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The Web Calendar is reformated and
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New
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"Invironments"
Magazine feature on Jim...
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“Jim
is a world class guitarist.... I knew right away he was a world
class guitarist.”
Victor
Wooten
Elgin
College, April 12, 2008

Upcoming
Performances ...usee
calendar for more!
Benedictine University Presents
Jim Kanas Group in Concert / jazzGuitar
and...Master classes
with...Special
Guests
coming... March 2012
"Wonderful
festival--Jim Kanas is a monster clinician....I'm impressed."
Lee Tomboulian
Instructor of Jazz Piano and Improvisation
Lawrence University
Al
Sears Jazz Festival
!
Jim Kanas Jazz Quartet,
2
Macomb, IL
WWJ-Maakestad@wiu.eduill
Corky
Siegel's New Book
Cork
included Jim in the dedication of
his new book "Let Your Music Soar".
Read
about it at
http://www.chamberblues.com/book_home.html
>Smithsonian
American Roots Tour
came to
Illinois.
Jim performed in Central Illinois for the exhibition
....the
Smithsonian Roots Tour was in Illinois this past summer. Jim performed
in advance of the exhibit to promote it for Central Illinois.
NEW
>Promo
images for presenters. download
high res here
NEW
>Bob
Harman's Book/CD
on Larson Guitars is finally available!
Jim is featured on it playing harp guitars.
.Bob
Hartman's book and CD on his grandfather's Larson guitars is expected
to be available this Spring. These famous guitars bared the name
of many well known brands including, Maurer Prairie State, Euphonon,
Stahl and even Martin. Jim plays duel harp guitars (dubbed) on this
project. Other artists on this project include Jimi Hendrix
and Muriel Anderson. The first book was
distributed by Hal Leonard...
www.larsonscreations.com
rchguitars@stateline-isp.com
Hoosierbillies'
Guitarist... guess who?
14 piece Western Swing Band, see www.hoosierbillies.com
and
search youtube
for Hoosierbillies Music Show includes
Shana
Petrone (Epic, Sony-Nashville; Dream Tour Partners:
Dixie Chicks and Garth Brooks; MTV, Bryan White's "That's Another
Song" and Tracy Lawerence's "Today's Lonely Fool"
& "As Any Fool Can See". ),
Dale Dorsey, Annie Kincaid and
others...

Endorsement
with Heritage Amplifiers
Jim
is on board as a Heritage Amplifier
Artist. Visit
Heritage Amplifiers for more details on this
quality line of guitar amplification. They specialize in
class A, point to point, tube amplifiers. This is great stuff! Heritage
is arranged to get the "Freedom" combo amp to Jim to play
and endorse.
www.heritageamplifiers.com
info@heritageamplifiers.com
- Endorsement
withTom Holmes Guitars (THC). These very rare one
of a kind pieces. Tom is well known for years for his electric guitar
pickups and made guitars for a brief period. These guitars are hard
to come by and are played by the Billy Gibons,
Bo Diddley and others. Jim has a customized tele
style guitar and is endorsing these guitars for Tom.
www.tomholmescompany.com
Tom Holmes
PO Box 414
Joelton, TN 37080
Telephone: 615-876-3453
Fax: 615-876-6354
tomholmes@tomholmescompany.com
- Endorsement
with Mother Earth Rhythm. ... to play and
record high end Mother Rhythm Djembe used in educational settings...
It is an awesome drum!
www.motherrhythm.com
Mother Rhythm Drums & Imports
24129 500th Street
Bemidji, MN 56601
Ph: (218) 759-9463
info@motherrhythm.com
NEW
>"Follow
the Drinking Gourd- the music"
percussion/vocal/guitar, Kanas
An original composition for world drums, mallots, vocal, guitar,
narration and percussion, structured around the story "Follow
the Drinking Gourd" about the underground railroad
NEW
>
Steve
Goodman, Corky Siegle and Jethro
Burns played a "No Nukes" concert on April 3,1980 at the
Egyptian Theater, DeKalb, Il . Photos from Jim's collection appears
in a comprehensive book the life and music of Steve Goodman by Clay
Eals. Click here to see photos!
ceals@comcast.net
(this site is temporarily down, 1/8/08)
http://www.clayeals.com
WTTW
11 new website featuring/including jk
past arts across illinois features...
Fawn
Ring
Executive Producer, Arts & Entertainment
WTTW 11
5400 N. St. Louis Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 509-5504
fring@wttw.com
Past Performances...
Muriel
Anderson
w/Special guest, Jim Kanas
Charlottes
Web concert series.
Classical and Harp Guitar
(Muriel)
Rockford IL
Mendelson Performing Arts Center
Performances
at the House
in DeKalb
Four performances with Catina DeLuna from Brazil,
Alejandro Fernandez from Columbia, Jaun Pastor from Peru and
Scott Coletta from the States

More...
-DVD
and CD of the Jim Kanas Trio with Annie Kincaid
Live at Rockford College/Charolette's Web
The
CD and DVD, project on hold....
-CD/EP,
"Take the El -theEP"...jazz originals
is on www.cdbaby.com2
and listed with Tower Records

-Oasis
Records has
included "Swan Quarter" from "Jimmy and the Swingers"
on there latest sampler. This double CD has been distributed to
hundreds of radio stations
nationwide and music business "insiders" as well. As a
result stations have been calling for more music! Way
cool....
-"Jimmy
and the Swingers" reviewed in
"Bluegrass Now".
This is a nice review, click here...
-View
2008 Newsletter online
-cdbaby.com
now
carries the "Jimmy and the Swingers"
album. search jazz>swing or go to this
link http://www.cdbaby.com/kanas
...- NEW
PayPal available for pruchases. coming ...
-FREE
-MP3's, selected tunes, full versions, "Jimmy and the Swingers"
Here
!
-WTTW11/PBS,
"Arts across Illinois",
featured artist! Promotional DVD Release
Available
Now !.
-Upcoming
performances, see calendar.
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