Scott Henderson, is the leading guitarist and composer of modern jazz/blues. Touring information, new releases, biography and reviews.
Scott Henderson, Tribal Tech, jazz, fusion, blues, rock, guitar, improvisation, Gary Willis, Kirk Covington, Scott Kinsey, Victor Wooten, Steve Smith, John Humphrey, Alf Frimanslund, VTT, Vital Tech, Tones, Thick, Rocket Science
Ric Hordinski:
Years before Radiohead put Sigur Rós on the map, Ric (pronounced "Rich") Hordinski was painting soundscapes on Over the Rhine records. His instrumental interludes and echo-laden guitar gave the band a rich, layered sound, and may have kept the band from falling headlong into the mid-tempo singer-songwriter abyss.
Since leaving OTR, Ric has appeared on records with David Wilcox, Tony Levin, Bill Kreutzmann, Victor Wooten, Victoria Williams and Robbie Fulks. He's produced award-winning records for a host of folks including Wilcox and Phil Keaggy.
On his own, hiding behind the Monk moniker, he released five independent records that featured alternately the songwriting craft he honed during his eight years in OTR, the ambient guitar that garnered demand as a studio musician and the ear for songcraft that makes him an excellent producer. Ric recieved a grammy nomination in 2003, two cammy awards and a dove award in 2002.
Rick Stone:
From fresh interpretations of jazz standards, to lyrically evocative originals, New York City based guitarist Rick Stone is an artist with a clear musical vision. His fluid, full-bodied sound pays homage to the great jazz guitar masters of the past while maintaining a deeply personal style with a contemporary edge.
Rick Stone began playing guitar at age nine in his hometown of Cleveland. He developed an early affinity for the blues, but it was in the mid-seventies that his passion for jazz was sparked after hearing a live performance of saxophonist Sonny Stitt. His musical quest led him to Berklee College of Music and then on to New York where he found a fertile and stimulating environment in Barry Harris' Jazz Cultural Theatre ...
Guitarist Ron Jackson's website features reviews, sound bites, itinerary, biography, cds.
Welcome to the official website of New York based jazz guitarist, composer, arranger, producer, recording artist, instructor, Ron Jackson. Here you can read Ron's itinerary, his biography, reviews, listen to sound bytes of his music, view his links, download his photos and press, and buy his CDs.
Ron is considered one of the most versatile guitarists in the music world. Ron is adept in styles such as African, Rock, R+B, Brazilian, Pop, Country, Calypso, Reggae, Soul and Funk, Classical, but his greatest passion is in jazz. His main jazz guitar influences are George Benson, Charley Christian, Wes Montgomery, Les Paul, Kenny Burrell, Pat Metheny, Django Reinhardt, Joe Pass, Barney Kessel, Johnny Smith, John Scofield, Grant Green, Jim Hall and John McLaughlin.
Ron has 5 jazz guitar instrumental CD's as a leader, "A Guitar Thing" and "Thinking of You" on Muse Records, "Song For Luis" - a duo with Rufus Reid on Mastermix Records, "Concrete Jungle" is co-led with bassist Nicki Parrott on Airmen Records and "The Dream I Had" is on Roni Music, all of which you can purchase on this website. You can also hear MP3 samples from Ron's CDs ...
Guitarist Freddie Bryant's website features biography, Brazilian Jazz Activities, reviews, sound bites, CDs for sale, recordings, itinerary, transcriptions, etc ...
The great guitarist Kenny Burrell wrote, "Freddie Bryant is a brilliant young guitarist and composer." He is a versatile musician skilled both in jazz and classical music receiving his Master's degree in classical guitar from the Yale School of Music. Freddie is currently in demand in the New York jazz scene where he works with Ben Riley's Monk Legacy Septet and the Mingus Orchestra. He is also on the first call list of many singers and Brazilian musicians because of his sensitive accompanying and his knowledge of Brazilian guitar. His most recent CD is with the group Trio del Sol (Twinz Records). He has four others as a leader: Brazilian Rosewood, Boogaloo Brasileiro, Live at Smoke (Fresh Sound Records) and Take Your Dance into Battle (Jazz City Spirit). Freddie has also had the honor of touring with three legends of the music world: African singer, Salif Keita, the virtuoso klezmer clarinetist, Maestro Giora Feidman and the jazz trumpet great, Tom Harrell (as a member of his quintet, 1999-2001). He has recorded and/or played with Tom Harrell, D.D. Jackson, Steve Wilson, Kevin Hays, Rosanna Vitro, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Sheila Jordan, Randy Brecker, David Sanchez, and many others. His most recent highlights include two tours organized by the U.S. Department of State as "Jazz Ambassador" to nine countries in North Africa, the Mid-East and Asia and another to four countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. He recently performed at the Kennedy Center with the Billy Taylor Trio, broadcast on the National Public Radio Show, "Live at the Kennedy Center." In 2004 he had the honor of being a Copeland Fellow-composer in residence at Amherst College.
Andrew York is one of today's most visible and innovative
classical guitar composers, and a member of the GRAMMY
winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Andrew’s discography
includes “California Breeze,” a new recording for Sony Japan,
three solo CD's for the GSP label, ten CD’s with the LAGQ
on Delos, Sony and Telarc labels, as well as inclusions on
numerous compilation recordings. York's compositions have
also been recorded by guitar luminaries John Williams,
Christopher Parkening, Scott Tennant and William Kanengiser.
As a published composer, York's works appear in print worldwide
through Alfred Publications, Hal Leonard, Mel Bay Publications,
Guitar Solo Publications, Doberman-Yppan in Canada, Ricordi in
London, and in Japan through Gendai and Rittor Music.
Andrew is a virtuoso classical and jazz guitarist; an extremely
rare combination. As a classical guitarist, Andrew received a
grant from the Del Amo Foundation for Study in Spain, and as
a jazz player studied with Joe Diorio and Lenny Breau. Andrew
received his Master of Music degree from University of Southern
California, and is the only USC graduate in the school’s history
to twice receive the Outstanding Alumni of the Year Award –
in 1997 as a member of LAGQ and in 2003 as the sole recipient.