High Action
106 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -The New West Guitar Group hosts a podcast about their favorite instrument, the guitar, and the extraordinary people who play it. Through interviews, live performances and in-depth discussions, High Action delivers a podcast for the six-string enthusiast who wants a deeper understanding about the players behind the instrument and their specific approach to guitar.
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Ron Escheté
September 30, 2020 11:00 - 41 minutes - 47.1 MBRon Escheté is the consummate master of the seven-string guitar. Whether he is playing bebop, ballads or blues he is a musically sophisticated guitarist who plays with grace and dignity. "Escheté is one of the finest jazz guitarists in L.A. – no small achievement in a region dense with superb players," says Jim Ferguson of JazzTimes. His deft and nimble fingers paint a spectrum of sound so rich that his voicings are often compared with those of a pianist. 20th Century Guitarlikens h...
Rez Abbasi
September 23, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBBorn in Karachi, Pakistan, removed at the age of four to the vastness of Southern California, schooled at the University of Southern California and the Manhattan School of Music in jazz and classical music, along with a pilgrimage in India under the guidance of master percussionist, Ustad Alla Rakha, Rez Abbasi is a vivid synthesis of all the above stated influences and genres. Making New York home for the past 25 years, Abbasi is considered by many to be one of the foremost modern ...
Larry Koonse
September 18, 2020 11:00 - 53 minutes - 61 MBBorn into a musical family, Larry has been playing the guitar since he was seven years old. As a highly respected LA based jazz guitarist, he has been a faculty member at the California Institute of the Arts since 1990. Having been featured on over 300 albums, Larry has recorded with Jimmy Rowles, Bob Brookmeyer, Luciana Souza, Lee Konitz, Larry Goldings, Mel Torme, Toots Thielemanns, Linda Ronstadt, Warne Marsh, Charlie Haden, Natalie Cole and many other jazz artists. His solo guit...
Dan Balmer
September 17, 2020 11:00 - 49 minutes - 56.6 MBFrom coffee house gigs at fifteen to chart-topping success with the Tom Grant Band in the 90s, world tours with two-time Grammy Award winner Diane Schuur and contemporary jam-bands, Portland based guitarist Dan Balmer brings fire and heart every time he plays the guitar. His playing spans nearly one hundred CDs including twelve as a leader from which his original works have appeared internationally in television, film and radio. Dan’s love of guitar and making music combined with di...
John Scofield
September 16, 2020 11:00 - 48 minutes - 55.1 MBA Grammy Award winning American jazz-rock guitarist and composer. His artistry has influenced jazz since the late 70’s and is going strong today. Possessor of a very distinctive sound and stylistic diversity, Scofield is a masterful jazz improviser whose music generally falls somewhere between post-bop, funk edged jazz, and R & B. His has worked with Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, Charles Mingus, Herbie Hancock and many other legendary artists. Touring the world approximately 200 days ...
High Action Podcast Trailer!
July 29, 2020 17:52 - 59 seconds - 1.17 MBWelcome to "High Action" - a podcast about our favorite instrument, the guitar, and the extraordinary people who play it! We're Perry Smith, Will Brahm, and John Storie - the New West Guitar Group. Our upcoming season features some amazing guitarists, join us at patreon.com/newwestguitargroup