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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Steve Montgomery

Read "Take Five With Steve Montgomery" reviewed by Steve Montgomery


Meet Steve Montgomery: In about 1980, I started to try to think about how to expand what the guitar could do harmonically and with its range (the bar has been set pretty high by all those great piano players out there). The two trend setters at the time (if you include ...

Article: Album Review

Stanley Jordan: Friends

Read "Friends" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Stanley Jordan comparve circa trent'anni fa sulla scena jazz come una promessa importante, apparentemente in grado di rivoluzionare il suo strumento, anche da un punto di vista tecnico (ricorderete tutti il suo tapping a due mani sulla tastiera della chitarra...). Non è andata così e dopo tanti anni il chitarrista è un po' rientrato nei ranghi ...

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Friends

Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Capital J; Walkin' the Dog; Lil' Darlin'; Giant Steps; I Kissed A Girl; Seven Come Eleven; Samba Delight; Bathed in Light; Romantic Intermezzo From Bartok's Concerto For Orchestra; Reverie; One For Milton.

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News: Book / Magazine

Jazz & Blues Florida November 2011 Online Edition Posted

Jazz & Blues Florida November 2011 Online Edition Posted

The new edition of Jazz & Blues Florida, Florida's free online source for information on live jazz and blues in clubs, concerts and festivals, is now available. The November 2011 online edition of JAZZ & BLUES FLORIDA has been posted at JazzBluesFlorida.com. This month's edition can be read in .pdf format, as well as in a ...

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News: Festival

6th Festival Internacional de Jazz de Barquisimeto

From October 1st till October 9th the most important International Jazz Festival will be celebrated. Barquisimeto will become the Jazz capital of Venezuela for the 6th consecutive year. This event will bring together leading exponents from the local and international music scene on various galas, concerts, conferences, lectures and jam sessions. The Opening Concert will be ...

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Article: Album Review

Stanley Jordan: Friends

Read "Friends" reviewed by David Rickert


Stanley Jordan's breakthrough recording, Magic Touch (Blue Note, 1985), was aptly named; the guitarist's two-handed tapping technique seemed to be achieved through sorcery rather than practice. People had used tapping before, but never to the level that Jordan did--comping and soloing at the same time, and giving the illusions of two guitarists playing at once. Those ...

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Article: Album Review

Stanley Jordan: Friends

Read "Friends" reviewed by Larry Taylor


In a successful career of over 25 years, guitarist Stanley Jordan has always displayed his versatility--equally adept at blues, straight-ahead jazz and ever inventive with classical masterpieces. His virtuosity and improvisational prowess are a given, and on Friends, he also shows his skill on piano on two numbers. Primarily, he brings in old pals from various ...

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News: Festival

The Fairmont Chateau Whistler Hosts Nightly Jazz Jams for Whistler Jazz Festival

This Labour Day weekend, the end-of-summer blues sing a happy tune as Canada's newest jazz festival hits town; Jazz On The Mountain At Whistler. Nestled in the spectacular mountains of Whistler, this celebration of jazz, culture and entertainment promises to captivate spectators of all ages. Escape the city commotion for the long weekend and listen to ...

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Article: Live Review

The Garana Jazz Festival: Garana, Romania, July 21-24, 2011

Read "The Garana Jazz Festival: Garana, Romania, July 21-24, 2011" reviewed by Adriana Carcu


The Garana Jazz Festival Garana, Romania July 21-24, 2011 Hidden in the heart of the Western Carpathians, the small village of Garana, --also called Wolfsberg by the Bohemian colonists who have inhabited it until some 30 years ago--has developed, during the last decades, into an international artist colony--hosting, for the 15th time this ...

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News: Education

Jazz Masters To Teach Career-Altering Workshops For Aspiring Guitar Students At New Whistler Jazz Festival

Jazz Masters To Teach Career-Altering Workshops For Aspiring Guitar Students At New Whistler Jazz Festival

The inaugural Jazz On The Mountain At Whistler invites aspiring guitar students from across North America to apply for 70 coveted spots within the Master Class Series, taking place September 2 to 4, 2011 in Whistler, BC. Over the course of six workshops, students will learn from some of jazz music's most well-known guitar virtuosos— Kevin ...


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