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About Me

&nbspI am a veteran jazz guitarist from New York who has resided in Indianapolis since 1973. After touring nationally for 12 years I settled down in 1984 to a career based around performing and teaching in the Indy area. I mainly perform in small group settings, but my band, The Bill Lancton Coalition, is a full blown organization, consisting of anywhere from a guitar-bass-keys-drums quartet to a full blown octet with horns.I absolutely love teaching, and I have had the pleasure of mentoring hundreds of students of all ages, many of whom have gone on to receive music degrees and started their own musical careers.In 2005, I had the honor of being inducted into the Indianapolis Jazz Hall Of Fame, joining Wes Montgomery as the only two guitarists in the IJHOF. I also received the Indianapolis Arts Council Creative Renewal Fellowship that same year.I have worked with artists as diverse as Hammond organ legend Melvin Rhyne, honkey tonk piano Queen JoAnn Castle from the Lawrence Welk show, guitar masters Fareed Haque and Henry Johnson, and sax diva Mindi Abair.My cds are available for purchase at www.billlancton.com.

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Member Since: 31/12/2006
Band Website: www.billlancton.com
Band Members: The Bill Lancton Coalition has a great and ever evolving cast of characters...the best jazz players in Indiana, including Dave Murray, Scott Pazera, Steve Dokken, Jon Wood, Billy Myers, Frank Smith, Jeff DeHerdt, Allen "Turk" Burke, Kenny Phelps, Russell Taylor, Vince Jackson, AL Shikaly, Mike Stricklin, David Allee, Rich Dole, and others. I also head up the Indianapolis Guitar Summit, which includes Sandy Williams, Charlie Smith, Frank Steans, Paul Holdman, and visiting artists such as Fareed Haque and Henry Johnson.
Influences: Wes Montgomery, Miles Davis, George Benson, Herb Ellis, Mundell Lowe, Ron Eschete, Barney Kessell, Johnny Smith, Jimmy Hendrix, Grant Green, Eric Clapton, Leslie West, Henry Mancini, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, The Ink Spots, Duke Ellington. Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Stanley Turrentine, Jimmy Smith, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Carlos Santana, Kenny Burrell, James Brown, Tower Of Power, The Ventures, Eric Gale, Phil Upchurch, James Jamerson, Cornell Dupree, Melvin Sparks, and more to come when I think of them!
Sounds Like: Bill Lancton!
Record Label: Marimba
Type of Label: Indie

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