WorksThe Healer -
May issue of JazzTimes Stanley Jordan startled the jazz world with his 1985 debut #Magic Touch#, which referred to his advanced tapping, touch-guitar technique. But the guitarist withdrew from major recording labels after his 1994 CD #Bolero#, moving to Sedona, Arizona to escape the East Coast spotlight; be in more natural surroundings, and study music therapy. His new CD, #State of Nature#, allows Jordan to combine music, nature and therapy on his own terms. Jammin' Out -
May issue of JazzTimes The Festival Network recently took over the annual JVC Jazz Festival series from George Wein's Festival Productions, and offers changes in the air regarding its leadoff JVC Jazz Festival in Miami. Rather than featuring its artists at different indoor venues, like it has since 2000, the May 16-17 festival centers itself at the Bayfront Park Ampitheater, with Brazilian star Sergio Mendes as its headliner. Bob Brozman Q&A - May issue of JAZZIZ
A Brooklyn native, singing guitarist Bob Brozman now lives in the San Francisco Bay area - when he's home. Most of his time is spent on the road, spreading the gospel of Hawaiian guitars, American blues, and his own brand of "world music." |
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