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Frank Axtell

Frank Axtell- Guitarist/Composer

About Me

With over two decades in the music industry, Frank Axtell is a renowned guitarist and composer who is a major contributor to the South Florida jazz/fusion/rock/blues scene. He performs with his own jazz ensemble, The Frank Axtell Quartet/Trio.He was chosen as a featured soloist at the Berks Jazz festival in Reading, PA. Frank toured extensively in the 80's and recorded at The Record Plant in the San Francisco Bay area.Frank attended the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. He has always taken his continuing course of musical evolution seriously, learning from prominent guitarists Vincent Bredice, Joseph Iodone, Joe Diorio, Scott Henderson, and Jack Wilkins. Frank has served on the faculty of Miami Dade Community College and The Academy of Fine Arts in West Palm Beach, Fl. More recently, he teaches guitar clinics and instructs guitar/electric bass/music theory at his studio, Digital Soundscapes, in West Palm Beach, FL.Frank's comprehensive body of recorded material includes original compositions in the jazz, rock, R&B, classical, world beat and smooth jazz veins. He is a sought after session guitarist because of his versatility and talent for producing and arranging.

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Member Since: 8/29/2004
Band Website: frankaxtell.com
Band Members: Frank Axtell-guitar,Randy Ward-bass,Paul Banman-keyboards,Lewis Rainbow-drums,
Influences: Jimi Hendrix, Joe Zawinul, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report, John McLaughlin, Allan Holdsworth, Trilok Gurtu, Igor Stravinski, J.S. Bach, Herbie Hancock, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, The Beatles, Jeff Beck, Chick Corea, Jean Luc Ponty, Yes, U.K., Frank Zappa, Vincent Bredice, Joe Diorio, Pat Martino, Jaco Pastorius, W.A. Mozart, Bela Bartok, Sonny Rollins, Albert King, Freddie King, The Cream, Pat Metheny Group, Valdimir Horowitz, John Williams, Andres Segovia, Pepe Romero, Jeff Berlin, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, George Bensen, Clifford Brown, Bill Evans, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Henderson, Bud Powell, Django Reinhardt, Jimmy Smith, Louis Armstrong, Ornette Coleman, Steve Hunt, Richie Tortorigi, Tommy Bolan, Tony Williams, Gary Husband, Lenny White, Billy Cobham, Jack De Johnette, Vinny Colaiuta, Peter Erskine, Bill Bruford, Steve Gadd, Chad Wackerman,Ray Gomez,Gary Willis, Stanley Clarke, Marc Johnson, Dave Holland, Victor Bailey, Eddie Jobson, Jan Hammer, Lewis Rainbow, Randy Ward, Alaine Pluffe, Macoy Tyner, Micheal Brecker, Randy Brecker, John Mclaughlin, Brand X, Richard Bona, George Duke, James Brown, P funk, Ira Sullivan, Wes Montgomery, Phil Keaggy, PFR, Ted O’Farrell, Alian Caron, Airto, Flora Purim, Carlos Santana
Sounds Like:Jeff Beck, Weather Report, Chick Corea Electric Band, John Mclaughlin
Type of Label: None

My Blog

new gear

Thanks to good friend and guitar/amp whiz Steve Siciliano, I just acquired a Bill Nash relic stratocaster wilh Lollar pickups and a maple neck that plays like a dream. Thanks Steve for helping me reac...
Posted by Frank Axtell on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:58:00 PST

new gear

Thanks to good friend and guitar/amp whiz Steve Siciliano, I just acquired a Bill Nash relic stratocaster wilh Lollar pickups and a maple neck that plays like a dream. Thanks Steve for helping me reac...
Posted by Frank Axtell on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:00:00 PST

new gear

Thanks to good friend and guitar/amp whiz Steve Siciliano, I just acquired a Bill Nash relic stratocaster wilh Lollar pickups and a maple neck that plays like a dream. Thanks Steve for helping me reac...
Posted by Frank Axtell on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:00:00 PST

Music Biz

"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs every day.And there's also a bad side."-- Hunter S. Thompson...
Posted by Frank Axtell on Sun, 18 May 2008 04:32:00 PST

New Gear

Hi everybody...just a short blog entry to update the fans about some new gear i’ve been recording with in the studio and which is featured on the last couple of tunes. First I’ve added a H...
Posted by Frank Axtell on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:01:00 PST

New Jerusalem

I've just completed a new composition called The New Jerusalem as a testimony that Jesus Christ is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Bit of a different musical direction...for now.This time I finally p...
Posted by Frank Axtell on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 09:59:00 PST

Joe Zawinul

VIENNA, Austria - Jazz legend Joe Zawinul, who soared to fame as one of the creators of jazz fusion and performed and recorded with Miles Davis, died early Tuesday, a hospital official said. He was 75...
Posted by Frank Axtell on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:09:00 PST

Website and Forum

Check out Frank's websites at www.frankaxtell.com http://www.jamwave.com/artist.aspx?AID=1848 http://www.ubl.com/artists/frankaxtell/ To purchase Frank's CD go to: http://www.cafepress.com/franka...
Posted by Frank Axtell on Sun, 16 Jul 2006 03:23:00 PST