Andrew Jackson
"Kiss The Gypsy"
Musicians
- Andrew Jackson: Guitar
- Bear Erickson: Bass, Guitar, Lap steel
- Barbara Coventry: Electric violin
- John Ornelas: Percussion
- Brian Jacobs: Percussion
Upcoming shows
None scheduled
Genre: World
Sound description: Andrew's music is described as inspirational, motivational, “on-edge,” and very passionate.
"Local guitarist Andrew Jackson demonstrated his nimble and versatile stylings on the guitar and rippling, ringing sonorities on variously tuned instruments." -- January 2009-Joesph Woodard, Santa Barbara News-Press
RIYL: Bela Fleck
Web site: http://www.andrewjacksonmusic.com
History
Andrew Jackson, widely recognized as The Guitar Chameleon, is a Santa Barbara native of Castilian and Scottish decent, which can be heard in his compositions. Andrew is a self-taught virtuoso acoustic fingerstyle guitarist who provides a journey of solo acoustic guitar arrangements, derived from the many roots of Latin, Americana, Celtic, Jazz, Hawaiian slack-key, jazz, folk, and rock 'n' roll genres, using many alternative tunings, percussive harmonic fingerstyle techniques, melodies, bass, counter melodies, harmony, rhythm, and cross rhythms.
I approach each song like the sculptor chips away at a piece of marble... hoping to leave behind, an immortal piece for the world to cherish.
Andrew has shared the stage with some of the worlds top acoustic guitarists, including Alex de Grassi, Thomas Leeb, Muriel Anderson, Vickie Genfan, Dorian Michael, Goh Kurosawa, Adam Miller, as well as his native local Santa Barbara favorites, Bruce Goldish, Pat Milliken, and George Quirin. Andrew has also shared the stage with some of today’s top singer songwriters, including John Batdorf (Batdorf & Rodney), Lily Wilson, Jeri Brown, Kenny Edwards, Clare Muldare, and many more.
Formed
2002, Santa Barbara, CA
Influences
Paco de Lucia, Led Zepplin, Alex de Grassi, Peter Gabriel, too many to list!
Current status
A second place winner of the 2006 Arts Fund Instrumental Guitar Contest (1st prize went to international guitarist Chris Judge, of the Transylvanian Mountain Boys, Giles Apap, Luis Munoz, and Teka); Director/producer/performer for the Santa Barbara Acoustic Concert Series (since 2002); Director/producer/performer for the Firestone XC Mountain Bike Races (since 2001); Director/producer/performer for the Circle of Friends benefits for the Santa Barbara Environmental Defense Center (since 2004).
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