Stan Sorenson is a jazz guitar player in Tempe/Phoenix, AZ.
Inspired by an Herb Ellis recording his parents owned, Stan began guitar lessons at the age of eight . After seven years of private lessons, Stan began his professional career performing on the guitar in an accordion-based pop/polka band and an all-original jazz/rock band.
Two years later Stan enrolled in the Phoenix College School of Music to explore and further his music skills. At Phoenix College, Stan studied classical and jazz guitar along with composition, theory, acoustics, photography, and other related art and music fields. Stan pursued a degree in Jazz Performance at Arizona State University. He received private lessons from several internationally renowned jazz guitarists including Joe Pass, Jeff Linsky and Joe D'orio.
Stan has performed locally and internationally, working with such greats as Nancy Wilson, Jimmy Smith, Rosemary Clooney, Vic Damone, Jeffrey Osborne, The Fifth Dimension and many others. Stan's various jazz ensembles have performed at numerous festivals and have opened for Ella Fitzgerald, Burt Bacharach, David Benoit, Ray Charles and others in his long and varied career. Stan has played in the orchestras for many professional touring-company Broadway style musicals including Zorba the Greek (starring Anthony Quinn), Annie, 42nd Street, A Chorus Line, Aida and Hairspray. Most recently, Stan has had the pleasure to perform with Delphine Cortez, Dennis Rowland and jazz greats, George Benson and Joey DeFrancesco besides performing at his own gigs.
Absolutely! That's what I love about the instrumental genre- it expresses more through music than through words. And personally, I love the emotion-filled stuff better than the insane shredding stuff.
so i sat in with a country band last weekend, and used my mirrored Jem..I thought you might find that about as amusing as i did,..the best part about it was some guy in the bar told me I diddnt look country, but with a very hick like accent
Stan, Great playing, my friend. I was especially drawn to "Memorandum" - nice work! I could never coordinate my schedule with Joe's, I missed out! (Lucky guy, you!) Thank you for adding me. Much peace, inspiration, & success!
Stan, Hey man how are you?? I'd be honored to do a hit with you and make some music! Memorandum sounds great and I'm looking forward to our meeting. peas, E
Hello Stan, The tunes in your jukebox sound great man. Congrats on getting yet another fantanstic album together. Keep us posted on what you are doing so we can come and dig on you. Lots of love, Sneakers
Hey Stan, Glad you came by. It is always great to see you and hang. Happy b'day to us. Hope you can handle the whirlwind of fame and fortune that myspace will bring to your life..<:)
