Book Reviews “This is really profound, evocative stuff—Joel is not only a great player, he’s a great writer. Everyone should read this book.” – Mike Stern: Jazz Guitarist “Pity the Genius reads like a memoir told through the lens of a listener, student and friend of pivotal, emotionally complex, guitar …
About the Authors Guitarist, composer, arranger, lyricist, writer, educator, and vocalist Joel Harrison has “created a new blueprint for jazz” (New Orleans Times-Picayune). A Guggenheim Fellow (2010) he has released 25 CDs as a leader on seven different labels since 1994. Harrison’s music may be founded on jazz but veers into classical, rock, …
A masterclass in the art and skill of jazz Ruminations and Reflections is more than just a jazz biography, it is a masterclass in how to improvise, jazz theory, how to listen to jazz, and the business of being a musician in today’s world. Never shy, these two friends share fascinating …
