Results for "guitar, electric"

G.E. Stinson

Born: August 28

G.E. Stinson is an improvising musician of inexplicable origin and undetermined destination. Coming from many disparate influences his unspoken intention is to construct coherent spontaneous compositions while mutating individual sound until it is rendered unrecognizable as any known form of music. Employing computer, one conventional instrument and far too many electronic effects, Stinson creates lush and pixelated textural frequencies that defy classification.

Michael Anthony Shanks

Born: April 28, 1984

Michael Anthony Shanks is a hard working and fun loving Texas musician, singer-songwriter and bandleader whose performances have thrilled audiences from Buenos Aires to Beijing. His unique blend of blues, folk and funky grooves feels immediately familiar yet surprisingly fresh, always taking the listener down the road less traveled . He has performed with numerous world-renowned artists such as Suzanne Vega, Mando Saenz, Duncan Sheik, Jovino Santos Neto, Caretta Bell, and Down North. Born in the wild, worldly sprawl of Houston, Shanks grew up listening to music from all parts of the globe

Jeff Hancock

Born: April 27, 1963

BLUES GUITARIST/BLUES FAN/INFLUENCES-BUDDY GUY/JUNIOR WELLS/B.B.KING/J.B.HUTTO/LIL'ED' AND THE BLUES IMPERIALS/LUTHER ALLISON/HOUND DOG TAYLOR/ELMORE JAMES/MUDDY WATERS/ETC.

Jason Bennett

Born: September 14, 1979

David Lataillade

David Lataillade David studied guitar, harmony and composition at the conservatory, alongside he discovered Hendrix, Frith, Mingus and Coltrane ... and traditional music and improvisation; playing the electric bass in rock and hardcore bands then electric guitar, tape recorder and analog synthesizers within the "polytropes" collective. In 1999 he traveled to Japan for a series of concerts and meetings with traditional musicians and improvisers. In 2000 and 2001 he was invited to residencies and concerts around the sound poetry, performance and electronic and improvised music at the intercultural festival in Mostar in Bosnia

Danny Embrey

Born: August 27, 1952

Kansas City-based Danny Embrey has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading jazz guitarist. In addition to recording and playing concerts, festivals and club dates, Embrey is in demand as an arranger, composer and producer. Danny Embrey toured and performed during the 1980s with Sergio Mendes and Clare Fischer’s Latin Band. With the Sergio Mendes Band, he traveled the globe. "My first trip with Sergio was seven weeks in Europe; then, we went to South Africa, the Middle East, the Far East, and Australia." He recalls playing for King Hussein in Jordan and the Reagans in the East Room of the White House

Damien Olsen

Born: May 20, 1961

Damien Olsen (born May 20. 1961) Is an Experimental Musician, Improvisor, Sound Designer, Performer, Photographer, Digital Artist, Sculptor. Video Artist. Lived in Brazil during the 80s and 90s. Trained in Zen, Capueira and Graham technique of contemporary dance. Damien Olsen produced wood and cardboard sculptures between 1987 and 2005. Mr Ivan Karp from the legendary SoHo Art Gallery Ok Harris visited Damien Olsen's Studios in 2004 and declare him "a highly qualified artist" In the very same year Damien Olsen rejected an offer of representation from Ivan Karp for being too busy making music. He was disciple of the Finnish/American Composer and guitar player Raoul Bjorkenheim. Since moved to NYC in 1999 Damien Olsen self produced more than 13 albums of Hybrid Ambient Music. Some of this albums are still in process of editing and mastering while others were already commercially released. His compositions are not merely sound explorations, his collages made out from field recordings, Dance Pieces, Software Processed Acoustic Piano, deconstructions of other pieces and remixes; pieces for guitar and others are highly accomplished. In his own words: "Ambient Music today is a sonic substance that contains many other genres and non genres of music; music is sound which is sufficient in itself" The crafting of his music is strongly influenced by the legendary British Label em:t.

Bruce Muirhead

Born: January 9, 1973

BMusHons UCT Cape Town Jazz Festival 2007 as ‘The Muirhead Quartet’ Cape Town Jazz Festival 2008 with ‘Bepop Guitar Summit’ Collaborative work exhibiting at the Sasol Museum in Stellenbosch, ‘Moeder Natuur Mother Nature’ opened Nov 2010. Composer and band leader for rap/jazz crossover group ‘The Illuminate Getuies’ Co-creator of band and music for ‘Black Market Trio’ with Andrew Lilly (Jazz lecturer at UCT) Played with in concert: Winston Mankunku; Sibongeli Khumalo; Judith Siphuma; Nonthuthuzela Puani; Buddy Welles; Kesivan Naido; Emily Bruce; Jason Reolon Continuous gigging on the Cape Town jazz circuit. Played internationally in various musical performances. Composed music for nature films such as ‘Squid vs Whale’; ‘Swimming Scared’; ‘Last Lioness of Liuwa’..... Composed music for the 2010 FIFA World Cup together with Grant Mclachlan.

Waddy Wachtel

Born: May 24, 1947

Robert "Waddy" Wachtel has played and worked with a who's who of rock throughout his years as a session musician��"Bob Dylan, The Everly Brothers, Iggy Pop, Keith Richards, Linda Ronstadt, and Warren Zevon, among many other musicians and vocalists. In the 1984 book The Guitar, Wachtel's sound was described as "the churning, badass end of the guitar's spectrum of sounds," and he was said to have the ability to play "fullblown gutsy raunch or sweet Mexican-flavored licks with equal ease. He is a high-energy player." Wachtel's talent has placed him in the company of esteemed session guitarists Ry Cooder, David Lindley and Lowell George

Pete Sklaroff

Born: June 13, 1962

Peter Sklaroff is a highly experienced guitarist and music educator with over 25 years experience of performing/touring and music education at Higher Education and Postgraduate level. He was most recently the Head of Jazz Studies at Leeds College of Music in the UK and previously held the posts of Assistant Head of Music, Course Leader for the BA (Hons) Jazz course, HE (Music) Admissions Manager and Instrumental Coordinator of Guitar and Bass. For many years, Peter was also the Principal Jazz/Electric Guitar Tutor at LCM. His musical specialisms include Jazz Improvisation, Harmony and Performance Techniques, and he has taught Jazz Language and Vocabulary, Harmonic Techniques, Improvisation Strategies, and Jazz Performance Studies at Higher Education and Postgraduate level