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Subject: string fever
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Date: Tue, 2-Apr-85 20:22:00 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr  2 20:22:00 1985
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	[Just like Crazy Fingers]

	Last Thursday night a friend and I went to the Boston Globe Jazz
Festival Guitar Night.  When we walked in, we could here two guitars playing,
but we couldn't see the stage.  At the end of the song, we were able to find our
seats and watch the show.  Although we thought we heard two guitarists up on
stage, there was only one guitarist playing, so we waited for his next song
to figure out what was going on.  He started playing, but it still sounded
like two guitars.  Turns out he plays with a very unique two-handed style,
where the left hand plays the rhythm and the right hand taps out the lead,
both hands independent of each other.  I know other guitarists like Eddie Van
Halen use this right hand technique sometimes, but this guy plays full leads
with it, playing mini-chords and all, not just little riffs.  It was amazing to
see, but it sounded even better.
	The guitarist was Stanley Jordan, a 25-year old from Princeton.  The
concert program says he learned music on keyboards but switched to guitar as
soon as he first heard Jimi Hendrix.  According to his writeup, he is still 
an unknown, playing a lot for change on the streets.
	Has anyone ever heard of or seen this guy?  If you're a fan of great
guitarists or jazz, you should check him out.

				Dave Coleman

	"Logic gives man what he needs, magic gives him what he wants"