mikaya!

Mikiya Matsuda · Post by **Mikiya Matsuda** » 4 May 2022 1:06 pm

I'm so glad you can join, Peter. Looking forward to playing with you!

Lloyd, hopefully the organizers will let you audit the classes at a later date. I'm hoping they'll let me watch Tyler's tenor banjo courses too. I recently picked up a Tubaphone Style M and really want to learn to play the thing.

Thanks for the kind words, Andy. And Brad, thank you for sharing the post.

Lloyd Graves · Post by **Lloyd Graves** » 5 May 2022 4:55 am

Unfortunately not. They said there is no plan to record the workshops, so it is just a "live" thing.

I am supposed to be at an old time fiddle festival that weekend. The only time I get to see some old friends (and former band mates) each year. BUT... My dog needs to get spayed just before that, so I might let my wife and kids go without me and stay home so I can audit. Still working that out.