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Ken Hatfield: Etudes for Solo Guitar in 24 Keys

Read "Etudes for Solo Guitar in 24 Keys" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Il chitarrista americano Ken Hatfield si sta affermando come uno dei maestri della chitarra acustica moderna, in un ambito tutto suo che si situa tra jazz e musica classica. Questo album racchiude 24 composizioni che coprono l’intera gamma di tonalità disponibili. Si parte con le dodici tonalità maggiori, saltando di quinta (per cui dal Do maggiore ...

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String Theory

Label: Arthur Circle Music
Released: 2006
Track listing: The Gospel According to Sam (three parts); Snowhill Variations (twelve parts); String Theory (three parts); Borges & I (seven parts).

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Article: Live Review

Tuesdays with Ken Hatfield

Read "Tuesdays with Ken Hatfield" reviewed by Budd Kopman


Ken HatfieldFetch Restaurant New York, NY May 2, 2006 What is fascinating and wonderful for the jazz lover in New York City is that high quality jazz can be found in many unexpected places such as restaurants. While you will not find a Big Band, small acoustic groups abound. ...

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Ken Hatfield: String Theory

Read "String Theory" reviewed by Budd Kopman


Ken Hatfield is an extremely complex and multifaceted individual, a philosopher-king, a musically omnivorous hillbilly--and yes, his last name comes from those Hatfields. The music on String Theory fully displays where Hatfield has been in his chronological and musical life. He emphatically refuses to be pinned down by any label, even an amorphous one like “jazz." ...

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Article: Book Review

Jazz and the Classical Guitar

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Ken HatfieldJazz and the Classical Guitar: Theory and ApplicationMel Bay Publications248 pages, softcover, spiralboundISBN: 07866723662005 Intended for serious music students, Ken Hatfield's book discusses harmonic theory in detail and offers the reader a thorough foundation for approaching jazz improvisation; either as a career, or ...

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Rolf Sturm: Shawangunk / Ken Hatfield: String Theory

Read "Rolf Sturm: Shawangunk / Ken Hatfield: String Theory" reviewed by Elliott Simon


Crystal-clear guitar is center stage on these two releases that feature experienced craftsmen artfully exposing the country and classical feel inherent in nylon strings. Ken Hatfield's String Theory is a classical gas dosed with sweet Appalachian honey, while Rolf Sturm's Shawangunk is a deft chordal/melodic encounter that reveals its spirit like a brilliant Hudson Valley morn. ...

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Ken Hatfield: String Theory

Read "String Theory" reviewed by John Kelman


In a departure from previous albums like The Surrealist Table (Arthur Circle Music, 2003), guitarist Ken Hatfield leaves behind his Latin-inflected ensemble work on String Theory. On this strictly solo affair, Hatfield delivers something completely unexpected. Classical guitar has been Hatfield's mainstay for some time, and his style references many of the trendsetters who have come ...

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Ken Hatfield: String Theory

Read "String Theory" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Guitarist Ken Hatfield's Appalachian roots grow close to the surface on his sixth CD, String Theory, a spontaneous-sounding blend of of classical and country moods, with various themes drawn from some of the down-home sayings of Hatfield's 85 year-old father, Sam ("The Gospel According to Sam"), the fictions of Jorge Luis Borges ("Borges & I"), and ...

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The Surrealist Table

Label: Arthur Circle Music
Released: 2004
Track listing: The Chimera, A Demain, Iphigeneia, Mixed Motion, The Surrealist Table, Castalia, Berceuse, Most Every Day, Ariadne's Thread, Funkissimo

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The Ken Hatfield Trio: The Surrealist Table

Read "The Surrealist Table" reviewed by Craig W. Hurst


On The Surrealist Table , guitarist and leader Ken Hatfield offers not only a veritable clinic on acoustic jazz guitar, but the combo in general also provides evidence of consummate musicians taking great care in the execution of their craft. The pared-down unadulterated sound of three acoustic instruments weaving an aesthetically pleasing sonic fabric truly is ...


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