Guitarist Rick Stone leads his trio in an evening of jazz originals and standards, Thursday, June 25th from 6-10pm at the Garage Restaurant, 99 7th Avenue South (at Christopher Street), in the heart of Greenwich Village, NY. 4 sets of music, great food and drink, no cover charge!
Rob Silverstein of 20th Century Guitar Magazine calls Rick Stone "one of the finest straight-ahead guitarists on the current NYC jazz scene." From fresh interpretations of jazz standards, to lyrically evocative originals, Rick is an artist with a clear musical vision. His fluid, full-bodied sound pays homage to the great jazz guitar masters of the past while maintaining a personal style with a contemporary edge. Writes Jim Carlton in Just Jazz Guitar"His lyrical lines and imaginative ideas on a mix of originals and hip standards reflect his maturity as an interpreter of great tunes and his mastery as an artistically adept player."
For more information, visit http://www.rickstone.com
Influences
In over 40 years of playing guitar, I've listened to just about everything imaginable, and they've all made some kind of impression on me. Started out learning Ventures songs off of records when I was about 9 years old. In high school it was Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winters, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, B.B. King and Chuck Berry. and later Frank Zappa. In college I really started listeing to jazz. Mostly horn players at first; Sonny Stitt, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, and then guitarists like Jim Hall, Pat Metheny, Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, Grant Green, Jimmy Raney, Kenny Burrell, and Lenny Breau, and pianists Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Chick Corea, Barry Harris. Later on I developed a taste for more contemporary jazz players like John Scofield, Bill Frisell, etc. Lately my ears are wide open to all kinds of things. I love Tango and the music of Astor Piazzolla, and also just about anything that's creative and different. A bunch of great guitar players out there like Peter Bernstein, Jonathan Kreisberg, Freddie Bryant, Sheryl Bailey, and so many more than I can even think of off the top of my head right now.
Sounds Like
Okay, I hope that I don't exactly "sound" like somebody besides myself, but to help people find similar music in the search engine, these are some people whose musical asthetic is pretty similar to my own: Jim Hall, Pat Metheny, Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, Grant Green, Jimmy Raney, Joe Pass, Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner, Barry Harris, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, John Scofield, Kenny Burrell, Lenny Breau
20th Century Guitar Magazine's Robert Silverstein calls Rick Stone "one of the finest straight-ahead jazz guitarists on the current NYC scene" and JazzReview.com's Don Williamson comments on Rick's "fluid exposition of ideas, mature technique and deep understanding of the material he plays." From fresh interpretations of standards, to lyrically evocative originals, Rick Stone is an artist with a clear musical vision. His fluid, full-bodied sound pays homage to the great jazz guitar masters of the past while maintaining a personal style with a contemporary edge. His latest release "Samba de Novembro" showcases his guitar in a variety of solo, duo, trio and quartet settings along with long-time associates Tardo Hammer (piano) and Yosuke Inoue (bass), and special guest Matt Wilson (drums). "Samba de Novembro" has received numerous critical accolades and radio airplay making JazzWeek's Top-50 from September - November of 2004.
Rick Stone began playing guitar at age nine in his hometown of Cleveland. He developed an early affinity for the blues, but it was in the mid-seventies that his passion for jazz was sparked after hearing a live performance of saxophonist Sonny Stitt. His musical quest led him to Berklee College of Music and then on to New York where he found a fertile and stimulating environment in Barry Harris Jazz Cultural Theatre. While studying with the legendary pianist, Rick honed his craft sitting in alongside veteran players Tommy Flanagan, Lionel Hampton, Clarence "C" Sharpe, and Junior Cook. Then, under the tutelage of jazz masters Jimmy Heath, Ted Dunbar, Donald Byrd, Tony Purrone and Hal Galper, he earned his M.A. at Queens College.
Soon Rick began developing a reputation in his own right, leading all-star groups with sidemen like Kenny Barron, Eric Alexander, Vernel Fournier, Richard Wyands, Ralph Lalama, Dennis Irwin and Billy Hart in performances at venues such as Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, The Smithsonian Institute, The Blue Note and Birdland. His recordings "Blues For Nobody" and "Far East" achieved wide critical acclaim. From 1993-96 Rick led a series of guitar duos at the Swing Street Cafe with guests including Mark Elf, Roni Ben-Hur, Peter Leitch, Freddie Bryant and Peter Bernstein. In 1996 his trio toured South America, and from 1997-2001 he played regularly at Sette MoMA (in the Museum of Modern Art). More recently Rick has worked extensively as a sideman with Irene Reid, Ronny Whyte, Carol Sudhalter, Sol Yaged, Warren Chiasson and many others. He is featured on Carol Sudhalter's "It's Time" and "Last Train To Astoria", and Al Ashley's "These Are Them" (with Dave Leibman).
An active educator, Rick currently teaches at JazzMobile, Hofstra University and the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. He is a regular columnist for Just Jazz Guitar magazine, and a contributing artist to several jazz guitar volumes by Mel Bay Publications. His clinics have won accolades at the International Association of Jazz Educators, Music Educators National Conference and numerous colleges and universities. He has received two IAJE Awards for Outstanding Service to Jazz Education and several NEA performance fellowships.
For booking information, rates and availability, email: rickstone@rickstone.com
Thank you for your friendship Rick. I'll be down to listen in on one of your sets again soon. I had good time the last time. Your trio was cookin' Peace. M
Thanks so much for the visit and your support glad you enjoyed it :-) Check back with me for new music coming your way! I'm pleased we are friends! I like your tracks I like your page great job, have a wonderful week-end.
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