"calendar" updated: May 7, 2008
"what's new" updated: April 14, 2008

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> American Music Assembly Poster > click here

NEW > “Jim is a world class guitarist.... I knew right away he was a world class guitarist.”
Victor Wooten
Elgin College, April 12, 2008

NEW >"Wonderful festival--Jim Kanas is a monster clinician....I'm impressed."
Lee Tomboulian
Instructor of Jazz Piano and Improvisation
Lawrence University

NEW >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 >the jimKanas Trio and Friends
at the Sandwich Opera House
Saturday, January 12, 2008
8:00 p.m.
Jim Kanas, guitars; Roger Hintzsche, bass; Steve Strombeck, fiddle/mandolin; Annie Kincaid, fiddle; Tim Lawrence, banjo; Everyone, vocals!
Bluegrass, Swing, Jazz and Folk

$20/$18- 65+/$15/Students
www.sandwichoperahouse.com
Sandwich Opera House
140 E. Railroad Street
Sandwich, IL 60548
815/ 786-2555
opera house@snd.softfarm.com
The Box Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and one hour before the show.
theTrio
. ..The jimKanas Trio will be performing at the famous Sandwich Opera House next January in their 2008 series.

....with Annie Kincaid, long time friend and excellent musician. Annie is a bluegrass/classical/jazz violinist who has toured with David Allen Coe, recorded with Steve Goodman, worked with Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, jammed with Greg Allman and others. Annie is an exquisite musician who performs with her husband Kevin the Kankakee Symphony and others. She has strong roots in country music. ...also on board is Tim Laurence, banjo who is a rare multi-stylist talent on the banjo steeped in traditional bluegrass. Lifelong members Steve Strombeck, mandolin/fiddle/vocal, fourth generation fiddle and Roger Hintzsche, bass/vocal never sounded better!

NEW >Head shot 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

NEW >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 >Kaukauna Jazz Strings Festival
Kaukauna High School
Saturday, February 9, 2008
with Jim Kanas, guitar;
Randy Sabien, violin;
Matt Turner, piano/cello;
Dane Richardson, percussion
and Mark Urness, bass
7:30pm
$12/door
1701 County Hwy CE
Kaukauna, WI
766.6113 ext 5016

Press Release
December 28, 2007
“Kaukauna Jazz Strings Festival and Concert”

The second annual Kaukauna Jazz Strings Festival and Concert will take place on Sat. Feb. 9 at Kaukauna High School.
The festival will feature jazz clinics from 9am-4pm and will include middle school, high school and college tracks according to Kaukauna schools orchestra director Lori Lacey.
In addition a jazz guitar component has been added this year.
Clinicians for the daytime festival are violinist Randy Sabien, Yamaha artist/cellist Matt Turner, bassist Mark Urness and guitarist Jim Kanas.
The festival is open to visiting schools and universities and also is open to middle school, high school and college age individuals who may register on site for the daytime clinics for a fee of $10.....(info)

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

Coming...

NEW >7th Annual Al Sears Jazz Festival
jimKanas jazzQuartet
Macomb, IL
September 13, 2008
listen to the quartet ...
read about it...

NEW > 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...

-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.

THANKS !!

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jim@jimkanas.com
phone/fax 815.562.4553 , and stay in touch!

-More to come...