Slack Key Jazz

Product Description

Slack Key Jazz is the first recording of classic jazz paired with the nahe nahe (sweet) sounds of solo slack key guitar. From Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin and Dave Brubeck to George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Norah Jones; the great American songbook is poetically retold with the resonant sounds of slack key. The open guitar tunings (slack key) create exquisite warmth and set the stage for breathtaking improvisation true to the spirit of both Hawaiian music and Jazz.

About the Artist

Jeff Peterson is a featured artists of Grammy Award winning CD “Slack Key Guitar Volume 2”. He has performed with such musical legends as Eric Clapton, James Galway, Michael Feinstein as well as Hawaiian greats Ledward Kaapana, and the Honolulu Symphony. He has worked with shakuhachi grand master Riley Lee to blend the sounds of ki ho’alu (Hawaiian slack key guitar) with the tones of the Japanese flute. He has studied with celebrated guitarists including David Russell, Joe Diorio, and Benjamin Verdery.