Down 70,971 this week. After Lennys death and later in life, Kitty grew to admire and respect her fathers work. Choosing an Archtop for Pasquale-esque tone. Here are the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. In 1976, he did managed to kick heroin with the help of musician friends while living on a commune in Ontario. His harmonic sensibilities were a combination of his country roots, classical, modal, Indian, and especially jazz, particularly the work of pianist Bill Evans. No progress in 80 years of jazz guitar building? "[citation needed], He had two custom seven-string guitars made, one classical and one electric. He says bad things. It was awful. Kids would say, Your daddys a bad man. These were all significant accomplishments for the young guitarist at this early point in his career. During his lifetime, Lennys ability to play the guitar has been described in many ways. Along with an intimate look at the musician, it also included interviews and excerpts of him with others, including Chet Atkins, Ted Greene, George Benson . Breau began playing the instrument at age seven, and went on to master many styles, especially jazz. Incidentally, another mutual friend, the late Richard Cotten, did exactly that.recorded miles and miles of live performances, most of which Richard accompanied Lenny on bass. Breaus fully matured technique was a combination of Atkins and Travis fingerpicking and Sabicas-influenced flamenco, highlighted by extraordinary right-hand independence and flurries of artificial harmonics. On one occasion in Nashville, Lenny had taken out a restraining order to keep Jewel at bay. Available in the iTunes Store. Hal and Bettys guitarist, Ray Couture had worked with Atkins on recording sessions for RCA records and picked up the basics of the style, which he taught to Lenny, Lenny ran with these basics and by the time the family returned to Maine in 1955 he had mastered the Atkins style. When you saw him play you couldnt believe all that music was coming out of him. Emily Hughes is a producer and director, known for The Genius of Lenny Breau Remembered (2018) and The Genius of Lenny Breau (1999). He met pianist Bob Erlendson, who began teaching him more of the foundations of jazz. St. Germain, the mother of two of Breaus children, Melody and Chet, called after reading a Free Press preview of 5 OClock Bells, Pierre Braults one-man show that opened Thursday night at MTC Warehouse. It is tuned from low 'E', to high 'A' using the string gauges 46, 36, 24, 19, 16, 12, 8. But it was not to be. There was, however, a less positive consequence of his child-like demeanor. According to jazz drummer Joey Baron, LA music fans had little interest in Lennys music. These albums have been continuously in print longer than any other of Lennys recordings. The 43-year-old Canadian guitarist, revered by such colleagues as Chet Atkins, was found dead at the Wilshire-area apartment building where he lived with his wife and daughter. Breau had problems with drugs beginning in the 1960s which he managed to control during the last years of his life. Anderson . When he was not on the road with Hal and Betty, he worked as a studio musician at Event Records in WestBrook, Maine, accompanying older musicians such as future country music star Dick Curless. This conundrum is perhaps best understood by looking at the life, times and character of Lenny Breau, who at an early age dedicated himself to the passionate pursuit of a unique musical voice. Jeannie Mills (39), was a female early defector from the Peoples Temple along with her husband and teenage daughter, who were all murdered on 26 February 1980 in front of their Berkeley, California home. Breau had continual drug problems from the mid-1960s, which he managed to get under control during the last years of his life.On August 12, 1984 his body was found in a swimming pool at his apartment complex in Los Angeles, California. LA Bootleg 1984, a recently released live recording made just two months before his murder, has been nominated for best solo jazz album of the year . on RCA, accompanied by fellow Winnipegers Ron Halldorson and Reg Kelln. Lenny learned a few chords from the son of the family with whom he stayed while his parents were on the road and was soon playing jigs and reels with groups at local barn dances. The murder is still unsolved. Featuring archival footage, and interviews with Chet Atkins, Pat Metheny, George Benson, Andy Summers, Randy Bachman and Steve Vai. This guy is light years ahead of me and so many other people around here. A few months after Lennys arrival in Toronto, Sukornyk arranged a meeting between Lenny and jazz singer Tony Bennet. This included two excellent albums recorded in Chet Atkins home studio The Legendary Lenny Breau: Live and Standard Brands, a duet album with Atkins. Astounded by what he saw, Sukornyk invited Lenny to be his guest at his home in Toronto where he acted as Lennys manager without fee for several months. Nearly two years ago, Lenny Chet Breau found himself in the hospital with his life hanging in the balance. Leonard Harold Lenny Breau (guitarist) was born on August 5, 1941 in Auburn, Maine and passed away on August 12, 1984 in Los Angeles, California. The overdose death of a close musician friend compounded his unhappiness over the split with Judi and sent Lenny into a deep depression, which he dealt with by increasing his intake of drugs. Chet Atkins called Lenny Breau (1941-1984) "the greatest guitarist who ever walked the face of the earth.". Lenny Breau was a guitarist with staggering technique and a mind for innovation, . I screwed this poll up, it should have been public. The trio recorded two albums for RCA: Guitar Sounds of Lenny Breau, which Chet Atkins produced in 1968, and its follow-up, The Velvet Touch of Lenny Breau Live! My publisher told me about it and said I had a right to know what they are saying. His knowledge of the instrument and the music is so vast, and I think that's what knocks people out about him. "He was a very loving father," she told NPR. The Atkins style in which the thumb plays a steady bass line while the other fingers pick out chords and melody mystified and delighted Lenny. Lenny Chet Breau is a virtuoso of the guitar, and a veteran of the Manitoban music scene. If Chopin could have played the guitar, he would have sounded like Lenny Breau. And respected guitar great Danny Gattin once said, Lenny Breau played more great stuff at one time than anybody on the planet, with feeling and tone. He lived in various Canadian cities until 1976 when he returned to the United States. Pop audiences found his music too jazz-oriented and his musical eclecticism was off-putting for many old-school jazz purists. One was a 25-year-old banda star from. This coincided with Lennys discovery of flamenco guitar, which he loved for its powerful rhythms and emotional fire. Or All, when I am playing pantonally. The person I emailed was Joan A. Gallo, VP. Chet Atkins had been his musical model for nearly a decade but from 1960 onwards Lennys main influence was jazz pianist, Bill Evans. Atkins, who had toured with Breau's parents, decided to work with the young guitarist in 1968 after hearing tapes of his music. The guitar was very pretty however, probably the nicest I have ever seen. Your contribution of $10, $25 or more will allow the Free Press to deepen our reporting on theatre, dance, music and galleries while also ensuring the broadest possible audience can access our arts journalism. [3] He is interred in an unmarked grave at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. The studios owner, Al Hawkes, often recorded Lenny playing solo and with other musicians for his own enjoyment between sessions. Is someone asleep at the wheel or something? The musical result enthralled listeners as much for its technical complexity as the depth of its emotional expression. Would you trust a rather unknown luthier who How many tonalities or colors do you try to utilize in a tune? After a stint at Bourbon Street in 1980, Lenny flew to Winnipeg to kick off a five-city Canadian tour in large, soft-seat venues. Valerie, entertainer Ray St. Germains sister, is one of the characters portrayed onstage by Brault. Lenny continued to play country music in his parents band but was beginning to learn the bebop lines of jazz guitarists such as Tal Farlow and Barney Kessel. STARmeter. At the age of eleven, Lenny had a life-changing experience when he heard a Chet Atkins instrumental on the radio. The most enigmatic, innovative and inspired guitarist to ever pick up the instrument. Leonard Harold Breau, guitarist, singer, composer (born 5 August 1941 in Auburn, ME; died 12 August 1984 in Los Angeles, CA). On the morning of August 12th, 1984, one week after his 43rd birthday, Lenny Breaus body was found floating in his apartment buildings roof top pool. Leonard Harold Breau (August 5, 1941 - August 12, 1984) was an American-Canadian guitarist. Doug. For the next five years Lenny moved sporadically from one Canadian city to another, playing small gigs where and when he could find them. He began using heroin when it was available and heavy doses of methadone when it was not. Can you please give me an estimate? Thats their dad.". It was first broadcast on September 13, 2009 as part of a regular weekly program called Inside the Music. Jewel and Lennys relationship was tumultuous and difficult. Although he had produced a book with the help of guitarist John Knowles explicating his guitar style and written many columns for Guitar Player Magazine, his unique approach to fingerstyle jazz and the techniques he developed were not being carried on by a new generation of upcoming jazz guitarists, most of whom had never heard of Lenny. After dropping out of high school at age 15, he worked in several jobs. One of my former teachers and fellow Las Vegas jazz guitarist Raj Rathor, who helped write Lenny's bio, and who housed Lenny in his final days, told me it WAS his wife, and out of jealousy and metal anguish. A documentary entitled The Genius of Lenny Breau was produced in 1999 by his daughter Emily Hughes. After graduating from the Los Angeles Musicians Institute of Technology, Lenny Jr. founded the Lenny Breau School of Music in Winnipeg, Canada. Canadian Reflections (June 10, 1978 - present); q (June 11, 2013 - present); The Filmmakers (July 22, 2017 - present); Hot Docs at Home (April 2020 - present); Movie Night in Canada (March 14, 2020 - present); Undisrupted (2021); Comedy series. . Lenny, however, was shaken over legal hassles with his ex-wife Valerie. [3][4] Three performed in Toronto, Ottawa, and New York City. She recalled how her father struggled to pay the bills. NONE of the late Lenny Breaus immediate Winnipeg family will attend a performance of 5 OClock Bells. My father's mother was the head of the Vienna Conservatory's piano department. Nearly 200 people were interviewed for the book which includes a thorough analysis of Breaus music and an extensive comprehensive discography of his recordings. On this set of Mrs. Maisel with Amy Sherman-Palladino creator and writer, Rachel Brosnahan Mrs. "I want you to know that this play is nothing more than exploitation of Lenny and my children," says Valerie St. Germain, the Winnipeg guitar wizards first wife. The very basis of Lenny's innovation was grounded in the fact that he himself continuously strove towards growth through inventiveness. Maine-born jazz guitarist Lenny Breau remains influential 30 years after his killing. Just kidding, actually I just play the melody over and over, gradually accumulating errors until it turns into Got it, and thank you. All subsequent concerts were cancelled with the exception of Vancouver where he reprised his Winnipeg performance. And while her fathers career made life harder, she said Lenny was a loving father. Ask his Daughter who she thought was responsible. Son of the legendary Lenny Breau, (whom Chet Atkins had deemed the greatest guitar player in the world), Lenny Chet Breau Jr. began studying music under his father's guidance at just seven years of age. Do you constantly hear music playing in your head? The album, a tribute to Lenny Sr., displays Chets mastery of a vast array of styles including jazz, flamenco, country, blues and fingerstyle guitar. [3] These years he spent performing, teaching, and writing for Guitar Player magazine. These years were spent performing, teaching, and writing for Guitar Player magazine. Around 1959 Lenny Breau left his parents country band after his father slapped him in the face for using jazz improvisations on stage, and sought out local jazz musicians, performing at Winnipeg venues including Rando Manor and the Stage Door. But it was income from working as a studio musician for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) television and radio with which Lenny supported Valerie and their son and daughter, Chet and Melody, born in 1960 and 1962 respectively. [11], Many live and "lost" recordings have been issued since Breau's death, and most of his previously released albums have also been reissued. . I am familiar with the technique just didn't know it had a name. -7 C, Light freezing drizzle. During the next three years, Lenny played guitar on hundreds of CBC dates featuring music ranging from contemporary pop to straight ahead jazz. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service, SIGN UP to receive updates on news and merchandise. I thought, Oh my God. Lenny Breau was a genius - inspired and really loose. Chris is a talented guy, one of the top living blues guitar players in my estimation. Would you trust a rather unknown luthier who How many tonalities or colors do you try to utilize in a tune? In round figures, what would that cost be? GST will be added to each payment. This led to Upchurchs label offering Lenny a recording contract and a tour with Upchurch was under discussion. Some are pressed spruce and some are maple laminate. But as his close friend and band mate Ron Halldorson put it Lenny was successful in the ways that mattered to himin the ways that matter to real musicians. Halldorsons point is well-taken. [6][7] Breau did not record again for nearly 10 years, though he continued to do session work in Winnipeg. Breau was born August 5, 1941, in Auburn, Maine, and moved with his family to Moncton, New Brunswick in 1948. Atkins, who was responsible for Breau's first albums, said the guitarist was 'one of the greatest of all time, one of the greatest I ever knew or hope to know. [4] In 1963 and 1964, Breau appeared at David Ingram's Fourth Dimension at 2000 Pembina Highway in Fort Garry, a suburb of Winnipeg. Personality. Atkins was then Vice President of RCA Records and immediately offered Lenny a recording contract. The film traces the Maine-born guitarist's life from his early years in Winnipeg, to his time . What do you prefer in music, originality or tradition? When he was twelve years old he started a small band with friends, and by the age of fourteen he was the lead guitarist for his parents band, billed as Lone Pine Junior, playing Merle Travis and Chet Atkins instrumentals and occasionally singing. Leo T. Sullivan Jazz Websites | Non-Profit/Educational Jazz Websites. A new Westbrook restaurant named in his honor, a Canadian music award nomination last year and a planned . In 1963 and 1964, Breau appeared at David Ingrams Fourth Dimension at 2000 Pembina Highway in Fort Garry, a suburb of Winnipeg. 5:21. Chalino Sanchez. He avoided meetings to discuss RCAs promotional plans for the albums, which had included an international tour. His audiences often included top jazz guitarists such as Pat Metheny, Larry Coryell and Phil Upchurch, who asked Lenny to play on an album he was then recording. Now with two albums on a major label and regular work with some of Canadas top jazz musiciansMoe Koffman, Peter Appleyard and Don Thompson among themhe seemed poised to make a significant professional leap forward. [3] Every Sunday night was a party open to all. His addiction made him undependable and clubs were reluctant to book him. Live! A revered cult figure in the world of jazz guitar, and a member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Lenny Breau was a technical genius with a delicate, idiosyncratic style. Erlendson and Lenny began playing a regular nightly gig at the Stage Door jazz club where Lenny developed his jazz chops and applied the jazz theory Erlendson was teaching him. Lenny Breau (1941 1984) is not widely known to the public at large. . He was great looking. The trio toured Ontario and Quebec before relocating to New York City. In later years, Lennys inability to look after himself would be a burden for him, particularly when his personal problems sometimes alienated those he relied on for help. Breau is getting back on stage, spiritually stronger and 200 pounds lighter. In 1999, Lennys daughter Emily Hughes put together a well-researched, detailed and artfully wrought documentary chronicling the life and music of her father, which appeared on the Bravo network. Thanks to the efforts of Randy Bachman of Guitarchives, Paul Kohler of Art of Life Records and others, a whole new generation of listeners have access to his music. I actually KNOW who killed him. She relates how she heard about a CBC The National story on 5 OClock Bells and told her children to watch it and was sorry she did. The lack of attention his albums received disappointed Lenny but he did little to help their sales. wistful waltz that Anderson wrote for Melody Breau (Lenny's daughter). He was inebriated when he took the stage and delivered a disastrous performance. I had always assumed it was a drug-related thing in some way, a la Chet Baker. Leonard Harold "Lenny" Breau (guitarist) was born on August 5, 1941 in Auburn, Maine and passed away on August 12, 1984 in Los Angeles, California. Even before reaching his teens, Lenny had devoted every waking moment of his life to advancing his guitar skills. . Plus, he was an incredible guitar player. These interpretations possess those elusive qualities that make solo performance so compelling. "The autopsy" proved that he was strangled????? Clearly not enough evidence. It's been a subject of debate amongst canadian jazz guitar fans since his passing. It was narrated by Lennys son Chet Breau. Three performed in Toronto, Ottawa, and New York City. The headstock veneer and . Son of the legendary Lenny Breau, (whom Chet Atkins had deemed "the greatest guitar player in the world"), Lenny Chet Breau Jr. began studying music under his father's guidance at just seven years of age. Winnipeg #6. The Acadian couple, who frequently performed in concert and on radio, moved their family to . Is someone asleep at the wheel or something? Performing alongside many of Canadas finest musicians over the years, he has also had the opportunity to play with the likes of Randy Bachman and Joe Pass. [9][10] The coroner reported that Breau had been strangled. Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com, Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper. Returning to Winnipeg a few months later, Breau became a session guitarist, recording for CBC Radio and CBC Television, and contributed to CBC-TV's Teenbeat, Music Hop, and his own The Lenny Breau Show filmed in Winnipeg. Every Sunday night was a hootenany open to all. Lenny Breaus lifelong passion was the creation of a beautiful, innovative guitar sound uniquely his own that would move and inspire his listeners. A documentary entitled "The Genius of Lenny Breau" was produced in 1999 by his daughter Emily Hughes. She gets him into her cab and takes him back to her apartment where he sleeps off his intoxication in her childrens bedroom. He was born in Auburn, Maine, on August 5, 1941. Lenny was tempted but turned the offer down and instead formed a trio called Three with bassist Eon Henstridge and singer/actor Don Francks whose novel arrangements of jazz standards formed much of the groups material. In October of 1968, they celebrated the birth of their daughter, Emily who a little more than thirty years later would make a much-heralded documentary about her enigmatic father. In round figures, what would that cost be? "We live peacefully in our hometown and ask nothing of anyone. Melody Breau, Lennys daughter suffers the most from articles about her father.". He was renowned for his comprehensive musical . His wife, Jewel Breau, was the chief suspect in the case but she was never charged with his murder and the case is still unsolved. 2023 Lenny Breau. On one occasion Bachman bicycled to a Caravan performance in his West Kildonan neighborhood and ended up meeting Breau. BECOME AN ARTS JOURNALISM SUPPORTER Renowned Canadian jazz guitarist Ed Bickert recalls My first reaction was a combination of jealousy, envy, admiration because he was so good and so original. By using a seven-string guitar and approaching the guitar like a piano, he opened up possibilities for the instrument. Lenny always wanted to take risks and we were raw and emotional. This documentary inspired me to write the biography, One Long Tune: The Life and Music of Lenny Breau (University of North Texas Press, 2006). Do you constantly hear music playing in your head? ALL of them., Kitty added, And it isnt just for rehab. Unbelievable. In the early 1960s, like countless other people of his generation, Lenny had begun to experiment with LSD and marijuana, claiming that these drugs enhanced his creative process. The Duke Photography Records include many of the original What do you prefer in music, originality or tradition? The ensuing friendship resulted in Breau's first two albums, Guitar Sounds from Lenny Breau and The Velvet Touch of Lenny Breau Live! An addiction that ultimately killed Lenny in 1966. How to get help:In the U.S., contact theSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrationhelpline at 1-800-662-4357. Breau made his first professional recordings in Westbrook, Maine at the age of 15 while working as a studio musician. Born in 1941 in Maine, USA, Lenny's parents were Harold "Hal Lone Pine" Breau and Betty Cody: professional country and western musicians. Thanks, guys. When Lenny Jr. (most call him Chet) is not teaching, he is doing studio sessions and performing live concerts and radio shows. Still, its gratifying to know that almost thirty-five years after his death he is achieving some of the recognition he missed out on during his life. "The Genius of Lenny Breau" (1999) is a captivating documentary on one of the greatest - yet largely unknown - guitarists ever to pick up the instrument. I always knew that Randy Bachman worshipped Lenny Breau and got lessons from him, but I never fully appreciated just how good he was. This Gemini award winning documentary was produced and created by Lenny Breau's daughter, Emily Hughes. Part of what I love about him is he maintains that raw blues feeling without a lot of window dressing. One of the first people to give Lennys career a hand up was George Sukornyk, a music lover, lawyer and business entrepreneur who had driven from Toronto to his hometown of Winnipeg at the urging of a friend who had seen Lenny perform at the Stage Door. Doug. Check out the death cause, death date, and more facts about the circumstances surrounding guitarist Lenny Breau's death. To help my father was all about love, he was all about kindness. [15], Breau was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1997. If you value coverage of Manitobas arts scene, help us do more. His body was found floating in the swimming pool at his . Copyright 2022 - Jazz Guitar Online - All rights reserved - Privacy Policy. Holey Moley and Wow. The couple had a daughter, Lennys third, whom they named Dawn Marie. This article was published 10/10/2009 (4848 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current. I put a very nice Biltoft CC on my PM200, in place of its usual Fralin Modern PAF. Breau left Winnipeg in 1976 and spent the last few years of his life in the United States, living in Maine, Nashville, Stockton, California, and New York City, eventually settling in Los Angeles in 1983. FWIW, I think the next frontier ought to be making guitars that compare favorably to high quality current production out of reclaimed/recycled materials via low carbon-footprint processes with non On the CC pickup. He is buried in an unmarked grave in Forest Lawn cemetery in Los Angeles. "[13] The biography One Long Tune: The Life and Music of Lenny Breau by Ron Forbes-Roberts was published in 2006 containing interviews with nearly 200 people and a comprehensive discography. I play the accompaniment on the low strings. However, he is revered by many of the worlds greatest guitarists, many of whom have adapted Breaus signature techniqueschordal harmonics chief among theminto their own styles. After a short audition, Bennet offered Lenny a job in his band, a plum proposition for the young musician considering Bennets stature. His death under mysterious circumstances cut short a life dedicated to transcending the apparent limitations of the guitar to create a sublimely expressive musical voice that was uniquely his own. I'm thinking melody, but I'm also thinking of a background. Another regular at the club on Sunday Nights at the same time was Neil Young and his band with Vancouver CKNWs Rick Honey as his drummer. Lenny dispelled notations of how you had to be to be a guitar player. He's a buddy and mentor of mine here in Vegas. In 1966, Lenny hosted his own eponymously named TV show, which often featured his by now highly evolved solo guitar work. Several of Lennys friends told police they had witnessed an enraged Jewel hit and choke Lenny on several occasions. 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