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Article: Album Review

Eric Johnson: EJ: Song Explorations on Acoustic Guitar and Piano

Read "EJ: Song Explorations on Acoustic Guitar and Piano" reviewed by Doug Collette


The very announcement of a (largely) solo acoustic album from Eric Johnson is enough to startle fans of the Texas bluesman as well as those who know him only by name and a little of his tenure as a contemporary guitar hero. Hearing EJ: Song Explorations on Acoustic Guitar and Piano will no doubt dazzle those ...

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Colin Cannon: Intermission

Read "Intermission" reviewed by Dave Wayne


Thank heavens Colin Cannon divided Intermission (Farewell) into three parts because there's so much going on in this recording that it'd almost impossible to review otherwise. Intermission (Farewell) is the young guitarist's fourth recording as a leader. The fact that he's been recording with the same core musicians (bassist Zak Croxall, drummer Tom Hartman, and keyboardist ...

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Dwiki Dharmawan: So Far So Close

Read "So Far So Close" reviewed by Dave Wayne


With the release of So Far So Close by keyboardist Dwiki Dharmawan, MoonJune Records continues their inconceivably fruitful collaboration with the cream of Indonesia's jazz crop. The first non-guitarist to be featured as a leader on the label, Dharmawan nevertheless drafts countrymen (and label mates) Tohpati and Dewa Budjana to provide 6-stringed excitement, while US-based superstars ...

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Article: Interview

Anton Fig: Behind The Bandstand, Part 2

Read "Anton Fig: Behind The Bandstand, Part 2" reviewed by Ben Scholz


Part 1 | Part 2 The last chord has been played, the lights have been dimmed, and the iconic NYC skyline (in miniature) behind Dave's desk has been disassembled and stored. The airing of the finale of “The Late Show With David Letterman" on Wednesday May 20th and the accompanying performance by The CBS ...

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Article: Interview

Oz Noy: The Twisted Wizardry Of Oz

Read "Oz Noy: The Twisted Wizardry Of Oz" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Any blues played by Oz Noy would have to be a little twisted. Drawing on influences ranging from the classic jazz guitarists of yesteryear to the trailblazers of more recent vintage, Noy's instantly recognizable voice is also heavily influenced by blues and heavy metal guitarists. Two and a half years have passed since Twisted ...

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Oz Noy: Twisted Blues Volume 2

Read "Twisted Blues Volume 2" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Two and a half years on from Twisted Blues Volume 1, guitar ace Oz Noy returns with another incendiary serving of jazz-inflected blues. In the intervening period Noy has hardly been idle, releasing a couple of instructional DVDs and touring regularly but his return to the recording studio with his blues bag is certainly welcome. As ...

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Article: Talking 2 Musicians

Oz Noy

Read "Oz Noy" reviewed by Alan Bryson


As a top session guitarist in his native Israel, Oz Noy was at home playing jazz, blues, funk, and rock. Since emmigrating to the United States in 1996 he has been based in New York City where he has become a regular fixture on the local jazz scene, including his standing gig at the Bitter End. ...

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Tohpati Bertiga: Riot

Read "Riot" reviewed by Dave Wayne


Get used to thinking of Southeast Asia as the new hotbed of fascinating and original guitar players. Indigenous guitar- and mandolin-like stringed instruments and improvisation have played a pivotal role in the native music of the region for centuries. Adaptation and mastery of western styles was inevitable, and a cursory search of YouTube will reveal hundreds ...

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News: Interview

Interview: Finland-based Guitarist Pauli Saksa

Q: When did you decide to become a guitarist? A: At the age around 15, I played both piano and guitar. My piano teacher advised me to apply to a piano conservatorium in Helsinki. I passed the examination, and the headmaster asked me if I play other instruments. I told him the guitar. He said that ...

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Article: Album Review

Mickylee: deComposing Cats

Read "deComposing Cats" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski


For his debut, guitarist Mickylee teams up with a bunch of excellent players to come up with something that is nothing short of superb. Miroslav Mirosavljev, aka Mickylee, is a Serbian expatriate living and working in Vienna, Austria both as a composer, with chiefly music for theater, and a guitar teacher. No matter ...


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