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Latin Jazz Guitarist Looks To Shine
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Submitting a three track demo CD-R with a sound that crosses over from adult contemporary jazz to soft R&B, guitarist Sonny Bazan is primed to take the jazz world by storm. Upon listening to the first few bars of Bazan's solo and lead style, the name George Benson certainly crops up as a heavy influence. The music features sweet, jazz-laced runs with a keen melodic sense and ear-perking, engaging songwriting. Especially enjoyable are the extended solo sections, giving the guitarist ample room to blow over the sensuous grooves. All three tracks are strong in their own right, and each could serve as an excellent introduction to the Bazan style. We can someday look forward to an entire CD's worth of Bazan's catchy, comtemporary jazz - be sure to take note of this up-and-coming Latin guitar player.
Sonny is an accomplished songwriter and musicians whose roots are from the San Francisco bay area. He is unique not only because he can write his own music, but he can play every instrument he writes for. Sonny started playing drums at the age of 3, and progressed from instrument to instrument until he found his true calling, the guitar, at the age of 10. Since then he has created his unique style with years of guitar playing, and is ready to let the world in on his secrets. To that end, Sonny has perforned at clubs and festivals from coast to coast.
Bazan's dream to be one of the premier Latin jazz guitarists, having the same influence in jazz as Carlos Santana has had in rock music. He would love to someday give Hispanic people a Grammy in the field of jazz through his guitar playing.
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Sonny Bazan
1801 Shoreline Dr. #101B
Alameda, CA 94501
United States
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Sonny Bazan
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Sweden's New Instrumental Progressive Rock
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Truly talented and compositionally gifted are two phrases which describe Swedish guitarist Christian Alsing, who sent his six song CD-R demo entitled Aggro for review. Alsing favors creative and unexpected rhythm guitar work, ripping, shred-worthy leads, and a healthy dose of humor (the track "Don't Ask..." could be an ode to cartoon sound effects). This makes his tracks stand up under repeated listenings, as you can hear new things with every spin through the CD player. You'll hear interesting backwards-style guitar and rapid, off-kilter lines, as well as plenty of outlandish playing that almost defies description. All six tracks on the demo are absolute dynamite, so any full-length CD put out by Alsing in the future would be recommended for immediate purchase - it's that good.
Christian is currently 20 years of age, and has been playing guitar for about eight years. He recently finished studying music for the past three years and has been working as a guitar technician, guitar teacher and sound engineer since then. Christian counts Ron Thal as one of his biggest influences, and looks to Astor Piazzolla and Frank Zappa for melodic inspiration. He also enjoys the music of Mattias 'IA' Eklundh and Dave Marton - musicians that combine good guitar playing with writing good music.
Alsing has a goal of making a living as a musician, and in the meantime is willing to take any job related to music - it's the only way for him to keep his mental health!
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Christian Alsing
Bergendals Vag 100
443 51 Lerum
Sweden
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Christian Alsing
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