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Rich Raezer and Jimmy Bruno on Jimmy's No Nonense Jazz video
Rich Raezer passed away July 7 2005. His cabinets continue to be available without any changes or modifications. ( from J. Hale Music ) - All of his designs, tools, fixtures and equipment have been relocated to Hartland, Wisconsin. We are proud to carry on the same tradition of excellence as produced by Rich Raezer.
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(from artist's site) "I think, the first time I heard the guitar I was still in my mother's womb" says Adam Rafferty.
He was born and raised in Harlem. He was mugged in front of his building when he was 10. He played in a hard rock band at 12, got ripped off by a club owner on his first gig at 15, and by 18 he was a rapper on a gold record in overseas.
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Pronounced: Me-kel-ay), was born in the Italian Mediterranean fishing town of Mazara Del Vallo, Italy - on the coast of Sicily. He grew up in a small village of 300. His playgrounds were vast grape-vineyards, rocky hillsides and olive orchards... sheep & rock-lizards. He played guitar with the barbers in the little town square and hid his school books in the fields of ancient volcanic caves because he only wanted to 'play music' - not go to school! At age 13 he entered music conservatory where he took up violin studies. By 17 he had his first professional contract with the Italian State Symphony Opera House in Palermo.
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Son of the late Jimmy Raney and a fine guitarist in his own rite.
Raney began his career in his father's band, with Al Haig, at the age of 18. He later played in a duo with his father. He recorded as a leader for SteepleChase extensively in the 1970s and 1980s, and worked with Kenny Barron, Joey DeFrancesco, Billy Hart, Duke Jordan, Jesper Lundgaard, Horace Parlan, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Tomas Franck, Bernt Rosengren, and Chet Baker among others.
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(from artist's site) - Jimmy Raney was the definitive cool jazz guitarist, a fluid bop soloist with a quiet sound who had a great deal of inner fire. He worked with local groups in Chicago before spending nine months with Woody Herman in 1948. From then on he was in the major leagues, having associations with Al Haig, Buddy DeFranco, Artie Shaw, and Terry Gibbs. His work with Stan Getz (1951-1952) was historic, as the pair made for a classic musical partnership. Raney was also very much at home in the Red Norvo Trio (1953-1954) before spending six years primarily working in a supper club with pianist Jimmy Lyon (1954-1960). After playing with Getz during 1962-1963, he returned to Louisville and was outside of music until resurfacing in the early '70s. During the 1970s, Raney recorded often for Xanadu. He worked frequently with his son Doug Raney (who has a very similar sound on guitar) and was less active in the late '80s and '90s, up until his 1995 death. (Scott Yanow, allmusic.com)
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- The Django Reinhardt Swing Page: www.hotclub.co.uk/index.html ♫
- A Django Article on the Vintage Guitar Site: www.vguitar.com/vguitar.htm ♫
- David Ahmed's Djangio Reinhardt page:homepage.mac.com/davidahmed/django.html
- FRENCH SITE: www.about-django.com
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Jean "Django" Reinhardt (January 23, 1910 – May 16, 1953) was a Belgian Sinto Gypsy jazz guitarist. He was one of the first prominent jazz musicians to be born in Europe, and one of the most renowned jazz guitarists of all time. His most renowned tunes include "My Sweet", "Minor Swing", "Tears", "Belleville", "Djangology" and "Nuages" (French, meaning "Clouds"). His name is pronounced [dʒɑ̃ŋˌgo ʀeˈnɑʀt].
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Website: www.utstat.utoronto.ca/mikevans/hroberts.html
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Long time contributor to Guitar Player magazine in the 1970s.
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And every one of those names has shared recording studio space or stage time with a man who is a legend in the blues community.
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Avi Rothbard is considered by many guitarists and jazz critics as one of the most tasty, swinging and extremely aware Jazz guitarist in New York. His style of playing is unique; his music displays a personal touch of harmony and melodic rhythm with many recognized great jazz among his influences.
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