Kevin Eubanks and Stanley Jordan have recorded an album together simply titled: Duets. Kevin spent 18 years in the Tonight Show Band while Jordan mesmerized audiences with his instantly identifiable touch technique. On this album, Eubanks and Jordan make some engaging music with their spontaneous and passionate arrangements. As Stanley says: People who listen from the heart are really going to . . .
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IN THE BASSMENT
Carol Kaye is one of the most prolific musicians and most influential bassists in the history of music. With over 10,000 recording sessions in a 55-year career, Kaye recorded with the Beach Boys, The Doors, Simon and Garfunkel, Cher, Count Basie, Tina Turner, Neil Young, Quincy Jones and too many others to name. In this video, Carol talks about some of her favorite bass lines and even . . .
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Ewan Dobson
Ewan Dobson has established himself as one of Canada's most brilliant and exhilarating guitarists, having won first prize in many guitar competitions across the country. Time 2 from his second album was his most successful song. It became a viral video hit on the internet acquiring millions of views. The video has been . . .
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With credits that include such artists such as, Prince, John Mayer, and Bootsy Collins, Nik West clearly knows her way around a Fender Dimension electric bass. Her playing is inspired by Larry Graham and Louis Johnson. She is also an expressive singer who can deliver a soft and smooth jazzy vocal as well as a raspy high pitched rock vocal. Nik was a straight A student in high school and a track and field state record holder. She is so passionate about calculus that she has a blog dedicated to it!
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GREAT GEAR
This year, MXR is celebrating 40 years of innovation with a series of mini documentary videos covering its history-from being sold out of a suitcase to appearing on the world's biggest stages-along with numerous artists, engineers, pedal designers, and original MXR personnel telling stories of sonic inspiration and discovery . . .
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ARTIST AWARENESS
Paul Brandon Gilbert is an American instrumental rock guitarist best known for being the co-founder of the band Mr. Big. He was also in Racer X. Paul has released numerous solo albums and has been featured in many collaborations and guest appearances on other musicians' albums. Gilbert is number 4 on GuitarOne magazine's "Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time" and he is listed in Guitar World's "50 Fastest Guitarists of All Time." Paul is also very funny . . .
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