| Norman Granz' Jazz In Montreux Presents: Joe Pass '75
It's not often you get a second chance in life, but the late guitarist Joe Pass was one of the fortunate few. After starting out playing in big bands like Charlie Barnet's in the 1940s, Pass' drug addiction and resulting jail sentence kept him off the scene for a decade until 1962, when he returned with a series of recordings for Pacific Jazz. For Django (Pacific Jazz, 1964) was especially momentous, and Pass began to receive greater recognition as an innovative mainstream guitarist whose clear roots in Charlie Christian brought a fresh perspective to music associated with the legendary Django Reinhardt. But it wasn't until 1973, when Pass signed up with impresario Norman Granz' Pablo label and released Virtuosothe first in a series of landmark solo guitar recordingsthat he began to garner more widespread acclaim.
Kava: San Jose festival showcases top-notch local talent for free
It's getting harder and harder for great musicians to break away from their day jobs and get on the road. Which for fans means that some of the best local talent still plays area festivals, often for the right price -- free! This weekend offers a classic example with downtown San Jose's Tapestry Arts Festival, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday. Great, diverse music will be played on a handful of stages. Steve Czarnecki's Soul Jazz Quintet is built around the Hammond B-3, that full-blustered organ that gave the old soul classics, like Booker T's ``Green Onions,'' their flavor. Czarnecki's band includes singer Nate Pruitt, who has taught a lot of San Jose's finest singers the art of vocals. They play at 11:45 a.m. Saturday on the 98.5 KFOX/95.3 KRTY stage.
Guytron Adds New GT20 Combo Guitar Amp to Its Family
Troy, MI, August 22, 2006 --(PR.COM)-- Guytron is pleased to announce the introduction of its new Guytron GT20 Amplifier System. This is not your grandfather's 20 watter, this is a totally new approach. The Guytron GT20 is a feature rich guitar amplifier, based upon the Guytron GT100’s proven, popular, and patented pre-amp technology. Along with some more ground breaking technology to boot. Designed to be a serious musician’s tool, it is perfectly at home anywhere from the Studio, to the big Stage, in the most stringent of stage environments. Naturally, just like its bigger brother, the Guytron GT 100 F/V, it delivers the true "Feel" and "Vibe", of a "cranked amp" so you can really have "Fun" with the GT20 in pretty much any setting, and at any volume from 0 to 20 watts. According to Guytron’s founder and Chief Designer, Guy Hedrick, "If you’re a person who ‘Plays the Amp’ like an instrument, and you're not just playing your guitar through an amp, then chances are you will love the new GT20 from Guytron! If that’s your thing, this amp will do wheelies!" The GT20 features: · Classic Vintage Styling with Versatile Modern Features · Includes "Highly Acclaimed" GT 100 F/V Channel Switching Pre-Amp with Gain, Tone, and Level Controls for Each Channel · Introducing Post Phase Master Volume "Cut" · Introducing all L.E.D.
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