Aliocha Thévenet

EDUCATING MUSICIANS & INSPIRING NEW TALENT

Aliocha teaches music students at all levels – individuals, groups and workshops- via Skype or in Person :

Aliocha’s teaching techniques blend passion, experience and an encyclopaedic knowledge of music with academic structure and practice.

Aliocha studied at the National Conservatories of Grenoble and Lyon, and has been teaching for more than fifteen years in schools, festivals and privately.

To book a first session, or for more information, please contact Aliocha.

Transcriptions :

For special request transcriptions, pricing is based on an estimate of the difficulty, per minute of recorded music. For simple melodic charts it’s 15€ per minute of music, for medium difficulty it’s 20€ per minute of music, and for harder solos and finger-picking polyphonic transcriptions it’s 25€ per minute of music.

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NEW

Homage to Charlie Christian by Charlie BYRD

SISTER ROSETTA THARPE SOLOS

NEW HOLLYWOOD FATS VIDEO

NEW LONNIE JOHNSON VIDEO

NEW JUNIOR WATSON VIDEO

Masters from Europe

8 1/2 Souvenirs / Olivier Giraud – Bei Mir (Bist Du Schön)

Sten Carlberg – Charlie Christian from Sweden ?

Anders Lewen – Jump Blues from Sweden

Sacha Distel – Swing to Bop from France

Robert Schneider – Jump Blues from Austria

Latest transcriptions

Quaker City by Billy Butler & Norbert Schneider

X-Mas Special – Jingle Bells by James Chirillo

Barry Harris tribute – Morning Coffee (bebop blues in F)

Available for direct download

Willie J. Lacey with Sonny Boy Williamson (3 Solos) , with Jazz Gillum “You Got To Run Me Down”

Pate Hate “Lucy Done Moved” (L.C. Hubert, Sun records)

Pete “Guitar” Lewis New Orleans Shuffle (Johnny Otis Orchestra)

Jimmy Nolen – Strollin’ With Nolen (master and alternate takes)

Hollywood Fats – Rock This House , Fats Fries One , Lonesome , Too Much Family , Okie Dokie Stomp , RPM Boogie , Come On Baby (William Clarke)

Junior Watson – Spring Roll , Butter Top , Lonesome Train , Special Lesson #1 , Space Flight, Junior’s Jump

Charlie Baty (Little Charlie & the Nightcats) – Run Me Down (Captured Live) , It’s Christmas Time Again , My Money’s Green

Duke Robillard – Gee I Wish , Stitt’s Bitts , Pony Tail , The Hustle Is On , Glide On

Rick Holmstrom – Guitar Boogie Shuffle Twist , Phlazzbo , Holmes Hop , Lost In the Shuffle

Nick Curran – Just Love Me Baby , Can’t Stop Lovin’ You , Get Rich Quick (2 versions)

Sean Costello  “Jumpin’ Salty”

Joel Paterson – Swingin’ the Blues (the Four Charms “Flatland Boogie”)

Alex Schultz “No Pretty Presents” (Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers) , Greasy Gravy (William Clarke) , Low Down Dog (Rod Piazza)

Dave Specter – Stop! Hold It

Kid Ramos – Now or Never

Charlie Christian – Jammin’ In Four

John Collins – The Incredible John Collins (2 solos)

Irving Ashby – with Lester Young (Rhythm Changes and Blues)

Billy Butler & Bill Jennings – Big Boy

Bill Jennings – Billy In the Lion’s Den , Down to Earth , There Will Never Be Another You , 633 Knock! , Soft Winds , Brother Jack (with Jack McDuff) , Mack’n’Duff ( with Brother Jack McDuff) , Glide On

Billy Butler – Honky Tonk , Seven Come Eleven , Quaker City

Tiny Grimes – Tiny’s Tempo , Groovin’ with Grimes , Rockin’ the blues away

Teddy Bunn – Edgar’s Boogie , If You See Me Comin’  , 4 solos with Hadda Brooks , Jackson’s Nook

T-Bone Walker – T-Bone Shuffle , Strollin’ with Bones  , T-Bone Jumps Again , Pony Tail , The Hustle Is On

Pee Wee Crayton – Texas Hop – Bounce Pee Wee

Skeeter Best – “The Plain But The Simple Truth” with Lucky Thompson Meets Oscar Pettiford , “Blue Funk” with Ray Charles , “Elevator Boogie” with Bill Johnson and His Musical Notes

Al Casey – 2 solos on ‘Honeysukle Rose’

Grant Green Harmony in Harlem (Johnny Hodges & Wild Bill Davis) , Jeanie Weenie

Barney Kessel – All Or Nothing At All(with Billie Holiday) , Relaxin’ at Camarillo (with Charlie Parker), Swedish Pastry , Moten Swing

Jim Hall plays the Blues

Herb Ellis  Royal Garden Blues

Billy Bean “Invitation To The Blues” , “Mook’s Theme”

Steve Masakowski – Ever Since I Stole The Blues (Mose Allison)

Anthony Wilson – My Brain (Mose Allison) , L-O-V-E (Diana Krall)

Jerry Garcia transcriptions – Help On The Way/Slipknot (complete song !!!) – Eye Of The World – Fire On The Mountain – Scarlet Begonias – Tangled Up In Blue (live version)

Jimmy Bryant – Jimmy’s Boogie , Jimmie’s Bounce , Yodelling Guitar , Fretting’ Fingers , Jammin’ with Jimmy

Jimmie Rivers – Back Bay Shuffle , Twin Guitar Special , Jimmie’s Blues , Rose Room , Slow Boat to China

Brian Setzer – Cherokee , Go-Go Godzilla (from “Setzer goes Instru-MENTAL”)

The Meters (Leo Nocentelli guitar parts) – Cardova , Funky Miracle , Sophisticated Cissy , Thinking , Yeah You’re Right , Running Fast , The Mob , Ease Back

Kenny Kirkland – solo on La Belle Dame Sans Regrets by Sting

Further listings (purchase here)

Diana Krall – “Turn Up The Quiet” Like Someone in Love-Russell Malone Blues Skies – Russell Malone L-O-V-E – Anthony Wilson I’ll See You In My Dreams-Marc Ribot Cry To Laugh – Blake Mills Silence Is Sincerity – Blake Mills Planet D’Rhonda – Donald Fagen, solo by Kurt Rosenwinkel Marc Ribot Transcriptions Postizo – Los Cuban Postizos Jockey Full Of Bourbon – Tom Waits Hoist That Rag – Tom Waits Blue Drag – Allen Toussaint “Bright Mississippi” Chewing Gum – Elvis Costello Stuck – Norah Jones Dreamland – Madeleine Peyroux Walking After Midnight – Madeleine Peyroux There Ain’t No Sweet Man – Diana Krall Passion Dance – McCoy Tyner “Guitars” Abulafia – John Zorn Magical Sleigh Ride – John Zorn Country solos by : Albert Lee, Hank Garland, Brent Mason, Tony Rice, Guthrie Trapp Holding On To Nothing – solo by Wynton Marsalis on David Crosby’s song

Julian Lage transcriptions Gardens – from “World’s Fair” 233 Butler – solo version Ryland – from “World’s Fair” Lullaby – from “World’s Fair” Splendor Riot – from “Modern Lore” The Ramble – from “Modern Lore” Kafiristan – guitar solo on Jesse Harris’ album “No Wrong No Right” (composition by John Zorn) Flashes – Bix Biederbecke played by Ry Cooder Frida – Michael Landau Eric Johnson & Mike Stern “Benny Man’s Blues” I’m All Right – Dean Parks on Madeleine Peyroux’ album “Half the Perfect World” Dance Me to the End Of Love – Larry Goldings on Madeleine Peyroux’ album “Careless Love” Come Away with Me – Adam Levy / Norah Jones Let’s Dance – the real chords played by Nile Rodgers

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