The website of internationally renowned classical guitarist Karin Schaupp.
Karin Schaupp is one of the most outstanding young guitarists on the international scene. She performs widely on the international stage, as a recitalist, concerto soloist and festival guest. Her playing receives the highest acclaim from critics and audiences alike and she is held in great esteem by her peers worldwide. She has given countless recitals in Australia, Europe, Asia, the US, Mexico and Canada. Karin Schaupp's unique stage presence and magical, passionate playing have inspired several composers to write works especially for her.
Karin Schaupp has appeared on live television in many parts of the world; e.g., in 1997 she performed live as a Special Guest Artist to 20 million viewers and listeners in China, on the occasion of China Radio International's 50th Anniversary celebrations. More recently, Karin Schaupp was invited to join a prestigious line-up of international artists in the opening Gala of the Goodwill Games, which was broadcast on live international television. She has also appeared on German, American and Canadian television and some of her Australian TV appearances have resulted in an overwhelming response from viewers, with record numbers of viewers calling in. Karin Schaupp also plays regularly on radio, including numerous broadcasts of live recitals, as well as many interviews and guest appearances.
Karin Schaupp's guitar training began at the age of five and she first performed in public the following year. While still in her teens she won prizes at international competitions in Lagonegro (Italy) and Madrid, where she was also awarded the special competition prize for the Best Interpretation of Spanish Music ...
Bill Farrish: Jazz Guitarist: The term “accomplished musician” only scratches the surface in a description of Bill Farrish. The range and breadth of his musical prowess are yet to be defined as he continues to write, perform and produce music.
Bill was born in 1962 in St. Albans in Queens, a borough of New York City which had been the home of many jazz greats. Bill began playing the guitar at 12, imitating the styles of renowned guitarists, including Buddy Guy. By 17 he became heavily influenced by the likes of instrumentalists with no particular association with the guitar. Bill studies his own instrument in relation to the music of Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and the immortal John Coltrane.
Although he was self-taught, Bill added to his arsenal of natural ability by receiving formal musical education. He earned a Bachelor of Music Performance, at Five Towns College in New York and endeavored in private studies JoAnne Brackeen, Joe Monk, Peter Rogine and Mark Elf.
Over the next two decades Bill would make his musical bones playing live, wherever his guitar could be heard. His unique style and creative phrasing he developed caught the ears of many locally and nationally known musicians. Among them were Bernard Purdie, Cecil Bridgewater, David Garibaldi, Jimmy Halperin, Ray Alexander, The Dennis Bram Quartet and Bob Emry ...
Blues guitar by Chris Cain, blues music. Deep, warm vocals have the maturity & authenticity of bluesmen like B.B. King & Albert King. A blues upbringing and jazz studies melded into a searing guitar style sending Cain to the top of the blues music scene.
Acoustic fingerstyle 6 and 12-string guitarist Richard Gilewitz official web site. Master teacher,entertainer, clinician, performer of folk, blues, classical, and originals for a historical journal into American and European fingerstyle guitar in concerts, school programs, seminars, and workshops.
Composing and performing a kaleidoscopic mixture of instrumental selections for the guitar, Richard Gilewitz is an internationally acclaimed soloperformer who forges a new voice to include the expanse of his influences. His complex and energetic original works become stories from the guitar and deliver invitations to each listener to take a journey with him through the past and present realm of guitar music ...
The official home page for Numavox Records and Kerry Livgren - with Warren Ham, Jamie and Chris Kearney, Bleu Adams, Jabberwockie, AD and Michael Gleason.
Founded in 1994 by Kerry Livgren, Numavox records started as the primary label for his composition and recording projects following his work with Kansas. After moving from Atlanta Georgia back to his childhood home of Topeka, Kansas, Kerry followed the label formation with the construction of a new recording facility.
Numavox's studio occupies a large barn on Livgren's farm. While the outside may look like other buildings in the area, hay is the last thing you'll find inside. Featuring a spacious live room, vocal booth and cavernous control room, the studio provides a focal point for Kerry's own musical work, as well as his work with other artists.
The Numavox catalog includes work from Kerry and other artists, and related projects are distributed through Numavox. In this way, the label serves not only a role for its artists, but as a nexus for others who work with them. Combining work with his label, his music, outside projects and other artists, Numavox records and its studio are always busy—sometimes almost too busy for Kerry, who also balances his farm, study and family life in one environment.
This past year saw the release of The Best of Kerry Livgren, celebrating two decades since his first solo album. A contemporary retrospective, the CD highlighted his diverse songwriting and composition, both past and current. Proto-KAW, an album of Kerry's songs performed by Kansas II (the band which preceeded the familiar Kansas), was released later in 2002 by Cuneiform records, to wide acclaim. The sequel, an album of newly recorded songs by the original members, was released in April of 2004 on Inside Out records ...
Jack Wilkins Jazz Guitarist:
Guitarist Jack Wilkins has been a part of the New York jazz scene for more than four decades. His flawless technique and imaginative chordal approach have inspired collaborations with Chet Baker, Sarah Vaughan, Bob Brookmeyer, Buddy Rich and many others.
A native of Brooklyn, Jack began playing guitar at age ten.His mentors included Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Bill Evans, Clifford Brown, Freddie Hubbard and Johnny Smith
Windows, his first album as a leader (Mainstream, 1973,) also available in transcription published by Hal Leonard Corporation, has been critically acclaimed as a dazzling, seminal guitar trio work.
Later recordings, Merge, Mexico, Call Him Reckless, Alien Army, Keep in Touch,Heading North, Bluesin', and his latest cd Reunion, feature the Brecker Brothers,Al Foster, Phil Woods, Kenny Drew, Jr., and many others. Project G7, a two CD set tribute to Wes Montgomery, features peerless chordal creativity by Wilkins.
In recent years, Wilkins has played at many international festivals and played with many jazz greats including Stanley Turrentine, Jimmy Heath, The Mingus Epitaph, 5 Guitars play Mingus (primary arranger) and bassist Eddie Gomez ...