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Eleven years ago guitarist Norman Brown, saxophonist Kirk Whalum and trumpeter Rick Braun came together to create the album, Groovin’, and the “supergroup” BWB. The group has once again joined forces to release Human Nature, a tribute to the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, on Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group. …
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In 2012, saxophonist Gerald Albright and guitarist Norman Brown teamed up to create 24/7, a collection of 10 soul-jazz tracks released on Concord Jazz, a division of Concord Music. The title of the album, 24/7, Albright says comes from “the commitment that both of us have made in terms of our instruments. Even when we …
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Name: Drew Simpson Location: Long Beach Profession: Musician / Songwriter / Producer Years Playing: 18 I first met Drew at a performance in Temecula, California while I was still in high school. After my set, I was invited to sit in with a local singer but I didn’t know any of the songs he was …
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Genre: Music Guide, Method Book Page Count: 105 Pages The Guitar Simplified, in the words of Neil Santos is “everything you ever wanted to know about music theory and guitar but were afraid to ask.” The book was published by Scale Trainer in 2012, and it serves as a beautifully illustrated guide to the guitar …
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Last week I had the opportunity to see not one, but two music legends perform. The first concert I attended was that of George Benson at the McCallum Theater in Palm Springs on February 16, 2013. The second was BB King at the House of Blues in Anaheim on February 22, 2013. Both of these …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: i have an electric guitar brand sx model stratocaster sunburn with an amp of the same sx, and an acoustic classic guitar from brasil which brand its giannini and its very special for me because that guitar have some history… also i have a loop station pedal to play comping an …
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HEY EVERYONE. TODAY ON TEEN JAZZ I HAVE WITH ME FRENCH GUITARIST U-NAM AND HE’S VOLUNTEERED TO DO AN INTERVIEW WITH US ON HIS CAREER AS A PERFORMER IN SMOOTH JAZZ AND A VARIETY OF OTHER GENRES AS WELL AS [HIS WORK] A PRODUCER. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. I grew up in …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: I’ve been singing since i was born, I’ve played the guitar for 7 years, I’ve played the piano for 4 years and i played the trombone and trumpet for around a year. I own 3 guitars, one electric, one acoustic and one electric acoustic. i own a trumpet and a piano. …
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[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: 1 guitar, manufacturer: chantry, 1 tuner 1 flute, manufacturer: lindo What are you doing with music now? Writing lyrics and composing music with guitar and vocals. Most importantly i’m listening.[/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last] Guitarist Charlotte Barnard Located in Norwich, Norfolk Guitar 6 years of playing Doubles: I play guitar, flute and vocals [What’s …
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