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SoundTraxx Special Edition for July 2012

Posted July 25, 2012 by markstanley

Another leading edge, high-end blend is underway in the JazzMatrix…
fresh ingredients from David Benoit, Mike Murray, Pete Belasco, Kenee
Maree, Jeff Bradshaw, Kenyon Carter, Michael e, Chris Botti, Tim Bowman
Jr, Ronald Boo Hinkson, Gary Honor, Rod Williams, Toni Redd, and Bob
Baldwin … with some super chill mixxed in .. all in our current
SoundTraxx Special Edition … please join us !

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Improvising on guitar

Posted July 18, 2012 by chilloutfriend in Music

I have always created my best music when being in the right mood - and when improvising. I guess using the brain to plan and figure out what to play is not as effective as letting the inspiration flow and allowing my heart to speak. This composition (Against the Odds) was improvised over a slow drum groove with a simple bass and some synth tones. Hope you like it

Listen to Against the Odds by Homeless Balloon: here

Tags: music, guitar, improvising, electric guitar, blues

We folking by Esu's the new digital album of Marco Esu.

Posted October 17, 2011 by marcoesu in music

Two years after the published albums of Marco Esu,
this month he publishing another album entitled "We folking by Esu", this is an
autoproduction from the artist and an independent art-work.

The album is totally for free, everybody will be
free to download and listen album, all its on-line from October
2011.

Any track is for violin and acoustic guitar, with a
natural sound, without effects and recorded in a live style, this album isn't
full of technic but focus any melody on soul and feeling.

Any composition is inspired from different genres
as old swing, as folk music, played in acoustic, any part of violin is an
improvisation to have an natural feeling on melodies.

Now the full album is avaliable in mp3 and video,
on video you will listen the full album and on the site you will have some
information of links for free download, for
anyone, to hear and download the full album anyone will must check on www.marcoesu.com , the official site of Marco
Esu.

As album and art-work, this is not same the old
albums published by Esu, why on other album the most part of first
music instrument is the guitar, as classical, acoustic and electric
too.

Here, on "We folking by Esu", the most important
part is on violin, this is a big passion of the artist, why he loves to hear old
styles from Classicals, Folks, Celtics, Swings/Jazz, Irish, New Age and World
music.

Always, guitar and violin is a column on
traditional music, this is a tribute to traditional music, because on
traditional music we can hear very great musicians.

MJE* news

Tags: marco, esu, video, violin, guitar

SoundTraxx - Month of September

Posted August 28, 2011 by markstanley

Hi everyone,

Please enjoy our special feature this week with producer/keyboardist Gail Jhonson. Gail is the long-time music director for guitarist Norman Brown … we'll be spinning 4 tracks off Gail's various projects.

Also, note that we'll be taking some R&R from the studio over the next few weeks .. BUT … we'll have a fresh new show for you each week right here in the Matrix !

More album/artist specials are in the queue, from Down To The Bone, Paul Hardcastle, Bob Baldwin, Will Donato, and Thisbe Vos …

So, we hope you'll take in our Perfect Blend of SoundTraxx .. with all-new shows throughout September .. right here on Jazz Matrix Radio !

Best regards,

Mark

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