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Jackie King

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After holding a full-time staff position teaching at the Music Institute (then GIT) Jackie King created and owned the Southwest Guitar Conservatory, which drew students from around the world and was featured in Guitar Player Magazine. He received an honorary Master’s degree from San Francisco State University and served on the board of the Music Teachers’ Association of California. Jackie King’s educational products have continued to be in print for almost 20 years: REH-Warner Bros. Hotlines book & cassette, Contemporary Guitar Improvisation on Hotlicks Videos. King’s first book for the Mel Bay Company, Getting Into Jazz Guitar, is currently available worldwide

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Take Five With Mike Brannon

Read "Take Five With Mike Brannon" reviewed by Mike Brannon


Meet Mike Brannon: Having been born in jny: Atlanta and then lived in North Carolina growing up, those Southern roots were likely to blame when I started playing blues/rock guitar. But I soon discovered Wes Montgomery, Hank Garland, Joe Pass, Tal Farlow and finally Pat Martino. After attending Jackie King's Guitar Conservatory of the Southwest, ...

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Article: AAJ PRO

Indaba Music Women's Music Summit

Read "Indaba Music Women's Music Summit" reviewed by Teri Harllee King


In Texas you'll often hear someone who's being asked why they've been out of touch for a long time respond with an old saying. The conversation is this: “Where've you been?" “Oh, to Hell and back." Well, since my last column, my husband (guitarist Jackie King) and I have suffered the ...

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The Gypsy

Label: FreeFalls
Released: 2002
Track listing: The Gypsy; The Nearness of You; Heart of a Clown; Once in Awhile; Jealous Heart; Back Home in Indiana; My Window Faces the South; Cherokee; San Antonio Rose; Come Back to Me.

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Article: Album Review

Jackie King & Willie Nelson: The Gypsy

Read "The Gypsy" reviewed by Jim Santella


A ballad doesn't much care which genre it's said to represent. Instrumentals, such as the interpretation of “The Nearness of You" appearing on The Gypsy, make a jazz presence more obvious. The guitar duo of Jackie King and Willie Nelson weaves a session filled with lovely ballads and hot, up-tempo romps. When lyrics are ...

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The Gypsy

Label: Indigo Moon Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: The Gypsy, The Nearness Of You, Heart Of A Clown, Once In Awhile, Jealous Heart, Back Home In Indiana, My Window Faces The South, Cherokee, San Antonio Rose, Lover Come Back To Me

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Article: Album Review

Jackie King: The Gypsy

Read "The Gypsy" reviewed by AAJ Staff


I was listening to The Gypsy at home, not so much attentively to attune myself to nuances appropriate for a review as to zone out and just absorb the music. Then my wife said, “Why are you listening to Willie Nelson? I thought you liked jazz." Four thoughts came to mind, and no, they're ...

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Article: Album Review

Jackie King: The Gypsy

Read "The Gypsy" reviewed by AAJ Staff


I was listening to The Gypsy at home, not so much attentively to attune myself to nuances appropriate for a review as to zone out and just absorb the music. Then my wife said, “Why are you listening to Willie Nelson? I thought you liked jazz." Four thoughts came to mind, and no, they're ...

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Moon Magic

Label: Self Produced
Released: 1999

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Article: Album Review

Jackie King: Moon Magic

Read "Moon Magic" reviewed by Jim Fisch


Jackie King's career has seen him playing in any number of settings. R&B, country, jazz - he plays them all equally well, and with great passion. Though his MOON MAGIC (Indigo Moon Records) sits squarely in the mainstream jazz camp, you can hear that rich assortment of influences combining in his playing, making this disc one ...


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