DownBeat July 2011 [antikvár]

BERKLEE SUMMER ThcCITYkedMNatixis GlobalAss6t Management' 1 Fr^^^dp^EXoncertS 80+ cincer^pitLirtng currentBerkjee stupents^rid re|Ght alumni12+ yenueastretcbing fronn Boston "to CaatoiS^^^^^ Jamaica PlainIGrand Finale Berklee BeaRTFirst Take I ovso^^y^^jo _ _ ____Guitars and geeksWe're gecls.. . g-j-c all music geeks-andHere in .hea.ics and sports fiends, we ;ZnZ we are. Our appetite for musicembrace our obsession. It s a part ol vvno(both old and new) is i"^atiable_j - professional musi- .AS music g-ks ^^manufacturers, music p^b- :cians. educators, record storej publicists. It also includesother fans can be categorized as music geeks.The lact that you're reading this column means there's a good chance you're one of us. Take this quiz and score one point every time you answer yes: I) Do you lisien to music every day? 2) Do you spend a signiticant portion of your income on albums and/or concen nckets? 3) Have you ever run out of storage space for your music? 4) Do you decorate your living space with images of musicians? 5) Has a friend or family member ever complained about your obsession? (e.g., "Do you really need all these CDs?" "We can't afford to hire a band for the party." "Von left your iPod in the bathroom again." "Could we do this without listening to music?") If you scored three points or higher on the quiz, then glance in a mirror and spot the music geek.My personal evolution toward geekdom was completed in 1984. That year, as a collegiate journalist, I was given an assignment to review a Stevie Ray Vaughan concert on campus. Seeing Vaughan's performanceparticularly his rendition of Jimi Hendrix's "Third Stone From The Sun"was a transformative experience. I've been fascinated by mysterious, otherworid-ly guitar sounds ever since.So it was a thrill and an honor to help assemble the editorial content for this guitar-themed issue of DownBeat. The artists in our cover story. Marc Ribot and Nels Cline. have spent decades exploring the sonic possibilities of the guitar. Putting these two eloquent musicians together with journalist Jim Macnie resulted in a conversation that is thouehtfuK revelatory and wildly entertaining. {Spoiler alert: There's an appearance bv a wax-loving dommatrix.)Elsewhere in this issue, Vernon Reid lakes the Blindfold Test, Da strykc,- provides a Master Class, a John Abea^rombie ouitar solo is tran-Buiilasix-stringisn'tyourthing.dontfr^M vv.\.saxophonist Wes.sell "VVarmdadcU' a hHenm.gway.asu.,U.salo;p;qxnalways ho.heivd me. so above we h ve . TTSK-vic Kay Vaughan. Somehow, that ill^t tl^ 'Tlu.nks lor sup|ioiting geeks like us. aiul okl!: iPKa.se keep on ivading.Mfj DOWNBEAT IDIY^OH