PHOTO: GB FORMAL – CREDIT TO DENISE PASSERETTI
Hailing from Boston, Gerry Beaudoin first took up the guitar at ten years old and has since evolved into one of the finest jazz guitarists and music arrangers in the country. He is the recipient of a 1992 National Association of Independent Record Producers award for best jazz recording, a 1994 Cadence Magazine Editor’s Choice Award for his CD Sentimental Christmas, as well as a submission for a 1998 Grammy nomination.
COVER PHOTO: JSUKE (Courtesy Michael Bloom Media)
Not only does Hawai’ian born ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro make his little four stringed axe gently weep, he can also make it sweep, soar, and shred. When in his grasp, his ukulele roams the halls of folk, jazz, flamenco, rock, funk, the blues, bluegrass and classical music. Along with his astonishing talent, Jake’s winning smile and generous personality has been recognized by the State of Hawai’i that has named him a Goodwill Ambassador for Hawai’ii.
by Tim Brennan and Rick Landers
Standing six-feet four, with wavy black hair and movie star looks, guitar designer and builder Semie Moseley left his mark on guitar history with his creation of the Mosrite Ventures model. And it truly was an act of creation. Every aspect of these instruments reflects Moseley’s hand – he designed the pickups, wound them himself, designed the cool “M” headstock, added the German carve, tilted the neck pickup, introduced “speed frets” – and then lavished his creations with exquisite paint jobs we waded in until the surf was up….
by Rick Landers
Legendary guitarist and virtuoso session man Hank “Sugar Foot†Garland (1930 – 2004) passed away on Monday, December 27, 2004, at the age of 74. Hank’s sparkling guitar work can be heard on such classic recordings as Elvis Presley’s “Little Sisterâ€, “Bye Bye Love†by Don and Phil Everly, “I Fall to Pieces†with Patsy Cline, as well as with Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis…
