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Guitarist Kenny Burrell Photo courtesy of Regina Davis, Jazz in the Pines publicist <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Renowned guitarist Kenny Burrell will perform at the 19th Annual Jazz in the Pines. Burrell will appear in the Holmes Amphitheatre at 1:30 p.m, Saturday, Aug. 25, the first day of the festival.<\/p>\n

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Burrell has been a popular and great jazz guitarist since the 1950s. For 60 years, he has entertained jazz fans across the nation.<\/p>\n

Born in Detroit, Burell made his recording debut in 1951 with Dizzy Gillespie and began touring in 1955 with Oscar Peterson. Now Southern California is home. Since 1996, Burrell has been the director of jazz studies in the Department of Ethnomusicology at UCLA.<\/p>\n

This is Burrell\u2019s first appearance at the jazz festival. When asked why he is coming this year, he replied, \u201cBubba [Jackson, artistic consultant for the 2012 Festival] asked me. I said, \u2018Yes,\u2019 it\u2019s a nice place up there.\u201d<\/p>\n

And Burrell also stressed that the Jazz Fest\u2019s reputation is growing among the nation\u2019s jazz stars.<\/p>\n

Burrell will perform solo for the first part of his concert. This is something he has been developing for years. His first fully solo concert was a few years ago at the Pasadena Playhouse. \u201cA friend encouraged me to do it solo so I agreed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The result is his latest album, \u201cTenderly.\u201d While Burrell has done solo recordings for years, this is his first entire album of solos.<\/p>\n

Although he\u2019s alone on the stage, Burrell is still the consummate jazz guitarist. \u201cNothing here has changed, Improvisation is still there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Besides his career as a professional musician, Burrell is a fulltime academic, which means he must still work and prepare to make the music happen when he performs. \u201cIt\u2019s not a chore, it\u2019s very much enjoyable,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s a tremendous amount of freedom in solo playing, which outweighs the amount of work involved.\u201d<\/p>\n

But solo work carries a burden or responsibility he said, \u201cYou\u2019re totally responsible for the sounds being made. That is a challenge and blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is fundamental to Burrell\u2019s teaching and performing philosophy. He said, \u201cWhat makes the artist very special or unique is to stand out.\u201d Developing the student\u2019s unique nature is what he tries to do at UCLA and demonstrate on stage when playing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all have something that is special. It may or may not be in keeping with what\u2019s current,\u201d he said. But recognizing and holding onto that uniqueness is what will make a difference in one\u2019s career, he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometime it is not easy and takes courage to go against current trends, but you have to listen to your inner voice,\u201d he emphasized. \u201cThat\u2019s what helps develop style.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Burrell will prepare his audience for what is coming and will explain some of the pieces, he stressed that his education career has little influence on his musical career.<\/p>\n

As many jazz greats proclaim about their genre, \u201coverall jazz has not changed, it evolves,\u201d Burrell says. There are different sounds and new developments and in five years something else beside fusion or Latin will be going on, he forecasts.<\/p>\n

For tickets and additional information visit: www.idyllwildjazz.com<\/a> or call the Hotline at (951) 500-4090.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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