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CHILDREN OF A NEW JAZZ ERA

"This is a music you have never heard "

About Me

I am a self taught classical guitarist . I learned how to play and transpose bach, chopin, mozart and others from piano to guitar .I started in middle school playing the upright bass but after seeing the movie cross roads i wanted to play the guitar .My compassionate parents baught me a beginners guitar and i taught myself to read and compose music . Both my parents sing like ascending angels with wings of pure diamond, so i learned melody and harmony quickly . I cant express enough how stanley clarke woke me up to the beauty in the sound of a masterfully played ACOUSTIC string instrument . Also listening to earl klugh ,who ive met several times,taught me not to be ashamed playing original ,totally solo compositions. .After starting and joining a band called illumination i learned more about rythmic playing and more r&b ,this helped me immensely , we were on channel 20 regularly and i personally was an extra in the funk brothers movie . I have opened for straight ahead and spencer barfields quartet.

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Member Since: 10/26/2007
Band Website: bohemian jazz project
Band Members: Melvin A Chenault(guitar), Donald lewis(drums), Keith(bass) , Jeremy ceton (keyboard).but the music that you are listening to here is all played by me ,Melvin a chenault. Also ive co-written a cd with a close personal friend Dennis greer, exellent guitarist, who patiently recorded and performed with me in variouse venues .I Also worked on the prestigious George chenaults cd ,playing guitar , of course ,hes my uncle , that was fun * *My Showcase
Influences: Stanley clarke , al di meola, jean luc ponty, andres segovia ,paco de lucia , johann sebastion bach, chopin,liszt. Earl Klugh, Chick corea. george benson and jaco pastorius.
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Sounds Like: A fusion of jazz,classical and all other styes that inspire. This is a music for the person needing some mental and emotional stimulation! The person who is fed to the teeth of the assembly line music we are being conditioned to to accept as jazz. I am an aquarian independant original thinker ,so of course this music is going to be for the person who needs their own style of music . YOU!!!
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

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Like minded

Hello all. just finished a new 2 song collaberation with the phenominal yamasaki!!! we have mutual respect for one anothers music and decided to collaberate to represent our new jazz that we live in! ...
Posted by CHILDREN OF A NEW JAZZ ERA on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:06:00 PST

LIfe is music

Good day my friends .Many people think that musicians are inspired by just music, that shouldnt be. It is life that should empassion musicians,sorry  all of us. For we all create ,music with ever...
Posted by CHILDREN OF A NEW JAZZ ERA on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:05:00 PST