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Ken Husbands
Ken Husbands is a jazz guitarist based in Oakland CA. He has released four albums of original music as leader: Unique Clear Formula (2008), Back Up Over (2010) , Keepin’ it Going (2014), and Soleil Pourri (2020).
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Ken Husbands Trio: Keepin' It Going
by Bruce Lindsay
San Francisco Bay area guitarist Ken Husbands is a well-travelled man. He grew up in Massachusetts, lived in Paris for a few years then moved to Oakland, California, in 2005. Along the way he's gained a PhD and developed an electric guitar style that encompasses many influences from jazz, fusion and other genres yet avoids sounding derivative. Keepin' It Going is credited to the Ken Husbands Trio. The trio is tight, the writing is fresh and the feel is upbeat. ...
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by Karl Ackermann
When your PhD dissertation targets jazz in French culture, it might not be the most logical hypothesis that you would musically favor funk-fusion. For the northern California-based guitarist Ken Husbands and his trio, the fusion route is based in personal histories within the sub-genre. The results of the players' collective musical journeys are documented on the trio release Keepin' it Going. Bassist Aaron Germain had featured French fusion guitarist Nguyen Le on his imaginative world beat album Chance (Origin Records, ...
read morePrimary Instrument
Guitar
Location
Oakland
Willing to teach
Intermediate to advanced
Music
Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson