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Johns (Johns)
| | Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2002 - 10:32 pm: | |
On Feb. 9, 2002 I got to see three fantastic Jazz guitarists in concert. The crowd was probably around 500 persons. The venue was a local high school auditorium. The cost...$15.00 per person. The show was 2 hours long, with a 15 min. intermission.
The guitarists were Jimmy Bruno, Howard Alden and Frank Vignola. They bill themselves as the "Guitar Collective."
Talk about a low tech show. Three guys and three folding chairs. What more do you need? Well amps would be nice, right?
There were no stacks of Marshalls to be seen. Howard played through a tiny Polytone amp (Mighty Brute 10, I think). Jimmy had a slender cabinet made by Razors Edge and some preamp do-hickey. Frank chose to mic his guitar and play acoustically.
It's all about great guitars for Jazz players. Here's Jimmy's 7 string Benedetto. He left it sitting on the chair before show and proped up like this during intermission.
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Johns (Johns)
| | Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2002 - 10:34 pm: | |
Here's Jimmy up close.
Next we have Howard Alden. He was also playing a 7 string Benedetto, his had an oval sound hole.
And Frank Vignola. Sorry, I'm not sure what make his guitar was.
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Johns (Johns)
| | Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2002 - 10:35 pm: | |
I was in awe of how complicated the music was and how it all seemed so effortless for these guys. These guys smoked.
They truly seemed to enjoy each other and everyone had a good time. They made it as casual and intimate as friends entertaining in their own home.
And then they said good night.
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Funkle (Funkle)
| | Posted on Saturday, February 16, 2002 - 12:00 pm: | |
Sounds like a KILLER show! |
Johnm (Johnm)
| | Posted on Saturday, February 16, 2002 - 4:33 pm: | |
I have never heard of Frank Vignola and Howard Alden before but I do know Jimmy Bruno and he is hot! Do you know of these guys ever recorded together?
John |
Smooth (Smooth)
| | Posted on Saturday, February 16, 2002 - 7:14 pm: | |
You can stream (windows mediaplayer) the concert
at Jimmy's website ;
http://www.jimmybruno.com/myweb/Bridgewater.htm
regards,
Mike |
Johns (Johns)
| | Posted on Saturday, February 16, 2002 - 11:18 pm: | |
Funkle:
It was the most bang for the buck, I've ever gotten.
John:
Look at www.studywithfrank.com.
They recorded a CD together in 96 or '97 for Concord records. Check out www.concordrecords.com
Also look at www.jimmybruno.com
I wasn't able to find a website for Howard Alden. |
Funkle (Funkle)
| | Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 1:06 am: | |
Howard Alden has done a bunch of collaboration recordings with guitarist George Van Eps. Really good stuff. You can get most of them at emusic.com |
Pgrey (Pgrey)
| | Posted on Sunday, February 24, 2002 - 10:07 pm: | |
FYI,
It appears that Howard Alden is playing through a MegaBrute (100 watts and one 8" speaker) and Jimmy Bruno is playing through an RE Twin8 Tower cab with a Clarus amp.
Regards,
Peter |
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