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In: 7 Questions
25 Nov 2009I first met Jeff a few years ago when he returned to teaching at NGW after a bit of a hiatus. There are few musicians around that are as versatile as Jeff. As you can tell from his website (jeffmcerlain.com) he is a very busy guy. You can usually find him teaching, performing and producing [...]
Truefire.com contacted me recently and asked if I would be interested in reviewing one of their products. They sent me 50 Jazz Licks You Must Know by guitarist Frank Vignola. I have seen some of Truefire’s earlier material and thought they were cool, so I agreed to check the new stuff out.
The whole idea behind [...]
Kirby Kelly has been involved with NGW for quite a while. Recently, he entered the Guitar Center King of The Blues Competition and made it all the way to the finals. A good friend, Pauline France (@paulinepr) was there covering the event for iHeartGuitar and texted me the news that Kirby had walked away with [...]
In: 7 Questions
12 Nov 2009Amanda Monaco is a jazz guitarist based out of NYC. I first met her one summer at NGW where she is a faculty member (and before that an intern and alum). She recently completed the NYC Marathon and is playing and teaching all over the place.
Make sure to check out her blog and website at [...]
In: 7 Questions
5 Nov 2009Describe your first experience playing music.
My first experiences playing music were my goofing around with my first guitar at 5, guitar/theory lessons when I was six, recorder ensemble during my elementary education. But my first musical EXPERIENCE was putting on records by The Beatles, Wilson Pickett, Aretha, Eddie Floyd, Credence, Ahmad Jamal, Ken Nordine,Kai Winding, [...]
I am a guitarist, writer and teacher living in Connecticut. During the day I work for the National Guitar Workshop as Director of Marketing and Artist Relations.