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LaVerne Christie

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Jazz Guitarist LaVerne Christie has played in various formats from solo to combo to big band to accompanist throughout Minneapolis/St. Paul, the San Francisco Bay Area and Las Vegas, where she now resides. Christie studied with classical guitar master Jeffrey Van and noted jazz professionals Mimi Fox and Randy Vincent. She also studied at The Jazz School in Berkeley.

Christie's uncomplicated approach to jazz, her sense of swing, and appreciation for Brazilian music are evident in her arrangements. She pays respect to her jazz predecessors while appealing to new listeners through her interpretation of classic standards.

Christie recently relocated to Las Vegas where she has become a valuable contributor to the revitalized Las Vegas jazz scene. The LaVerne Christie Trio is a guitar/upright bass/drums ensemble that plays straight-ahead jazz. LaVerne Christie is also affiliated with Caesar's Palace, where she enjoys playing solo guitar for private clients.

The LaVerne Christie Trio: East of the Sun, West of the Moon

Read "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

by Michael P. Gladstone
December 28, 2007

You can stare at a cover photo and almost expect a certain type of music. In the case of East of the Sun, West of the Moon, the group is a seen at the side of a desert road converged on a 1939 yellow Lasalle coupe that has the hood raised. It is an enigmatic photograph and I expected something retro, given the instrumental set-up (guitar, acoustic bass and drums) like Postwar Swing, King Cole Trio-type or even Western Swing ...