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Kevin Eubanks & Stanley Jordan: Duets
by Rob Caldwell
We know Kevin Eubanks as a long-time leader and guitarist for The Tonight Show band, as well as a string of solo albums. Stanley Jordan, of course, turned the jazz world on its ear in the mid 80's with his revolutionary two-handed tapping technique on the guitar fretboard. Both musicians have been used to being in the spotlight. As such, one might expect a showy, flashy set of tracks on their Duets album. Yet, Duets is an understated album full ...
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by AAJ Italy Staff
Lo Stream of consciousness è una tecnica letteraria utilizzata all'inizio del Novecento che consiste nel rappresentare la realtà e la mente seguendo un flusso interiore, nel quale immagini intime si sovrappongono e si fondono a modelli ideali. Come per tutte le forme d'arte, anche per la musica, spesso, si ricorre al flusso di coscienza: ci si immerge in se stessi per estrarre elementi di ispirazione.In genere nei musicisti questa propensione a far emergere il proprio vissuto si acutizza ...
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by Dan Bilawsky
It's a shame that so few people only know guitarist Kevin Eubanks as the always-smiling, lick-delivering bandleader and guitar sidekick on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He was sharing the stage with drummer Art Blakey and recording with drummer Billy Hart long before he ever did the daily grind in television studios, but time has an unfortunate way of rewriting history. Eubanks added volumes to Leno's program during his tenure with the comedian-turned host, both in terms of music ...
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by AAJ Italy Staff
Nei primi anni ottanta Kevin Eubanks si era segnalato come uno dei chitarristi emergenti più interessanti per poi perdersi un po' in un decennio che ha lasciato in assoluto tracce poco significative. Eubanks ha avuto comunque modo di suonare e registrare con Art Blakey, Dave Holland e Steve Coleman, Oliver Lake, Gary Thomas, oltre che col fratello Robin. A metà degli anni novanta ha preso il posto di Brandford Marsalis come leader e direttore della band del celebre Tonight Show, ...
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by Mark F. Turner
As the former Tonight Show's music director for 18 years, guitarist Kevin Eubanks admirably performed the necessary duties of leading the house band, trading comedic barbs with host Jay Leno, and whatever else it took to get the job done. But before the glamor and glitz of Hollywood, most folks probably didn't know that Eubanks was and still is a superb jazz musician who has performed with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, bassist Dave Holland, and released a number ...
read moreKevin Eubanks: Refocusing and Looking Forward
by Matthew Warnock
For millions of people across the U.S. and abroad, Kevin Eubanks will always be associated with The Tonight Show band, after his 18 years alongside Jay Leno. But for those who have followed Eubanks' career off the set, where he has been a highly prolific composer and recording artist, it's his work as a guitarist that makes him memorable. Sure, his infectious laughter and banter with Jay Leno was fun to watch night after night, but six-stringers in the audience ...
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