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Jeff Pevar

Jeff Pevar - Guitarist - Producer - Composer

About Me

____________________________________________________________ _____________________ Jeff Pevar is a guitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and vocalist who has recorded, performed and/or toured with some of the finest musicians in the music business including Crosby, Stills and Nash; Ray Charles; Donald Fagen (Steely Dan); James Taylor, Rickie Lee Jones, Marc Cohn, Joe Cocker, Kenny Loggins, Carly Simon, Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead) and many, many others. ____________________________________________________________ _____________________ CPR - Jeff is also partners in the band CPR which also features 2 time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, David Crosby (Byrds/CSN/CSNY) and his talented son James Raymond (see www.crosbycpr.com). CPR has released 4 albums since it's inception in 1997 and features compositions written by Crosby, Pevar and Raymond. The bands unique musical fusion of the individual talents which include David Crosby's legacy as a vocalist, guitarist and songwriter, James Raymonds unique talents as a composer, singer and pianist and Jeff's R&B/Jazz and Blues roots as a composer, vocalist and guitarist is breathtaking and CPR albums have received high accolades by fans and critics worldwide. ____________________________________________________________ ______________________Other History - Jeff has performed with various artists in Europe, Japan, Australia, Brazil and all over the US including performing as a trio with David Crosby and Graham Nash at Carnegie Hall. Jeff has also performed at numerous world reknown festivals including the Montreux Jazz Festival, Newport Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Free Jazz Festivals and many others. ____________________________________________________________ _____________________ More Projects - Besides his sessions and touring work, Jeff is currently working on a solo project and also another recording/touring project called Jazz Is Dead, which is an interpretive ensemble featuring accomplished musicians performing interpretive arrangements that Jeff and the band has arranged from the music of the Grateful Dead interpreting it into a jazz-fusion/jam band/instrumental style that defies description.________________________________________________ _________________________________Inger Jorgensen and Bohemian Soul - Jeff and his love, Inger have been writing and performing music together for many years now. Bohemian Soul is a project that Inger started with her friend and talented musical compadre Joe Deihl who also plays guitar in the ensemble. Musical plans include performances and recordings in the near future. ____________________________________________________________ _____________________ Television: Jeff has performed on scores of TV shows including the Tonight Show (w/Johnny Carson and Jay Leno), The Late Show w/Conan O'Brien, David Letterman Show, Good Morning America, The Today Show, CNN, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Arsenio Hall Show (and others) including European Music Television shows. Jeff is also featured as an "on camera guitar instructor" on Comcast Cables, Guitar On Demand on millions of viewers televisions ____________________________________________________________ _____________________ More info can be found at www.pevar.com and updates will be noted here as well. Thanks for visiting! ____________________________________________________________ _______________________JEFF PEVAR WITH RAY CHARLES IN LONDON AT THE ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL 1986________________________________________________________ _________________________JEFF PLAYING FRETLESS BASS w/ MARC COHN ON AUSTIN CITY LIMITS 1992________________________________________________________ __________________________JEFF PEVAR & JAZZ IS DEAD FEATURING BILLY COBHAM, KEN GRADNEY & T LAVITZ______________________________________________________ ___________________________CPR DOCUMENTARY - LITTLE BLIND FISH @ MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL 1998________________________________________________________ _________________________CPR - "DEJA VU" LIVE ON DUTCH TV__________________________________________________________ _______________________CPR 1998 INTERVIEWS__________________________________________________ _______________________________JEFF PEVAR BAND AT BITTER END 1990________________________________________________________ _________________________JEFF PEVAR'S DEBUT ON TAMBOURA w/ JACKSON BROWNE______________________________________________________ ____________________________GRAHAM NASH BAND 2002 ____________________________________________________________ _____________________RICKIE LEE JONES - PARIS 1985LAST CHANCE TEXACO______________________________________________________ __________________________MARC COHN & JEFF PEVAR - AUSTIN CITY LIMITS 1992________________________________________________________ ___________________________Jeff w/ CARLY SIMON & JIMMY WEBB________________________________________________________ ___________________________MARC COHN ON THE TONITE SHOW________________________________________________________ __________________________CPR ON THE TONIGHT SHOW________________________________________________________ __________________________MARC COHN 2ND TONIGHT SHOW________________________________________________________ __________________________w/ PHIL LESH & FRIENDS AT THE BEACON THEATRE 2000 (Trading licks w/ BRANFORD MARSALIS)___________________________________________________ ______________________________w/ RICKIE LEE JONES - SNL 1989________________________________________________________ _________________________

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/18/2006
Band Website: pevar.com
Influences: Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Robben Ford, Larry Carlton, Jimmy Messina, Lowell George & Little Feat, Ray Charles, John Scofield, Alvin Lee, Ry Cooder, Rick Derringer/Johnny Winter, Steely Dan, The Beatles. Soul/R&B, Blues/Jazz..... and the list goes on and on. I'm a self taught musician who has been influenced by the many and various styles of music I love to hear and play..... I'd like to consider myself a musical chamelion of sorts... not really into just one style, but moreso music from the heart.... the fact that music is profound communication often without words.....__________________________________________________ _______Get Your Own! | View Slideshow
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Greetings all. After years of having a website at www.pevar.com (with the help of my webmaster/updater/assistant Ananda Owen) I decided to also add one here at myspace. Thanks for visiting and of cour...
Posted by Jeff Pevar on Sat, 09 Sep 2006 11:20:00 PST