- Gary Braith
Gary Braith (born on
1 March 1953 inOrléans ,France ) is a French jazzguitarist .Biography
Gary Braith is a self educated guitarist of jazz and composer.
He plays initially blues, rock'n roll in various groups then he studied jazz and improvisation with the « Orléans Academy of Jazz ».
He prefers to explore a quiet, expressive approach to the guitar over irrelevant technical flourishes and creates a distinctive set of musical moods maintaining an overriding meditative quality.
He wants to put emphasis on musical storytelling.
He integrates into his compositions, influences coming from traditional music of the world (fado from Portugal, Aarab and Persian music, voodoo and African rhythms...) but also contemporary classical music.
His CD are : "Favorite songs" in 2004, and "Nis" in 2007.
They give him an original style where emotions, colors, melodies, honesty and artistic integrity have a great place.« His music is a beautiful collection of inspired guitar explorations in the tradition of John Abercrombie,
Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell.Braith will appeal to fans of contemporary jazz who are willing to take a chance on an artist with overwhelming talent and fresh ideas... » - John Barron for "Jazz review".
External links
* [http://shangorecords.com ShangoRecords]
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