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Jan. 24, 2012
by Jim Harrington, Oakland Tribune Calvin Keys celebrates rerelease of classic album 'Shawn-Neeq'  Calvin Keys is a legendary sideman. Over the decades, the Oakland-based soul-jazz guitarist has performed alongside such stars as Ray Charles, Jimmy Smith, Taj Mahal, Jimmy McGriff and Ahmad Jamal. He's known as a "guitarist's guitarist," one who boasts several well-known ax men among his fan base -- most notably jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, who paid tribute to Keys with the original composition "Calvin's Keys"on the 2008 album "Day Trip." Read More »
Jan. 24, 2012
by David McGee The Inspiring Jazz Guitar of Calvin Keys 
I first met jazz guitarist Calvin Keys in the summer of 1995 at Jazz Camp West, a music camp held annually south of San Francisco, CA. The camp was a joyful time in a beautiful redwood forest within a few miles of the sparkling Pacific Ocean, and I met many people there who remain friends to this day. “All the music we hear comes from the first seven letters of the alphabet,” I recall Keys saying there in the thick of a humid afternoon. “Now think about that.” Read More » |
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