* Back to the blues Nov 13, 2009
Raines acknowledges Gilmores B.B. King-inspired playing as an influence, as well as a long list of guitar heroes: Buddy Guy, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, and even rockers Steve Vai and Eddie Van Halen. Raines enjoys the free expression possible in blues and, like Gilmore, says the diversity he experienced in the south Florida music scene has shaped his personal style. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
BHSU professor teaches and plays jazz Sep 14, 2009
Rausis comes from the Southern California jazz culture where jazz guitar legends tended to play: Joe Pass, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis and others. They have 200 to 300 standards in their book. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Daryl Stuermer to perform at Riverfest Jul 25, 2009
Stuermer took up guitar at age 11, and as a teenager studied the solos of jazz guitarists including Howard Roberts, Wes Montgomery and Joe Pass. In the late 1960s and early 70s, his influences soon became Jimi Hendrix, Larry Coryell and John McLaughlin. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Valley music scene Jul 4, 2009
Nova has toured with some of the legends of jazz including Herb Ellis and Joe Pass. Showtime is 7 p.m. and there is no cover. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Louie Bellson, top drummer of big band era, composer; at 84 Feb 17, 2009
His more than 200 recorded appearances as leader and sideman encompass sessions with Jazz at the Philharmonic, Woody Herman, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, James Brown, and dozens of others, including Ellington's Big Four alongside guitarist Joe Pass and bassist Ray Brown. "What makes Bellson so special," former Los Angeles Times jazz critic Leonard Feather wrote in 1991, "is his overall musicianship. A gifted composer and arranger who has written everything from jazz instrumentals... (Boston Globe)
