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JEFF GOLUB In the years between fusion and the era of smooth, there was a rock tinged thread that ran through the music that was soon to be called smooth jazz. It started with artists like Jeff Beck and Santana, as they moved into instrumental territory, wove its way through Steely Dan's jazzed up Aja and into the work of Lee Ritenour, Larry Carlton, Robben Ford, and a group of studio heavy-hitters like Dean Brown and Buzz Feiten who soloed front and center on a lot of influential contemporary jazz albums. Then, the focus shifted to mood music tailored for an emerging radio format and that thread got yanked. Most guitarists toned it down to easy riffing and mellow moodscapes, only cutting loose when they hit the stage. Jeff Golub has almost single-handedly kept the rock
and funk flavor alive. It's upfront on every album he's released
and he's been consistently sneaking it onto the smooth jazz charts.
Seeing way appreciative crowds cling to every note of his Jeff Beck
inspired soloing in Stockholm, then stand up and scream when
he trades sizzling funk riffs with his Guitars and Saxes tour mates
is proof that the audience is ready to rock with him. Hearing his
interpretations of Moon River and Groanin' lets
you know that he's got his jazz chops down, too! ...for the rest of this story, Subscribe Today! |
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