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"Jim
Kanas is a hot tasty musician with big
tone and real swing."
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Catfish
Kieth, two-time W.C.
Handy Award nominee |
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jazz
guitarist
roots musician
producer/composer
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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 Jim Pass.
Creating a distinct personal style from
such disparate influences isn't easy
to do. Jim pulls it off with aplomb."
Pat Donahue |
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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.
You
can hear Jim Solo,
with the Jim Kanas Trio
and/or with
the Jim Kanas Jazz Quartet.
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Jim
has been described as world class
and is one of the most highly regarded guitarists and diverse
musicians 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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