86: Tommy Emmerton - Book Of Mormon, Guildhall & Shredding 'Beat It’ For Quincy Jones

Beebs & Jake are joined by the immensely talented Tommy Emmerton. They discuss Tommy’s life as a guitarist on The Book Of Mormon in the West End of London. They also talk about his work as Jazz harmony teacher at Guildhall, his original projects and what it’s like to play the ‘Beat It’ solo for Quincy Jones’ on tour! There are some deep dive side quests into modal harmony, chord scale theory, technique, and they even ponder the nature of what it means to be a ‘jazz musician’. Strap in and ner

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The Guitar Hour Podcast is a weekly, long-form discussion hosted by David Beebee, Tom Quayle, Dan Smith & Jake Willson. Together, and in conversation with today’s top players, they explore different approaches for improvising, theory, technique, practising, teaching and share the humorous ups and downs of being professional guitarists in the modern age.