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jazz
guitarist
roots musician
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Solo/American Roots Description
Jim
Kanas sings and plays an assortment of instruments including
guitars,
fiddle, banjo, dobro, pedal steel guitar, autoharp, mandolin,
harmonica ,
spoons, Native American flutes and more!
His concerts bridge jazz and classical to bluegrass, folk
and blues.
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"Jim
Kanas, guitarist, folk musician, multi-instrumentalist, composer,
teacher, producer and Illinois Arts Council Artstour artist
has won awards and thrilled audiences across genres. Few musicians
achieve success in both the jazz and folk realms."
Keisha
Smith,
Presenter/Marketing
"In
Jim Kanas' playing Doc Watson peacefully coexists with Joe
Pass. Creating a distinct personal style from
such disparate influences isn't easy
to do. Jim pulls it off with aplomb."
Pat
Donahue,
A Prairie Home Companion
"Jim
Kanas is one of those all-around good guys and good musicians
- lots of fun to work with, and I'm glad we got a chance to
play together in Rockford!"
Muriel Anderson
"Jim
is a world class guitarist....
I knew right away he was a world class guitarist.”
Victor
Wooten
"Jim
Kanas has
become his instrument."
Corky
Siegel
"Jim
Kanas is a hot tasty musician with big tone and real swing."
Catfish
Kieth
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Jim
has been described as world class
and is a highly regarded guitarist and diverse musician in the
Midwest. He has been featured in concert at colleges, theaters,
festivals and recorded and broadcast media throughout Illinois.
Jim Kanas' professional collaborations have included concerts,
recordings and/or performances with other Midwest musicians
such as harmonica/pianist, Howard
Levy; violinists, Johnny
Frigo, Randy Sabien;
mandolinist, Don Stiernberg;
bassist, Larry Gray;
bluesmen, Eddy Snow
and "Pistol Pete";
guitarist, Muriel Anderson;
percussionist, Rubén P.
Alvarez; singer/songwriters, Art
Thieme, Anne Hills
and others.
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