Jazz Articles about Jason Campbell

About Jason Campbell

Album Review

JC and The Jazz Hoppers: Chillin' At Home

Read "Chillin' At Home" reviewed by Ernest Barteldes

by Ernest Barteldes
June 7, 2007

You realize that Australian-born guitarist Jason Campbell has decided to do something completely unpretentious but also interesting when first spinning Chillin' at Home. It begins with a laid-back (could it be any other way?) version of Bobby McFerrin's “Don't Worry, Be Happy, in which the guitarist exchanges solos with B3 keyboardist Col Nolan. Later he does a beautiful extended rendition of Jesse Harris' “Don't Know Why (the unstoppable Norah Jones hit that no one could escape from a few years ...

Album Review

JC and the Jazz Hoppers: Chillin' at Home

Read "Chillin' at Home" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 11, 2007

I Jazz Hoppers arrivano dall'Australia, tuttavia dietro la bravura del chitarrista e leader Jason Campbell ci sono ripetuti soggiorni negli USA e lezioni con maestri dello strumento come Tal Farlow e John Abercrombie. La grande ispirazione però, è stata per lui fin dagli inizi la musica di George Benson ed i trii con Hammond B3 e batteria che hanno caratterizzato una stagione fra le più fruttuose del jazz, con Jimmy Smith a riempire le casse della famosa Blue Note ed ...