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Morgan Kraft

About Me

Currently I'm recording and performing on the fretless guitar with two projects based in New York City, the blues band Jumpin' Salty and the instrumental group the Kraft Quartet. I also gig as a solo act, singing and playing my fretless guitar, and sometimes as a duo with various other artists. Other than playing my guitar, I work as a freelance producer & engineer. I'm available to engineer sessions in New York at Avatar or the Magic Shop, and in North Carolina at Fidelitorium.


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/27/2005
Band Website: morgankraft.com
Band Members: Morgan Kraft - Fretless Guitar

Dave Durst - Drums on all tracks except for

Wesley Rast - Drums on Susie-Q

Madison Rast - Bass

Lex Samu - Trumpet

Sean Costello - Lead Guitar on
Walkin' By Myself,
Killing Floor,
Bar Nine Blues

David Boatwright - Vocals, Guitar on Susie-Q,
Killing Floor

Mookie Brill - Vocals on Walkin' By Myself

Aaron Bachelder - Vibes, Marimba

All songs produced by
Morgan Kraft

Susie-Q, Killing Floor
mixed by Mark Williams

Under My Thumb,
Bar Nine Blues,
Tragic Wind
mixed by Mitch Easter
Influences: Artists:
The Black Keys
Folk Implosion
Waylon Jennings
Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Rolling Stones
AC/DC
U.S. Maple
Blonde Redhead
John Cage
Captain Beefhart
The Stone Coyotes
Drunk Stuntmen
Clifford Brown
Neslon Riddle
Robert Schuman
Charles Ives
Anton Webern

Albums:
Dare To Be Surprised
Nashville Skyline (Dylan)
Waylon Live
One More From The Road (Skynyrd)
Sinatra's Swingin' Sessions
Four (Miles Davis)
Get Your Ya Ya's Out (Stones)
Highway to Hell (AC/DC)
Thickfreakness (Black Keys)
Chet Baker the Italian Sessions

DVDs:
Abbado The First Year
Jimi live at Berkley
SRV live at Montreux '82
The American Folk Blues Festival vol. 1-3

Sounds Like: Pleat
The Denials
deLotus
The Particles
Tightrope
Jack Moa
Bitter Honey
Fatback
Bave
Conversation Peace
PANKOTB
Fiveplay
Conscript Fathers
Never, Never Mind
Myth
Desolation Row

Record Label: Microearth Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Recording at Fidelitorium - Part 1

I never would have expected when I first walked in to Mitch Easters Fidelitorium in Kernersville, NC that the next year would bring such an education for me in the a...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:28:00 GMT

Recording at Fidelitorium - Part 2

(continued from Recording at Fidelitorium - Part 1)Two other records that I assisted Mitch on were the Birds of Avalons 2008 EP and the upcoming Amy Speace album. Th...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:27:00 GMT

Sean Costello 1979 - 2008

Sean Costello, Thank You.I first worked with Sean on the Nappy Brown record (Long Time Coming). He later recorded over 15 tracks with my group the Kraft Quartet. His tasteful lead guitar work inspir...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:58:00 GMT

Insanity Wave - Something to Hide


Posted by on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:27:00 GMT

October 2007 News

NEW RECORDINGS AVAILABLE ON MYSPACECheck out the Kraft Quartet's myspace page for several new recordings. Two songs were composed by guest Aaron Bachelder and two by quartet founder Morgan Kraft. One ...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:04:00 GMT

Fretless Guitar

custom made fretless guitar by Bolin Guitars of Boise, ID
Posted by on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 11:44:00 GMT

Don't Fade Away

Morgan Kraft's debut full length release "Don't Fade Away". 12 Tracks including songs by Morgan Kraft, Ryan Crowley and Elvis Costello. Featuring Luke Mueller on drums, and special guests Ryan Crowl...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 13:47:00 GMT

Morgan Kraft EP

early singles and demoscurrently out of print
Posted by on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:09:00 GMT