GARY
LUCAS featured in DownBeat List of 66 Hot
6-Stringers
In the
July issue DownBeat Looks At The Guitarists Making Today's Scene -
66 guitarists in
the worlds of jazz, blues and beyond whose work is
innovating,
invigorating and perpetuating the guitar
tradition.
"Currently helming The Magic Band...Lucas' fretboard
versatility never ceases to amaze
whether he's
tackling Beefheart's knotty compositions, exploring ethnic Jewish or Chinese melodies
or summoning the ghost of Jimi
Hendrix."
He is in good
company:
- Bill Frisell
-
Buddy Guy
- Paco De
Lucia
- Marc Ribot
-
Taj Mahal
- Richard
Thompson
- Ali Farka Toure
- Robert Fripp
- Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown & 56 other outstanding
artist.
His latest release THE EDGE OF HEAVEN features exquisite arrangements
of
lush, melodic Chinese pop music from the 1930's, 40's and 50's.
It's
received wide acclaim in Europe and the U.S.
In the U.K.
MOJO
called
it ,
"Simply gorgeous"
and Q, "Sublime." The Los Angeles
Times
wrote that it
was "mesmerizing" and Global Rhythm stated, "If there is
indeed
a
heaven, it probably sounds like
this."
NEW RELEASE
The Edge of
Heaven
GARY LUCAS
LBLC 2582
INDIGO
"Lucas unleashes the music from its Asian moorings and brings it all
back home to the blues...giving almost all these melodies an earthy,
country-blues bent...You won`t get much closer to paradise than that." -
The Village Voice
"Mr. Lucas's poignant
and daring cross-cultural hybrid works not only as a homage to Bai Kwong and
Chow Hsuan, but as a tribute to the tenderness of the human
heart." - Wall Street
Journal
"Mesmerizing, an intimate
glimpse into a musical culture that was both deeply traditional and
outward-looking, rendered in a fashion that makes the music more contemporary
while preserving its essential roots." - Los Angeles
Times
Sarah Folger
Publicity & Promotions
Director
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www.harmoniamundi.com
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310.996.1389
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