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Tesla Manaf: Tesla Manaf
by Dave Wayne
The beneficiary of free-range musical knowledge gleaned from his father's record collection---one which included discs by the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Gentle Giant, Pat Metheny, and Soft Machine--guitarist / composer Tesla Manaf has subsequently developed a completely unique musical voice. Perhaps more importantly, he's a daring young fellow who's not afraid to take artistic chances. Classically-trained, he tired of that world's rigidity and embarked on a career in jazz and improvised music in 2007. While his compositions contain some truly startling echoes ...
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by Mark F. Turner
Unlikely settings can spawn the most interesting results as heard in Indonesian based guitarist Tesla Manaf's A Man's Relationship with His Fragile Area which is one of the most intriguing titles for an album in recent years. The music is equally fascinating--the instrumental persuasions of Manaf's homeland and the slightest hints of his early music inspiration Pat Metheny. Yet this debut on Moon June Records is clearly not your typical mainstream jazz or progressive-rock guitar album. Manaf's been concocting his ...
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