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Birth Name: Leonard Harold Breau

Born: 5 August 1941 Died: 12 August 1984

Country of origin: United States

Relationship Status: Married


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All That Jazz (9 items)
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Leonard Harold Breau was a Canadian-American guitarist and music educator. Breau blended many styles of music, including jazz, country, classical, and flamenco. Inspired by country guitarists like Chet Atkins, Breau used fingerstyle techniques not often used in jazz guitar. By using a seven-string guitar and approaching the guitar like a piano, he opened up possibilities for the instrument.
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All That Jazz (9 music items)

" If there is no such thing as the best guitarist then what about the most complete guitarist? Lenny Breau might well be the winner of that category. His knowledge and technique of the instrument is total. He can mix different genres together as if they were meant for each other. He can pick several lines of melody at once to sound like three guitarists playing. He can come up with new passages on the fly without diminishing the piece in any way. He can play the hardest songs imaginable. He ca"


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