In our November issue Tim Kliphuis offers tips and tricks for playing in the manner of the great jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli – and gives a masterclass on how to play Grappelli's easy-going waltz Tournesol. Here he demonstrates how to play ghost notes.
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Tips and tricks for playing in the manner of the great jazz violinist. From November 2013
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