Jazz Articles about Ken Hatfield

Ken Hatfield Sextet: For Langston

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 16, 2013

Langston Hughes (1902-1967), poeta e scrittore statunitense, animatore del cosiddetto Harlem Reinassance (movimento pilota del riscatto dell'identità culturale afro-americana) è stato una delle voci più importanti della letteratura americana del Secolo scorso. Democratico, anticapitalista, autore sociale ed intimista al contempo, si dice che ai tempi dell'università amasse trascorrere le sere scrivendo poesie nei locali dove si faceva buona musica, per lo più jazz e blues. Gli sarebbe quindi piaciuto questo For Langston, concept album (o jazz song cycle, mutuando l'espressione ...

Ken Hatfield and Friends: To be Continued...

by Elliott Simon
April 2, 2009

Ken Hatfield is a virtuoso on his chosen instrument, the nylon-stringed classical guitar, and has showcased his abilities in environs including Appalachian, classical and jazz. Comfortable across genres, he and his instrument are well-suited for these Bill McCormick tunes born of multiple influences. This release is an outgrowth of a previous McCormick project, Music for Guitar (mPub, 2003), that featured music for the unaccompanied instrument. This time, pieces are written primarily for jazz ensemble, and if the current title is ...

Ken Hatfield: Etudes for Solo Guitar in 24 Keys

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 28, 2009

Il chitarrista americano Ken Hatfield si sta affermando come uno dei maestri della chitarra acustica moderna, in un ambito tutto suo che si situa tra jazz e musica classica. Questo album racchiude 24 composizioni che coprono l’intera gamma di tonalità disponibili. Si parte con le dodici tonalità maggiori, saltando di quinta (per cui dal Do maggiore si passa al Sol maggiore, al Re maggiore e così via) e poi si fa la stessa cosa per le tonalità in minore, in ...

Tuesdays with Ken Hatfield

by Budd Kopman
May 17, 2006

Ken HatfieldFetch Restaurant New York, NY May 2, 2006 What is fascinating and wonderful for the jazz lover in New York City is that high quality jazz can be found in many unexpected places such as restaurants. While you will not find a Big Band, small acoustic groups abound. One such venue is Fetch on Third Avenue and 92nd Street in Manhattan's Upper East Side. This is a real neighborhood place, ...

Ken Hatfield: String Theory

by Budd Kopman
April 17, 2006

Ken Hatfield is an extremely complex and multifaceted individual, a philosopher-king, a musically omnivorous hillbilly--and yes, his last name comes from those Hatfields. The music on String Theory fully displays where Hatfield has been in his chronological and musical life. He emphatically refuses to be pinned down by any label, even an amorphous one like “jazz." He's equally at home in the worlds of classical guitar, Brazilian jazz, the blues and straight-ahead jazz (represented by standards ranging from “Emily" to ...

Jazz and the Classical Guitar

by Jim Santella
February 24, 2006

Ken HatfieldJazz and the Classical Guitar: Theory and ApplicationMel Bay Publications248 pages, softcover, spiralboundISBN: 07866723662005

Intended for serious music students, Ken Hatfield's book discusses harmonic theory in detail and offers the reader a thorough foundation for approaching jazz improvisation; either as a career, or for the pleasure of performing alone or with a group. While the book focuses on acoustic guitar, it's intended for anyone who already knows ...

Rolf Sturm: Shawangunk / Ken Hatfield: String Theory

by Elliott Simon
February 5, 2006

Crystal-clear guitar is center stage on these two releases that feature experienced craftsmen artfully exposing the country and classical feel inherent in nylon strings. Ken Hatfield's String Theory is a classical gas dosed with sweet Appalachian honey, while Rolf Sturm's Shawangunk is a deft chordal/melodic encounter that reveals its spirit like a brilliant Hudson Valley morn.

Rolf Sturm Shawangunk Water Street Music 2005 Whether it is the Dead's “Ripple, played at ...