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Dennis Winge: What are the Odds?
by Kyle Simpler
Even though a lot of recorded music relies on comfort zone" time signatures like 4/4 or 3/4, many musicians still like exploring more unusual time signatures. Probably the most notable example of this rhythmic experimentation is Dave Brubeck's landmark 1959 album Time Out (Columbia). Considering that this is one of the most popular albums in jazz shows that music in unusual key signatures can be very appealing. This is also the case with guitarist Dennis Winge. What Are The Odds? ...
read moreTake Five with Dennis Winge
by AAJ Staff
Meet Dennis WingeDennis is a professional guitarist living in Ithaca, NY and performs in a variety of musical settings throughout the Finger Lakes including his jazz ensemble, The Way (rock cover band), Matrix flute & guitar duo, Dupree (Steely Dan cover band), solo work and more. Having started to learn guitar at age seven, he played his first bar gig when he was 16, and has been a bandleader since his early 20's. He's played with Bill Crow, ...
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