Jazz Articles about Barry Cleveland

About Barry Cleveland

Album Review

Barry Cleveland is an associate editor of Guitar Player magazine and, as such, could easily be mistaken for being more concerned with the logistics, technical rigours and, well, guitar godhood of someone who spends a lot of time focused on the craft of the instrument, rather than its potential for musicality. And there's little doubt that Cleveland has a full command of his instrument, both as a player and a shaper of sound, utilizing all manner of processing to create ...

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Album Review

Barry Cleveland: Volcano

by AAJ Staff
February 14, 2005

When the goddess speaks, she speaks in rhythm, as Barry Cleveland tells us on his latest release, Volcano. Based on his intuitive take of the various spiritual paths that use percussion to convey the spirit of the divine feminine, Cleveland and his cohorts open the door to a different way to perceive the many energies of the world.While the labels “World Music" and “New Age" could be applied to Cleveland's African and Afro-Haitian effort, there is much here ...