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Ken Rosser

About Me

Freelance guitar player, GIT instructor...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/29/2006
Band Website: kenrosser.com
Influences: More like, "people I enjoy listening to"...I really hope some of it is influencing me! - John Abercrombie, Wu Man, David Lindley, The Beatles, Jeff Beck, Emmylou Harris, Yo Yo Ma, Bang On A Can, Peter Gabriel, JS Bach, Adrian Belew, Frank Zappa, Nels Cline, Paul Motian, Bill Bruford, Los Lobos, Marisa Monte, Bobby Bradford, Hermeto Pascoal, Egberto Gismonte, Jim Hall, Wes Montgomery, Bill Frisell, David Torn, Ralph Towner, Terje Rypdal, Albert King, Albert Collins, Steve Cropper, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, King Crimson, Jimi Hendrix, Lou Harrison, Steve Reich, Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Vernon Reid, Derek Trucks, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, John McLaughlin, Muddy Waters, Tom Waits, Toru Takemitsu, Led Zeppelin, Django Reinhardt, Rafael Rabello, Julian Bream, James Burton, Marc Ribot, Kevin Breit, Hans Reichel, Fred Frith, Henry Kaiser, The Staples Singers, Weather Report, Ornette Coleman, Henry Threadgill, The Neville Brothers, The Meters, Igor Stravinsky, Thelonius Monk, Daniel Lanois, Jim Keltner, Dave Holland, Rage Against The Machine, Renaissance choral music (Palestrina, Lassus, Tallis, etc), percussion ensemble music...And the many people I've been lucky enough to play with over the years...
Sounds Like: Your guess is as good as mine....
Record Label: various
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

2007 (slight return)

2007 was a good music year - in this year a number of CD's came out that actually enjoyed "play them 'til they wear out" status for me. In no particular order: David Torn - Prezens Radiohead - I...
Posted by Ken Rosser on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:21:00 PST

News, Updates, Excuses and General Complaining, 7/07

So, I've been getting lots of messages asking why there's no sound clips, no gigs posted and no updates since September of last year. Apparently, my account has become corrupted somehow.  It will...
Posted by Ken Rosser on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:00:00 PST

News, 9/06

Angela Carole Brown's CD "Music For The Weeping Woman", which features more of yours truly than you could ask for, is currently being mixed for a projected early 2007 release.  I'm thrilled with ...
Posted by Ken Rosser on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:27:00 PST

Updated - Discography w/clips...

Angela Carole Brown - Resting On The Rock (http://www.angelacarolebrown.com/MUSIC.htm) On this I played electric 6 & 12 string, baritone, slide and prepared guitars, the Jerry Jones electric sitar...
Posted by Ken Rosser on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 09:11:00 PST