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Native New Yorker, long time studio musician and session guitarist
Chris Juergensen is in constant demand as a sideman, front
man and clinician. He has played sold out venues as intimate
as the world famous Blue Note and as large as the Long Beach
Auditorium. After teaching guitar for six years at the prestigious
Musicians Institute in Los Angeles along side with
Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big), Scott Henderson and Joe Diorio, Chris
left the states to become the Director of Education at Tokyo
School of Music in Japan where he resided for fifteen
years. He currently divides his time between Tokyo and Los
Angeles where he continues to write, record, play and teach.
His first solo CD, "Prospects"
was critically acclaimed worldwide and his second release,"Big
Bad Sun" painted a completely new portrait of him
showcasing him as a singer as well as guitarist. The opening
song "Sweet Melissa" was used by Australian filmmaker
Sean King in his short film "Regrets." His newest
CD, "Strange Phenomena" was released in early
2008.
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For
his efforts in promoting American art through international
music education, Chris was made an honorary citizen of New
Orleans by the Mayor of the city, Marc H. Morial in 1995 and
more recently was asked to perform on behalf of Japan at the
Japanese embassy in Seoul Korea in 2004.
 Written
by Chris, The
Infinite Guitar has remained an international best
selling instructional book since it was first published in
2006. His newest book, The Empowered Musician was
published Summer 2008.
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 Chris
has performed, recorded or done something in one manner or
another with such artists as Lincoln Goines (Mike Stern),
Richard Hartley and Soul Resurrection, Toss Panos
(Steve Vai, Mike Landau), Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big),
Keith Wyatt (The Blasters), Ralph Humphrey (Manhattan
Transfer, Frank Zappa, Wayne Shorter), Kim Plainfield
(Tania Maria, The Pointer Sisters), Jay Dibbs (Vanessa
Williams), Steve Bailey (The Rippingtons, Dizzy Gillespie)
, Jennifer Batten (Jeff Beck, Michael Jackson),
Mike Shapiro (Al Jarreau, Sergio Mendes), Jerry Watts
(Andy Summers, Billy Idol), Russel Ferante (Joni Mitchell,
Yellowjackets), Kevyn Lettau, Hussain Jiffry
(Robben Ford, Michael MacDonald, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan),
The Hideous Sun Demons and Ray Luzier (David
Lee Roth, Army of Anyone, Korn).
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| Chris
Juergensen proudly endorses KTS
Titanium Saddles, Xotic
Effects and CoreX2
Cables. |
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Strange
Phenomena - Five tracks captured live in Tokyo plus
five studio cuts. Rockin' Blues meets industrial strength
guitar playing. Also available at:
Download Strange Phenomena from:
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| "Again,
Chris makes the art of guitar playing seem effortless. A no
holds barred, in your face, work of art. And that just describes
my least favorite track on the CD. Think 'Texas Flood' meets
'Second Winter'." -Brent Bradley, Podshow Radio |
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| "Re-energising
the genre, Juergensen's newest release is a typhoon of raw energy,
pure and honest blues rock at it's finest. Just what 11 on the
dial was waiting for." -Colin Meeks, Indie Launchpad |
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| "Listening
to Chris Juergensen play brings a smile to my face, it makes
me feel good. So much so, I have trouble calling it 'Blues',
I prefer to call it near audio perfection." -Eban
Crawford, Reaching For Lucidity |
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| Big
Bad Sun |
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| "Big
Bad Sun" - Traditional in nature, contemporary in sound,
Chris Juergensen's Big Bad Sun is a bold departure from the
blues you may be familiar with. Passionate guitar playing, good
story telling plus crystalline production makes this CD destined
to become a true, modern day, blues classic. Beautifully rendered
and performed, guitar lovers will want to make this CD a part
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| "Chris
is a phenomenal talent head to toe. 'Big Bad Sun' unleashes
an unabashed dirty low down blues side of him that has you stompin'
your feet to a killer variety of grooves. And prepare to stand
back as the guitar speaks to you, alternatively ripping your
head off and then caressing you." - Jennifer Batten |
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| "Another
beautiful cd from Chris Juergensen. This recording has a serious
blues vibe. Chris sings and plays his ass off on this one."
- Mike Stern. |
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"Big
Bad Sun" Can also be purchased from:
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Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland,
Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovak Republic, South Africa, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, and Vietnam...
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| The
Infinite Guitar |
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"The
Infinite Guitar" - By popular demand, the lessons on
this site have finally been made into a 266 page book. Available
at lulu.com >>>
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| The
Empowered Musician |
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"The
Empowered Musician" - Learn the steps you need to take to make music your career. Subjects include: building and maintaining your website, recording and releasing your own music, marketing on a tight budget, selling from your site and through internet retailers, digital distribution, royalties, publishing, personal finance and more. This book will pay for itself with one CD sale. Available
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