The Best Music You've Never Heard: Vicki Genfan

Join Jacqueline Foreman as she welcomes Vicki Genfan to the show LIVE! Hailing from New Jersey, Vicki Genfan is simply one of the most exciting guitarists around. Genfan’s dynamic style borrows as much from Michael Hedges and Pat Metheny as it does from James Taylor and Earth Wind and Fire. Playing both original instrumentals and vocal-based material, Genfan uses two-handed tapping, harmonic slaps, and alternate tunings in a style that is uniquely her own. Perhaps Vicki's most celebrated award came in the form of first prize in the 2008 Guitar Player Magazine's 'Guitar Superstar' Competition. Judged by guitar idols, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Elliot Easton, George Lynch and Brendan Smalls, here is what Jim Fusilli of the Wall Street Journal had to say about her win: "It's a stunning victory, a barrier shattered. Guitar Player is a male-dominated domain -- the only photo of a woman musician at work in the current issue is a microscopic shot of bassist Rachel Haden with her back to the camera. The magazine is often a tribute to speed, power, volume and gear. Ms. Genfan plays an acoustic guitar without effects." Her website is at www.vickigenfan.com and also you can check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYo3jzC68lI and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYo3jzC68lI and finally http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZU5SA3hmSc