NEW RELEASE!

GET THE BOOK, EXPERIENCE THE FUN OF REALLY SWINGIN'. 

"The Art Of Swing Violin" is the culmination of over 30 years of studying, performing, recording and teaching Swing Violin! This Book and CD package is a significant leap forward in passing along the feel and nuance of this Art form to the next generation. Both students and seasoned players alike will find something profound to add to their repertoire.

BOOK & CD PACKAGE - The Art Of Swing Violin 

"Stephan is one of the most accomplished, if not 'The' most accomplished Swing Violinist in the country. His feel is amazing." ~ George Cole 

Swing Violin Demystified! 

Can you learn the nuances that make music swing? Yes, you can if you have a master of the style chart a course through the intricacies that make melodies swing and audiences cheer. Master Swing Violinist and Nashville Fiddle player Stephan Dudash has finally made his 30 years of performing and teaching experience available for everyone. 

“There is magic in these pages”. This book is not merely a collection of song charts. It is a very detailed guide filled with nuance and insight that will make your Swing playing sound truly authentic! 

For about the price of one private lesson with Stephan, you will receive a years worth of instruction. The amount of subtle details in the book, combined with a bit of history, is engaging for any level of musician. Stephan takes the time to explain what has made his playing successful with major, international recording and touring artists. If you’re serious about your playing, and want to pick up a few secrets from a master, this Book and CD set is a "must have" in your collection! 

 Features of the Book & CD: 

• Great recordings, soulfully played, show you how it’s done
• Play along band tracks of the actual pro recording sessions
• Seven well-loved artfully arranged standard swing tunes
• Fourteen original swing solos to help you develop real pro swing skills
• Intricately detailed “Teaching Pages” that reveal master techniques
• Swing patterns, chord progressions, scales, improvisation tips & more! 

Author: Stephan Dudash 
Design: Art Director/Copywriter - David Andrew Johnson

GYPSY QUEST - The New CD from Stephan Dudash

One look at the CD album cover and one wonders, " is the music on the CD as awe inspiring and dramatic as the artwork is depicting", and the answer is YES! GypsyQuest takes you on an extremely high quality musical friendly rollercoaster encompassing many styles and rhythms, ( French, Latin, Gypsy, World, Fusion and Swing), all the while featuring Stephan's inspired 5 String Viola playing. Thirteen cuts include 8 amazing originals and 5 uniquely arranged cover tunes, two of which, ( Paper Moon & Smile ), Stephan shows us some endearing vocalizations.Co-produced with by keyboardist/producer extraordinaire, Chris Rhyne, the playing and arranging ( most noteably, an adrenilized version of the Alfred Hitchcock theme song ), will keep this album sounding fresh and inspiring for many years. Gonzalo Bergara guests on a few dazzling gypsy style guitar solos. Three other cuts co-produced by bass virtuoso, Charlie Chadwick all have an authentic Gypsy/European sound and style with an impressive Nashville line-up Will Barrow/keys, Richard Smith/guitar and Jim White/drums.

Stephan has Celtic and Hungarian ancestry but was raised on a wide range of American and European music,(West Side Story, the Beatles, Merle Haggard, Stephane Grappelli, etc. ), and has performed with notables, Shania Twain, Olivia Newton-John, Janie Fricke, Lee Greenwood, Dave Bruebeck, Bada Bing Bada Boom, Mandy Barnette in the "Always Patsy Cline" show and more recently, the John Jorgenson Quintet playing gypsy jazz. 

NOW AVAILABLE AT ITUNES AND CDBABY

I had a great time at Douglas Corner Cafe tonight ( 9-18 ), backing up good friend, Sandy Mason. What an endearing songstress, along with her ggod friend, Richard Leigh, ( Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue! ).  I was also reunited with my old Opryland bandmate, Jeff Taylor, pianist and accordion extroadinaire. We also had the funky rhythms of Kenny Malone.  Anybody who's anybody in Nashville knows this wonderful Santy Claus of  a guy.  You can't help but feel happy around him.  One of my recent offerings is my new compilation video on youtube.  Just google youtube/stephandudash and you can watch snippets from my CD release party.  I have to thank my fiddle student, Kelly Magill, ( who does the Nashville Interiors Magazine ) for doing my videoing and editing. Thanks Kelly! Enjoy and don't forget my CDs make great gifts to music lovers. God Bless you all in all your endeavors, Stephan

 MY 5-STRING VIOLA 

First thing folks, is that I don't play a fiddle/violin. I play a 5-string viola, which I had built for me by a world-class viola maker, David Burgess, from Ann Arbor, Michigan. One of my teachers used to tell me as a teenager, "you should play viola because you have the hands for it." Not only that, I always preferred the sound of a viola to a fiddle. My instrument encompasses the strings of both the violin and viola. Because of the size of my instrument (halfway between a normal-size viola and a full-size violin), the sound I get has both qualities . . . sweet yet punchy!

THE NEW CD IS FINALLY HERE! 

One look at the CD album cover and one wonders, " is the music on the CD as awe inspiring and dramatic as the artrwork is depicting", and the answer is an emphatic, Yes! Gypsy Quest takes you on an extremely high quality musical friendly rollercoaster encompassing many styles and rhythms, ( French, Latin, Gypsy, World, Fusion and Swing), all the while featuring Stephan's inspired 5 String Viola playing. Thirteen cuts include 8 amazing originals and 5 uniquely arranged cover tunes, two of which, ( Paper Moon & Smile ),Stephan shows us some endearing vocalizations. Co-produced primarily by keyboardist/producer extroadinaire, Chris Rhyne, the playing and arranging ( most noteably, an adrenilized version of the Alfred Hitchcock theme song ), will keep this album sounding fresh and inspiring for many years. Gonzalo Bergara guests on a few dazzling gypsy style guitar solos. Three other cuts co-produced by bass virtuoso, Charlie Chadwick all have an authentic Gypsy/European sound and style with an impressive Nashville line-up: Will Barrow/keys, Richard Smith/guitar and Jim White/drums. Stephan has Celtic and Hungarian ancestry but was raised on a wide range of American and European music,( West Side Story, the Beatles, Merle Haggard, Stephane Grappelli, etc. ), and has performed with notables, Shania Twain, Olivia Newton-John, Janie Fricke, Lee Greenwood, Dave Bruebeck, Bada Bing Bada Boom, Mandy Barnette in the "Always Patsy Cline" show and more recently, the John Jorgenson Quintet playing gypsy jazz. So, Listen and Enjoy