Frank Axtell-guitar,
Randy Ward-bass,
Paul Banman-keyboards,
Lewis Rainbow-drums,
Influences
Jimi Hendrix, Joe Zawinul, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report, John McLaughlin, Allan Holdsworth, Trilok Gurtu, Igor Stravinski, J.S. Bach, Herbie Hancock, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, The Beatles, Jeff Beck, Chick Corea, Jean Luc Ponty, Yes, U.K., Frank Zappa, Vincent Bredice, Joe Diorio, Pat Martino, Jaco Pastorius, W.A. Mozart, Bela Bartok, Sonny Rollins, Albert King, Freddie King, The Cream, Pat Metheny Group, Valdimir Horowitz, John Williams, Andres Segovia, Pepe Romero, Jeff Berlin, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, George Bensen, Clifford Brown, Bill Evans, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Henderson, Bud Powell, Django Reinhardt, Jimmy Smith, Louis Armstrong, Ornette Coleman, Steve Hunt, Richie Tortorigi, Tommy Bolan, Tony Williams, Gary Husband, Lenny White, Billy Cobham, Jack De Johnette, Vinny Colaiuta, Peter Erskine, Bill Bruford, Steve Gadd, Chad Wackerman,Ray Gomez,Gary Willis, Stanley Clarke, Marc Johnson, Dave Holland, Victor Bailey, Eddie Jobson, Jan Hammer, Lewis Rainbow, Randy Ward, Alaine Pluffe, Macoy Tyner, Micheal Brecker, Randy Brecker, John Mclaughlin, Brand X, Richard Bona, George Duke, James Brown, P funk, Ira Sullivan, Wes Montgomery, Phil Keaggy, PFR, Ted O’Farrell, Alian Caron, Airto, Flora Purim, Carlos Santana
Sounds Like
Jeff Beck, Weather Report, Chick Corea Electric Band, John Mclaughlin
With over two decades in the music industry, Frank Axtell is a renowned guitarist and composer who is a major contributor to the South Florida jazz/fusion/rock/blues scene. He performs with his own jazz ensemble, The Frank Axtell Quartet/Trio.
He was chosen as a featured soloist at the Berks Jazz festival in Reading, PA. Frank toured extensively in the 80's and recorded at The Record Plant in the San Francisco Bay area.
Frank attended the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. He has always taken his continuing course of musical evolution seriously, learning from prominent guitarists Vincent Bredice, Joseph Iodone, Joe Diorio, Scott Henderson, and Jack Wilkins. Frank has served on the faculty of Miami Dade Community College and The Academy of Fine Arts in West Palm Beach, Fl. More recently, he teaches guitar clinics and instructs guitar/electric bass/music theory at his studio, Digital Soundscapes, in West Palm Beach, FL.
Frank's comprehensive body of recorded material includes original compositions in the jazz, rock, R&B, classical, world beat and smooth jazz veins. He is a sought after session guitarist because of his versatility and talent for producing and arranging.
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