- Music is everything you do.
Without deviation from the norm, progress is impossible.
Frank Zappa
If Roland Kirk had played guitar, this is what it would have looked like.
Patrick Patterson
What you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now. Buddha
Insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein
Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a while, but it isn't going away.
Elvis Presley
If you knew for sure you had just one more year to live, what would you do?
Hannah Pickett
______________________________________________THE NEWS________________________________________________
Thanks to our fans from around the world who came to our 2018 concerts in Mexico.
In 2019, we'll be at RUBEN'S, Isla Mujeres, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in January & February.
BRAIN TRAINING is a relaxation / positive affirmation CD designed to increase the courage, confidence and power of female and male musicians. Voiced by Jill Jensen and John Schneider. $12 / free postage here. Click BOOKS / RECORDINGS at top.
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Click: PASSAGE VIDEO - Jack with Tom McGirr bass and Terry Smirl drums.
Click: NOCTILUCENT VECTORS VIDEO - with Warren Wiegratz sax, Harold Miller bass, Ben Hans drums.
Click: JACK AND JILL VIDEO - with Jill Jensen voice, recorded live at a concert in Los Angeles.
Enjoy more videos here including the TRIPLE NECK (mandolin / guitar / bass) video - Click RESUME in tool bar at top.
_____________________________________THE NEXT PERFORMANCE___________________________________________
MIGRATION - May 12 - The First Presbyterian Church - 716 College Avenue - Racine Wisconsin - 7pm
Jack plays bass with an Irish band, a chamber ensemble and spoken word.
The musical works include "Letters from Ireland" by Mark Brymer, "The Golden Door" by R. Perera, Malala, "Pakistani Girl" by L. Nickel and “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor” by Irving Berlin. MIGRATION will take place at the First Presbyterian Church in Racine because of its history as a stop on the Underground Railroad, for its excellent acoustics and for its central location. MIGRATION brings to light the trials and rewards of leaving one's homeland with the hope of a better future.
_________________________________GRASSEL INSTITUTE OF GUITAR (G.I.G.)___________________________________
- STUDY AT HOME with live online Skype lessons. Adult students only for lessons by appointment.
- LEARN IN PERSON in Racine Wisconsin. You know what you need help with.
- TEACH YOURSELF with jazz, blues, rock, country and classical books available here. Free U.S. postage!
- GET MOTIVATED by listening. Magic Cereal (on vinyl and CD) and more fine recordings in shopping cart.
More information on lessons: BOOKS / RECORDINGS at top. Get "THE TOP 20 JAZZ GUITAR LESSONS DVD
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"JACK GRASSEL is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer, author and educator known for his adventurous concerts, twenty one CDs. thirteen books, seventy two compositions, instructional DVD and a legion of very successful former students.
He continues to create his own unique vocabulary by expanding the knowledge given to him in lessons with Jimmy Wyble,
Tal Farlow, Billy Bauer, Dave Holland, George Van Eps, George Pritchett and Lloyd Garber,"
"He and jazz vocalist JILL JENSEN entertain with "no-holds-barred" performances. Jill's voice is 'Victoria's Secret for the ears'. Onstage the couple displays their impressive improvising abilities and telepathic interplay. The music is honest, aggressive and f filled with creative surprises." (Scott Yanow)
Jack & Jill video - Click: www.jackandjilljazz.com/ Visit Jill - Click: www.jilljensen.com
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