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Rick Hannah

Rick Hannah, jazz guitarist, was born in Philadelphia, USA, and raised in Baltimore. He started playing guitar at 12 years of age, playing rock and other pop music of the day. By the age of 19 he became exposed to jazz and funk and for the next 15 years played a combination of Jazz, Funk and Blues usually in a fusion format. He moved to Los Angeles in 1976, where he tried to adapt to the musical culture, playing fusion music with such notables as Alphonse Mouzon, Bunny Brunel and Brian Auger. Searching for a deeper understanding of jazz music, Rick turned his attention to the roots of American Classic Jazz and began studying and playing that music exclusively

Introspection

By Brian Auger

Label: Sunset Blvd. Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: CD 1: Freddie's Flight; It Burns Me Up; Butterfly; Isola Natale; The Lady's in Love; Midnight Sun; Season of the Witch; Inner City Blues; Light My Fire; Happiness Is Just Around the Bend; Fanfare for the Common Blue Turkey. CD 2: Planet Earth Calling; Sea of Tranquility; This Wheel's on Fire; Just Me Just You; The Road to Cairo; Indian Rope Man; Sundown; Second Wind; Somebody Help Me; We Three Kings; Whenever You're Ready; Future Pilot; CD 3: Ella; Pavane; Cry Me a River; Birds of Paradise; Lament for Miss Baker; Jam Side Down; If You Could See Me Now; Homeward; Looking in the Eye of the World; Dawn of Another Day; Voices of Other Times; I've Gotta Go Now

Handful Of Strings

By Rick Hannah

Label: Best Effort Productions
Released: 2016
Track listing: It Could Happen To You; Nice Work If You Can Get It; Alice In Wonderland; I'll Remember April; Hymne a l'Amour; Four Brothers; Misty; "Two Handfuls of Strings (Handful of Strings); Rick's Opus (3); Lucky Southern; Blues in G; Don't Get Around Much Anymore; Autumn In New York; Put On A Happy Face; Sweet Georgia Brown.

2-Man Jazz Band

By Rick Hannah

Label: Best Effort Productions
Released: 2016
Track listing: Yours Is My Heart Alone; Lennie's Pennies; Children's Games; Norwegian Wood; Love; The Bicycle Song; Background Music; Diminishing Returns; Lennie-Bird; I Fall In Love Too Easily; Choupinette.

Rick Hannah / Erwin Siffer: 2-Man Jazz Band

by Budd Kopman
November 27, 2016

Piano and guitar is a relatively rare combination for a number of reasons including overlapping ranges and having the similar timbre of percussive string. Yes, players of both instruments spend a lot of time perfecting a singing or legato sound, but in the end they are what they are. Instead of fighting it, with ...

The Merion Inn: A Jazz Gem in Cape May, New Jersey

by Budd Kopman
July 10, 2016

Cape May, New Jersey is one of the oldest resort towns in the United States. Dating back to the Victorian Era, it has, over the past few decades hosted jazz festivals in April and November. The Merion Inn, on Decatur Street, is one of the oldest bar/restaurants in Cape May. It is a place ...

Rick Hannah: Handful Of Strings

by Budd Kopman
January 24, 2016

The guitar is a deceptively simple instrument to play, as any teenager who learns the basic strumming chords, and then tries to go beyond that, in any style, will tell you. It hints at being self-contained, that the player can accompany himself. Contrapuntally however, the piano, which allows two independent hands, dwarfs the guitar, even in ...