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  Atlanta Guitarist Bob Shaw on JazzTones!

  JazzTones

  Date / Time: 11/15/2009 11:00 PM UTC

  Category: Music

  
  

  Atlanta jazz guitarist and educator Bob Shaw lived in the Hartford-Springfield, CT area before relocating to Atlanta. He studied Music Education at Hartt College. of Music. at the University. of Hartford. He has performed and recorded with Julius LaRosa, Maxine Sullivan, Bobby Haggart, Mitzi Gaynor, Roger Williams and the late Rosemary Clooney. As a leader, he has two solo CDs and a Christmas CD and has played on more than 12 albums with other artists. Numerous college jazz bands have also performed Bob’s jazz compositions.
  
  We will be playing tracks from his CDs “Musin’” and “A Celebration of Christmas”, both available from CDBaby at http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/BobShaw
  
  --“Bob is great because he makes jazz guitar accessible with recognizable melodies, tasteful improvisation, and a professional attitude. We consider him the ‘the teacher of teachers’ and we call him ‘The Maestro.’”
  
  --Eddie Mathis, Dreamcatcher Guitars, Roswell, GA

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  Original Air Date: 9/27/2009 10:00 PM UTC

  Ted Howe on Atlanta JazzTones

  We will talking to pianist/arranger Ted Howe and playing selections from his CD "Ellington." Ted Howe has performed with jazz greats such as Buddy Rich, Joe Williams, Zoot Sims, John Patitucci, Herbie Mann, Henry Mancini, and Mel Torme. Ted Howe is the former bandleader at the CLUB ATLANTIS in Atlanta. Howe's 2005 album release "Ellington" was reviewed in JAZZ TIMES - “One master paying tribute to another . . . Howe's high points never end. Fluidity like this is rare. . .” ALL ABOUT JAZZ noted, “Fused with snappy rhythms, Latin slants and brisk swing vamps, the trio succeeds in instilling a personalized approach into familiar territory.” Howe has taught piano arranging, theory and improvisation at Berklee School of Music and Georgia State University and currently lives in California.
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  • Neil Starkey
  • Jerry Fields
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