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Justin Perdue

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About Me

About jazz guitarist Justin Perdue:
I’m working with a trio featuring Jeremy Harlos (bass) and Travis Shores (drums), playing original compositions.

I’ve been playing professionally since the late 80s, appearing at venues from the Knitting Factory and Vision Festival to the Burlington Jazz Festival and the University of Madison Wisconsin. I’ve recorded and performed with Arthur Brooks, the So-Called Jazz Sextet, Jack Wright, and have worked & toured with the Middlebury College Dance Co.

In addition to jazz guitar work in combo settings (trio recordings here feature Harlos and Shores), I’ve also composed and recorded works with guitar synthesizer and computers, and co-led several funk bands.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/28/2006
Band Website: studioperdue.com/music
Band Members: Justin Perdue - guitar
Travis Shores - drums
Jeremy Harlos - bass
Influences: Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins, George Freeman, Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Smith, Cannonball Adderley, Jackie McClean, Tal Farlow, Wayne Shorter, John McLaughlin, P-Funk, James Brown, Hendrix, Eddie Palmieri, Sun Ra, Bill Dixon, Bud Powell, Ellington, Cecil, Ornette, Bird & Diz...
Sounds Like: take a listen...

On another note, here’s some of Justin Perdue’s paintings and collages...

And here’s a little intro soundtrack ditty we did for the latest DVD from our friends at the American Brewer’s Guild’s...

Type of Label: None

My Blog

demo derby - new trio & new tunes

Just a quick note - uploaded new "demo" versions of Blues for Koa and Fauvismo along with the entirely new tunes Here Comes Godot and Relaxin With Wes. Sorry to say these are a bit on the lo-fi side -...
Posted by Justin Perdue on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:25:00 PST

choosing not to pick

In pursuit of the tone - namely the sound of Wes Montgomery - I abandoned using a pick several years ago. While it has is drawbacks when I'm looking to strum (especially in say a funk context) I'm a c...
Posted by Justin Perdue on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 02:02:00 PST

notes on tuning in fourths

Influenced by the chord voicings employed by McCoy Tyner and the harmonic patterns used by John Coltrane, I began tuning his guitar in fourths (E-A-D-G-C-F, low to high) in 1990. Initially, this wa...
Posted by Justin Perdue on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 01:29:00 PST

jazzophile blog plug

As an aside, I've recently embarked upon a side project to archive my thoughts and reflections on jazz albums that have influenced my over the years. As I say, I've just embarked upon this - and it pr...
Posted by Justin Perdue on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:33:00 PST