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Guitarist Stanley Jordan has been dazzling audiences since the mid-1980s with his innovative, two-hand tapping approach. His 1985 Blue Note Records debut, Magic Touch achieved commercial success and secured his position in the music industry as a bona fide guitar hero. On State of Nature, Jordan's debut for the Detroit-based Mack Avenue Records, Jordan, along with bassist Charnett Moffett and drummers...
From Umphreys.com: A Chicago New Year’s Eve Tradition The public on-sale for single night tickets will be Saturday, October 25th, at 11:00 am. A single show pre-sale will occur on Friday, October 24th, from 10:00 am through 10:00 pm. The password for this pre-sale will be “UMNYE”. Over the course of the three nights Umphrey’s McGee, will be [...]
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I went to see Santana with my son last Saturday night, and I can tell you that 67-year-old Carlos Santana is still the man on the guitar. 2-3/4 hours of straight guitar and percussion goodness. But my new guitar fav's...
Jazzman Stanley Jordan's intuition that music could be a healing force traces back to his teen years. He says he was sick with the flu and spent an entire day surrounded by song — and recovered nearly instantly. Now, Jordan, 49, is taking his music talents beyond entertainment and into the realm of healing, inspiration and self-esteem...
All Africa Jazzman Stanley Jordan, 49, shown in Sedona, Ariz., is completing a graduate program in music therapy at Arizona State University. As part of his music therapy initiative, Jordan regularly performs at… Read the full article here
With regard to your article on jazzman Stanley Jordan and the application of music to heal the body and mind, you're about 5-6 years too late. For openers,...
The all-star Jazz for Obama: A Concert for America's Future will be staged on October 1 at the Kaufmann Concert Hall at the 92nd Street Y on the Upper East Side of New York, NY. The event is presented by Jazz for America's Future...
By: Greg Gargiulo Residing in a class all his own, segregated from conventional strummers of the six-stringed instrument, guitar-tapping wizard Stanley Jordan has long spoken in an exclusive, self-constructed language. Using a technique he discovered through personal exploration, Jordan taps frets individually on the actual fret board rather than picking and strumming the strings further down, allowing...
The Bob Edwards Show: Stanley Jordan, Master Guitarist - This is an amazing interview, where Stanley not only talks about his playing technique but also his philosophic take on music. Truly one of the most inspiring music interviews I’ve heard in a while. Stanley is also a part-time programmer, so stick around for the whole thing to hear him mix programming and music. Awesome stuff.
This is one time of year that I don't miss living in Houston, so close to the Gulf of Mexico. Tropical Storm Edouard is making its way toward the Texas/Louisiana Gulf Coast. I don't wish harm on anybody, but I hope the storm steers toward Louisiana. I have a lot of friends in the Houston area, and I hope they will all be all right. You can check the storm's progress on the National Hurricane
Stanley Jordan. Photo by chascar , used under a creative commons license. Guitarist Stanley Jordan has achieved a goal that all musicians strive for yet only a select few attain, and that is total command over his instrument. But unlike many players with strong chops, Jordan does not use technique for technique's sake. Rather, his prodigious talent allows him to produce a gamut of sounds which represent...
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Music to heal the body and mind... and MUCH MORE
With regard to your article on jazzman Stanley Jordan and the application of music to heal the body and mind, you're about 5-6 years too late. For openers,...
danieljanw - (not a member) - 24/10/2008