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| Curt Warren and Erik Unsworth in Houston Curt Warren (jazz Guitar) and Erik Unsworth (bass) will play Friday, April 14, 2006 at MECA--1900 Kane, Houston, Texas. Curt Warren is an active jazz guitarist and has been making a name for himself on the international scene. He began his professional career playing the Frankie Laine show in Las Vegas, with the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra and shows in Hawaii with Teresa Brewer and Tony Martin. While performing with the United States Navy Band, "The Commodores", he was a featured soloist at the Newport Jazz Festival, the Midwest Band Convention in Chicago, and the National Association of Jazz Educators Convention in Dallas. In 1978, Mr. Warren began his tenure as a Professor of Guitar at the University of Texas at El Paso, teaching jazz guitar and jazz improvisation, while performing at various functions and concerts at the university. He continues to work with his own trio in El Paso jazz clubs where he has played with such greats as Herb Ellis, Bill Watrous, Carl Fontana, Rob McConnell, Bud Shank, Eddie Harris, Joe Newman, Tommy Tedesco, Al Viola, and others. With three albums to his credit (I've Got the World on a String, Jazz Ruined My Life, Jazz Ruined My Life II), Mr. Warren collaborated with legends such as jazz bassist Monty Budwig, Chicago jazz pianist Larry Novak, Rusty Jones on drums, and Nick Tountas on bass. Erik Unsworth joined the music faculty of the University of Texas at El Paso in 2003, as a Visiting Assistant Professor of String Bass, Electric Bass, and Jazz and Commercial Music Studies. He has performed around the United States and in Europe. Mr. Unsworth holds degrees in Theory & Composition and in Studio and Live Recording, which has led to his taking on the role of record producer for a number of the artists with whom he regularly performs. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |