Jeff Pevar

Bio:

.. .. _________________________________________________________________________________ Jeff Pevar is a guitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and vocalist who has recorded, performed and/or toured with some of the finest musicians in the music business including Crosby, Stills and Nash; Ray Charles; Donald Fagen (Steely Dan); James Taylor, Rickie Lee Jones, Marc Cohn, Joe Cocker, Kenny Loggins, Carly Simon, Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead) and many, many others. _________________________________________________________________________________ CPR - Jeff is also partners in the band CPR which also features 2 time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, David Crosby (Byrds/CSN/CSNY) and his talented son James Raymond (see www.crosbycpr.com). CPR has released 4 albums since it's inception in 1997 and features compositions written by Crosby, Pevar and Raymond. The bands unique musical fusion of the individual talents which include David Crosby's legacy as a vocalist, guitarist and songwriter, James Raymonds unique talents as a composer, singer and pianist and Jeff's R&B/Jazz and Blues roots as a composer, vocalist and guitarist is breathtaking and CPR albums have received high accolades by fans and critics worldwide. __________________________________________________________________________________ Other History - Jeff has performed with various artists in Europe, Japan, Australia, Brazil and all over the US including performing as a trio with David Crosby and Graham Nash at Carnegie Hall. Jeff has also performed at numerous world reknown festivals including the Montreux Jazz Festival, Newport Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Free Jazz Festivals and many others. _________________________________________________________________________________ More Projects - Besides his sessions and touring work, Jeff is currently working on a solo project and also another recording/touring project called Jazz Is Dead, which is an interpretive ensemble featuring accomplished musicians performing interpretive arrangements that Jeff and the band has arranged from the music of the Grateful Dead interpreting it into a jazz-fusion/jam band/instrumental style that defies description. _________________________________________________________________________________ Inger Jorgensen and Bohemian Soul - Jeff and his love, Inger have been writing and performing music together for many years now. Bohemian Soul is a project that Inger started with her friend and talented musical compadre Joe Deihl who also plays guitar in the ensemble. Musical plans include performances and recordings in the near future. _________________________________________________________________________________ Television: Jeff has performed on scores of TV shows including the Tonight Show (w/Johnny Carson and Jay Leno), The Late Show w/Conan O'Brien, David Letterman Show, Good Morning America, The Today Show, CNN, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Arsenio Hall Show (and others) including European Music Television shows. Jeff is also featured as an "on camera guitar instructor" on Comcast Cables, Guitar On Demand on millions of viewers televisions _________________________________________________________________________________ More info can be found at www.pevar.com and updates will be noted here as well. Thanks for visiting! ___________________________________________________________________________________ JEFF PEVAR WITH RAY CHARLES IN LONDON AT THE ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL 1986 _________________________________________________________________________________ JEFF PLAYING FRETLESS BASS w/ MARC COHN ON AUSTIN CITY LIMITS 1992 __________________________________________________________________________________ JEFF PEVAR & JAZZ IS DEAD FEATURING BILLY COBHAM, KEN GRADNEY & T LAVITZ _________________________________________________________________________________ CPR DOCUMENTARY - LITTLE BLIND FISH @ MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL 1998 _________________________________________________________________________________ CPR - "DEJA VU" LIVE ON DUTCH TV _________________________________________________________________________________ CPR 1998 INTERVIEWS _________________________________________________________________________________ JEFF PEVAR BAND AT BITTER END 1990 _________________________________________________________________________________ JEFF PEVAR'S DEBUT ON TAMBOURA w/ JACKSON BROWNE __________________________________________________________________________________ GRAHAM NASH BAND 2002 .. .. .. .. .. _________________________________________________________________________________ RICKIE LEE JONES - PARIS 1985 LAST CHANCE TEXACO ________________________________________________________________________________ MARC COHN & JEFF PEVAR - AUSTIN CITY LIMITS 1992 ___________________________________________________________________________________ Jeff w/ CARLY SIMON & JIMMY WEBB ___________________________________________________________________________________ MARC COHN ON THE TONITE SHOW __________________________________________________________________________________ CPR ON THE TONIGHT SHOW __________________________________________________________________________________ MARC COHN 2ND TONIGHT SHOW __________________________________________________________________________________ w/ PHIL LESH & FRIENDS AT THE BEACON THEATRE 2000 (Trading licks w/ BRANFORD MARSALIS) _________________________________________________________________________________ w/ RICKIE LEE JONES - SNL 1989 _________________________________________________________________________________ "Home At Last" - CPR Live

Member Since:

August 18, 2006

Influences:

Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Robben Ford, Larry Carlton, Jimmy Messina, Lowell George & Little Feat, Ray Charles, John Scofield, Alvin Lee, Ry Cooder, Rick Derringer/Johnny Winter, Steely Dan, The Beatles. Soul/R&B, Blues/Jazz..... and the list goes on and on. I'm a self taught musician who has been influenced by the many and various styles of music I love to hear and play..... I'd like to consider myself a musical chamelion of sorts... not really into just one style, but moreso music from the heart.... the fact that music is profound communication often without words..... _________________________________________________________

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