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Guest Artists:
Alain Tambay
Bill Coon
Charlie Hunter
Dave Liebman
David Occhipinti
Gene Bertoncini
Janet Lawson
Jeri
Brown
John Abercrombie
Karin Plato
Kate Hammett-Vaughan
& Bill Coon
Kirk MacDonald
Lorne Lofsky
Mike Rud
Paul Meyers
Roddy Elias
Ted Warren
Vic
Juris
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Paul Meyers
Elements of Solo Guitar Workshop
Nylon String Fingerstyle crossing from
Classical
to Jazz to Brazilian.
This will be a lecture/demo workshop with
hand-outs, you will not need your guitar.
Sunday, November 29th, 2009
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Tickets $20 Student Ticket $10
Limited seating available
Please call 613-729-0693 to order tickets.
info@alcornmusicstudios.com
903 Carling Ave. @ Sherwood, 2nd floor.
"Paul Meyers is a guitarist's guitarist. He
displays a creative, fresh approach to harmonic and linear playing. He's a
brilliant soloist and accompanist and excels in contemporary jazz. His
arranging and performances are as good as it gets."
- Gene Bertoncini, solo jazz guitar master
Paul Meyers has performed and/or recorded with an ever growing list af jazz
greats such as Geri Allen, Kenny Barron, Ron Carter, Ray Drummond, Eliane
Elias, Clare Fischer, Sonny Fortune, Eddie Gomez, Annie Ross, Marc Johnson,
Wynton Marsalis, George Mraz, Rufus Reid, David Sanchez and Kenny Werner.
He's also toured for years with two of the greatest jazz singers ever - Jon
Hendricks since 1993, and Andy Bey from 1997 to 2008.
International performances include Japan and Hong Kong with the Salute to
Duke Ellington Orchestra (along with Bob Brookmeyer, Mel Lewis and Joe
Wilder) - Spain with the great percussionist Cafe - France, Germany,
Switzerland and Italy with Jon Hendricks - Brazil, England, Macedonia,
Greece and the Netherlands with Andy Bey - Japan with Karrin Allison, and
Argentina with Gary Burton. Mr. Burton also recorded Paul's tune Panama on
his "Reunion" CD with Pat Metheny.
Critically acclaimed CDs - Paul Meyers Quartet featuring Frank Wess (2007)
is a relaxed & swinging date with the tanor/flute legend all on the nylon
string fingerstyle guitar. World on a String (2007) a quintet with rising
stars Donny McCaslin and Helio Alves, features Paul's original compositions
and arrangements with wide ranging influences. Dusk to Dawn (2004), is his
2nd solo guitar CD, a collection of original arrangements of Ellington,
Gershwin, Lennon/McCartney, Scott Joplin and more. The first, Blues for the
Millennium (1997), has his arrangements of jazz and Brazilian tunes, four
original pieces and transcriptions of 7 of Bela Bartok's "Mikrokosmos".
Euforia (1998) is an envelope pushing Latin Jazz trio with Panamanian
bassist/composer Santi Debriano and Brazilian drummer Vanderlei Pereira.
Paul and Santi recently reunited for a duo CD, Spirit and Samba (2000) on
the same label (Mapleshade).Earlier recordings include Trio Concertant (Gunmar
Records), first runner-up for best chamber music CD of 1992, and a jazz trio
album, Blues for Henry Miller (Adirondack).
As a sideman, Paul has contributed to many CDs, notably three with Andy Bey,
the Grammy nominated American Song (Savoy), Tuedays in Chinatown (Ncoded)
and Shades of Bey (Evidence). Others include Hearts and Minds with Susannah
McCorkle (Concord) - 4 on 6 x 5 with the New York Jazz Guitar Ensemble
(Choice) - and three Latin/Brazilian jazz recordings featuring all original
music - Obeah with Santi Debriano (Freelance), Utatuba with Kimson Plaut and
Lucky (Origin) with Hans Teuber.
A very active player in New York's vibrant Brazilian jazz scene, Paul was a
member of the Terra Brasil, which featured pianist/composer Cidinho Teixeira
and vocalist Vera Mara, both veterans of the great Gilberto Gil's band. He
later co-led Brasil & Company with Ms. Mara, and they released a highly
regarded CD as well. He has performed in New York and Tokyo with the great
Tango-jazz pianist and composer Pablo Zeigler (Astor Piazzola's pianist) and
is featured along with Stephon Harris on the live CD Tango meets Jazz. He
recently returned to Tokyo to play the Blue Note with vocalist Karrin
Allison, performing music from her new Brazilian CD Imagina.
Paul received a 1990/91 Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the
Arts for jazz composition and holds an Masters of Music in jazz guitar from
the Manhattan School of Music and a Bachelors of Music with honors from the
New England Conservatory. He studied with Gene Bertoncini, Jackie Byard,
Barry Galbraith, George Russell, Chuck Wayne and Jack Wilkins. Paul teaches
jazz guitar, improvisation and coaches jazz and Brazilian ensembles at
William Patterson University (since 1988) and at New Jersey City University
(since 1993), and he also taught at the first year of the Jazz for Teens
program at NJPAC in Newark. Paul has also given numerous clinics, master
classes and workshops, travelling as far away as Argentina, Hawaii and
Alaska.
www.paulmeyers.info
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