Posted March 8, 2012 at 3:30 pm | No comments
George Dassinger Creative tell us that if you Google the name “Kent Armstrong,” a number of musician and instrument inquiries are posted. One asks, “Does anyone know how to get in touch with master pick up maker Kent Armstrong?” Another throws out a question that only an artisan like Kent could answer accurately. These “unanswered” online posts have existed for some time but now that has been remedied. WD Music Products has instituted an “800 Kent Armstrong Hotline” and “email center” that will link customers on demand.
Posted in: Guitar News, Product News
Posted March 8, 2012 at 2:28 pm | No comments
Eagle Rock Entertainment is set to release—for the first time in the U.S.—Deep Purple’s Total Abandon: Australia ‘99 on CD April 24.
Posted in: Guitar News, Rock News
Posted March 8, 2012 at 11:28 am | No comments
In 1968, under a haze of publicity, The Beatles opened their collective door to all manner of musicians, writers, artists, film-makers, inventors, designers, freaks and more than a fair share of opportunist sharks.
Posted in: Classic Rock, Rock, Rock News, Six Strings of Separation
Posted March 8, 2012 at 11:12 am | One comment
Knowing the major brands of acoustic guitars does not guarantee that in buying one of those brands you will get a superior instrument. Even popular brands of guitars are sometimes poor in quality. The trick isn’t to know the top selling brands, rather, it’s to know what goes into quality craftsmanship of a fine acoustic.
Posted in: Guitar News, Guitars and Gear
Posted March 7, 2012 at 4:39 pm | One comment
Along with Antonio Carlos Jobim, João Gilberto and a handful of other young composers, Oscar Castro-Neves emerged in the early 1960s as one of the founding figures of the musical movement that became known worldwide as Bossa Nova. In 1962, a year before “The Girl From Ipanema” became a Top 10 hit, he helped lead the bossa nova invasion of the U.S., playing a central role as a performer and accompanist for other noted Brazilian musicians at the historic presentation of Brazil’s new music at Carnegie Hall. Since then, his distinguished career has included performances with Stan Getz, Sergio Mendez, Yo Yo Ma, and even Michael Jackson and Barbara Streisand.
Posted in: Guitar News, Jazz News, Jazz Reviews, Reviews
Posted March 7, 2012 at 3:23 pm | 2 comments
Trevor Rabin’s record label, Varese Vintage Records/Varese Sarabande Records, graciously informed me in an Official Press Release today, March 7, 2012, that Trevor’s greatly anticipated, new, instrumental solo album, “Jacaranda”, will be released on May 8, 2012. “Jacaranda” is a true labor of love for Rabin, and reflects the ongoing artistic scope, vision, inventiveness, and many diverse music influences, including jazz, rock, and classical, that Trevor has continually embraced, and which continue to inform, his immense virtuosity and sublime artistry.
Posted in: Guitar News, Rock News
Posted March 7, 2012 at 11:48 am | No comments
SKH Music tells us that the original line-up of Bad Company has announced a short run of European festival dates for this summer.
Posted in: Classic Rock, Guitar Events, Rock News
Posted March 6, 2012 at 4:53 pm | No comments
DL Media tells us that with a lot of sleuthing and a team of experts on the case, long lost tapes of Wes Montgomery have been discovered and restored. Resonance Records releases Echoes of Indiana Avenue – the first full album of previously unheard Montgomery music in over 25 years – on March 6, 2012, which would have been Montgomery’s 89th birthday.
Posted in: Guitar News, Jazz News
Posted March 5, 2012 at 12:41 pm | No comments
Following last year’s stunning New Blood Live in London DVD, Blu-Ray and 3D Disc & New Blood studio album comes LIVE BLOOD, via Eagle Rock Entertainment, a newly remixed and re-mastered live 2-CD set recorded at London’s iconic Hammersmith Apollo on March 23rd last year. [Pre-book order date March 30 – MSRP $17.98]
Posted in: Guitar News, Industry News
Posted February 29, 2012 at 3:57 pm | No comments
Canadian guitarist and composer Alex Goodman has released three CDs as a leader. He completed his Bachelor of Jazz Performance degree at the University of Toronto, where he was honored as the first jazz musician to receive the William and Phyllis Waters graduating Award. The award goes to the student deemed to have the greatest potential to make an important contribution to the field of music.
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