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About Eddy Clearwater
Instrument: Guitar, electric
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by Geannine Reid
Clear Water represents the next evolution of American jazz with its seamless combination of Electronic Dance Music (EDM) and jazz rhythms and melodic language. This new sound is expanding the envelope of the genre and at the helm is trumpeter Donald Malloy. Clear Water's third release, Electricity, is an intuitive union of new sounds by the electronic duo of Malloy on trumpet and production and Matt Vorzimer on drums (production on Coral Blankets"). With Tim Smith guesting on vocals on ...
read moreEddy "The Chief" Clearwater: Reservation Blues
by Ed Kopp
At 65 years young, Eddy The Chief" Clearwater is sounding better than ever, and Reservation Blues is arguably his best album yet.
Clearwater wears a Native American headdress on stage and has even been known make a grand entrance atop a stallion when introduced at outdoor performances. (His grandma was a Cherokee.) His penchant for stagery sometimes obscures the fact that Clearwater is a fine songwriter, a dexterous southpaw guitarist, and a deep-hearted singer. What's more, his music effectively bridges ...
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