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Lua Hadar with Twist: Like A Bridge

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by Geannine Reid
October 25, 2012

Singer Lua Hadar her band Twist have aptly come up with Like a Bridge, a bold, worldly musical venture with multiple lingual selections and styles. Hadar's grasp of various languages and vernaculars is vast, singing in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, Italian and Malagasy. What is more impressive is her command of each of the seven ...

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Bill Hart: Subject to Change

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by Geannine Reid
April 4, 2008

Guitarist Bill Hart's early training was fairly non-traditional. As a teenager, he spent time playing in theaters performing The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Little Shop of Horrors. Fascinated by the mathematical precision of music, Hart attended the Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood, California, graduating with honors. Hart has studied under master guitarists including Mike ...

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Bob Masteller: The Jazz Corner Swings Latin

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by Geannine Reid
January 20, 2006

The number of projects which Bob Masteller juggles to keep the flame of jazz alive is nothing short of astonishing, each displaying passion and dedication to the art and history of jazz. Masteller is owner of the Jazz Corner, a nationally recognized, award-winning jazz club located in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. He lives jazz in ...

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Ron Jackson: The Dream I Had

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by Geannine Reid
January 21, 2005

From Heritage Guitar Award to Broadway pit player, Ron Jackson is always an appreciated guitarist and sideman, but he's been consistently under-recognized for his own compositions and continued commitment to the endeavors and education of jazz. Jackson has performed and recorded in over thirty countries as a bandleader and ensemble performer. He currently has five CDs ...

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Eric Frazier: Find Yourself (Then Find Me)

by Geannine Reid
December 18, 2004

Eric Frazier Find Yourself (Then Find Me) Eric Frazier Productions 2004 New Yorker Eric Frazier adds a swing to his step with his latest release, Find Yourself (Then Find Me). Eric was born in Harlem and raised in Brooklyn in a family of eight children. He was educated ...

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Dan Kozar: I Remember You

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by Geannine Reid
August 1, 2004

Canadian guitarist Dan Kozar's first release, entitled I Remember You, creates a vivid fabric of lyrical beauty within the confines of solo guitar. Kozar, a lifelong resident of Welland, Ontario, began his pursuit to become a professional guitarist at age 12. In his formative years, Kozar gained his education on the bandstand, at Eastman School of ...