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LaVerne Christie

Jazz Guitarist LaVerne Christie has played in various formats from solo to combo to big band to accompanist throughout Minneapolis/St. Paul, the San Francisco Bay Area and Las Vegas, where she now resides. Christie studied with classical guitar master Jeffrey Van and noted jazz professionals Mimi Fox and Randy Vincent. She also studied at The Jazz School in Berkeley. Christie's uncomplicated approach to jazz, her sense of swing, and appreciation for Brazilian music are evident in her arrangements. She pays respect to her jazz predecessors while appealing to new listeners through her interpretation of classic standards. Christie recently relocated to Las Vegas where she has become a valuable contributor to the revitalized Las Vegas jazz scene

The String Section: Nels Cline, Marc Ribot and More

by Jerome Wilson
November 30, 2022

This show focuses on string players,. It mostly features guitarists and bassists, but it also includes a set of string ensembles backing soloists. Musicians heard on the show include Margaret Slovak, Marc Ribot, Nels Cline, Charles Mingus, and Lenny Breau. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from he Complete ...

East of the Sun, West of the Moon

By LaVerne Christie

Label: Unknown label
Released: 2007

The LaVerne Christie Trio: East of the Sun, West of the Moon

by Michael P. Gladstone
December 28, 2007

You can stare at a cover photo and almost expect a certain type of music. In the case of East of the Sun, West of the Moon, the group is a seen at the side of a desert road converged on a 1939 yellow Lasalle coupe that has the hood raised. It is an enigmatic photograph ...