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About Me

Jamey Arent is a guitar player influenced by the greats of blues, jazz, soul, funk and R&B. He began playing at age 12 with the inspiration from a Beatles video and made the blues his home soon thereafter. He has played in various bands and been featured at various clubs, private parties, weddings and even played two nights at B.B. King's Blues Club in Memphis opening for Preston Shannon and Ruby Wilson. In addition, Jamey was inducted into the Colorado All-State Jazz Band for 2004 and 2005, and was the co-winner of the 2005 Downbeat Magazine Student Award for best Blues/Pop/Rock soloist. Jamey was featured in Mike Varney's Spotlight in the November 2005 issue of Guitar Player Magazine. Jamey has also played with Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Slide Hampton, members of The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Delta-Sonics, and Matt Tutor. He has studied guitar with Bobby Ferrazza, Mitch Chmara, Johnny Hiland and Wayne Sturdy as well studied jazz with Robin Eubanks, Marcus Belgrave, Peter Dominguez, Wendell Logan, Paul Samuels, Dan Wall, Steve Holley and Eric Gunnison. He currently is attending the prestigious Oberlin Conservatory continuing his studies of jazz, the guitar and music theory. Jamey is also guitarist in the Oberlin, Ohio based funk/soul project The Sauce.Grammy award winning producer John Snyder calls Jamey "an excellent player who is fun to listen to". Guitar Player Magazine Columnist, Bay Area Record Producer and owner of Shrapnel, Blues Bureau and Tone Center Records,Mike Varney says "Arent's demo reveals him to be a stunning player with a style some might call bluesion,straddling blues, jazz, and rock, and he has the ability to take long solos that are head-and-shoulders above most Stevie Ray Vaughanabees. There are lots of young guitarists who one day will likely be great, but 18-year-old Arent is already great." (Guitar Player Magazine, November 2005)

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Member Since: 5/9/2005
Band Members: "Untitled (Your Love Hurts Me)", "The Gamble", "Devil Queen" feature THE SAUCE. Alex Birnie-Vocals, Sullivan Fortner-Keys, Kevin Kearney- Bass, Jake Robinson-Drums, Noah Weiss- Alto Sax, Ben Bor- Tenor Sax, Miller Tinkerhess-Trumpet."Goin Down" features Jamey Arent-guitar,vocals. Kevin Kearney-bass, Jake Robinson- Drums."Gael's E46" (by J. Arent) features Jamey Arent-guitar, Tim McKay-baritone saxophone, Emma Dayhuff- upright bass, Andrew Lawrence- piano, Stefan Amidon-drums.Night & Day features Tim McKay-Baritone Saxophone, Sullivan Fortner-Piano, Jake Robinson-Drums, Kevin Kearney-Bass
Influences: Jimi Hendrix, George Benson, Robben Ford, Stevie Wonder, The Meters, John Coltrane, Prince, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmy Smith, Karl Denson, Donny Hathaway, Wes Montgomery, Miles Davis, Derek Trucks, The Beatles, The RH Factor, Billy Preston, Carl Verheyen, Dianne Reeves, John Mayer, Thelonious Monk, Lenny Breau, Soulive, Karl Denson, Taj Mahal, Bireli Lagrene, Roy Hargrove, Freddie King, Danny Gatton, Don Mock, Phineas Newborn Jr., Freddie Hubbard, Jason Crosby, Jimmy Herring, Oteil Burbridge, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, The Allman Brothers Band, Otis Redding, Scott Henderson, B.B. King, Christian McBride, John McLaughlin, Maktub, Eric Gales, Charlie Parker, David Ryan Harris, Jonathan Kriesberg, Joe Bonamassa, Aquarium Rescue Unit, Ray Charles, Wayne Shorter, The Temptations, Michael Hedges, Albert Collins, Chick Corea, Tower of Power, McCoy Tyner, Al Green, Eric Johnson, Lenny Kravitz, Grant Green, Charlie Hunter, James Brown, Robert Walter, Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin, D'Angelo, Herbie Hancock, Eric Clapton, The Greyboy Allstars, Ted Greene, Booker T. & The MG's, The Gamble Brothers Band, Mike Stern, Albert King, Doyle Bramhall II, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Sam & Dave, John Ellis, Bob Reynolds, Sonny Rollins, ZZ Top, Eddie Cotton, Muddy Waters, Horace Silver, Doug Wamble, P-Funk, Ella Fitzgerald, Brecker Brothers, Sly & The Family Stone, Erykah Badu, Bobby Broom, Lionel Loueke, Robert Johnson, Joe Pass, John Scofield, Mitch Chmara
Sounds Like: with Nate Levin:Jamming with Marcus Belgrave:
Type of Label: None

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My playing reviewed in Guitar Player Magazine...

This news is a year old, but here is the webpage with the article about me. Click Here!
Posted by Jamey Arent on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:40:00 PST

Gear Used

Some people have been asking about my gear and how I get my tone, here it is. Guitars: Fender Stratocaster, Fender Telecaster, Gibson ES-335, '79 Gibson Les Paul, Taylor 414CE, Heritage Swe...
Posted by Jamey Arent on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 02:29:00 PST