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James Beaudreau
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"New Album Available Now"

NEW YORK, New York
United States

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   James Beaudreau: General Info
Member Since8/15/2006
Band Websitejamesbeaudreau.com/
Band Members
InfluencesJimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Thelonious Monk, Andrew Hill, Teo Macero, Herbie Hancock, Yes, Muddy Waters, Syd Barrett, Grant Green, Derek Bailey, Howlin' Wolf, Stevie Wonder, Paul Motian, Miles Davis, Tony Williams, Richard Davis, Larry Meyer, Lenny Tristano, Captain Beefheart, Wilhelm Kempff, Joe Lovano, Rosalyn Tureck, Son House, Ludwig van Beethoven, Duke Ellington, Robert Schumann, Erik Satie, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Claude Debussy, Angus Young
Sounds Like"...Nick Drake-meets-Derek Bailey..." - Paris Transatlantic, November 2006

"...one of the most astounding between-the-genres albums of 2006." - Tokafi.com

"...although each song is unique, the gentle, lace-like melodies weave into a cohesive whole. Beaudreau plays with a refined delicacy that creates its own unique world." - All About Jazz New York, October 2006

"...evokes[s] the spectre of Derek Bailey... [and] recalls some of Captain Beefheart's guitar pieces... enigmatic to say the least." - WIRE, August 2006

"...enough pithy quirks to keep guitar and improv freaks coming back for more." - allaboutjazz.com

"...there are flashes of British folk and classical song, hints here and there of flamenco and tango and tinges of older jazz traditions (Django). Perhaps more than anything, I was reminded of the thoughtful Beefheart instrumentals like "Peon" and "One Red Rose that I Mean", especially insofar as having a structure that seems to want to cohere but insists on fragmenting, or cohering in unsettling ways." - bagatellen.com
Record LabelWorkbench
Type of LabelIndie



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   About James Beaudreau
"Picking like this is always welcome," says Eugene Chadbourne, writing about James Beaudreau's guitar playing for All Music Guide. It's playing that reveals, he says, "a mind that can be provoked by intervals and melodies seemingly off-kilter with reality." Paris Transatlantic praised Beaudreau's "Nick Drake-meets-Derek Bailey improvistaions." All About Jazz lauded his "impressive inventiveness" and the "delicious ephemeral quality" of the music on his debut CD, Java Street Bagatelles. And Berlin-based website Tokafi.com called that CD "one of the most astounding between-the-genre[s] albums of 2006."

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alexander turnquist





Oct 26 2008 9:42 PM

thanks james! ive been enjoying the disc you gave me as well, been in my car stereo all week
r. kitch





Oct 24 2008 3:46 AM

thank you so much for sharing!
looking forward to hearing your new cd as soon as it arrives in the mail!

best,
r.
Roger Sundström





Oct 11 2008 10:59 AM

I got your CDs and they have been spinning a lot in my CD player.

Like your guitar language and approach for melodies and textures...

Improgreetings from Sweden.
/Roger
E. R. Goodman





Sep 24 2008 1:53 PM

"Fresh Twigs" is definitely one of my favorites of 2008! Great job, James!

Break a leg at the Time of Rivers festival!
E. R. Goodman





Sep 4 2008 9:30 PM

The album is out of the oven and ready for your ears, Sir James!

Looking forward to yours!
audioMER.





Aug 22 2008 1:48 PM

OUT NOW ON AUDIOMER.

 
audioMER.004



CIAN NUGENT 'Childhood, Christian Lies & Slaughter' CD
Cian Nugent is a 19 year old guitar player from Dublin who combines squicky pre-war blues, Appalachian string band music, and the Takoma school into a deeply personal style. This cd documents a great live set, produced by Jozef Van Wissem.


12 euro including worldwide shipping
 
Drop us a line here or order on our audioMER. myspace page and we'll send you a PAYPAL payment request!

Cian Nugent

www. myspace. com/ciannugent
Yoda's House





Aug 5 2008 8:12 PM

nice music james! welcome to yoda's house.
Tony Renner: Anagrams: A Tribute to Derek Bailey





Jul 31 2008 5:02 PM

visit http://tonyrenner. blogspot. com

E. R. Goodman





Jul 20 2008 6:13 PM

James,

What a surprise, indeed! I can't get over the new tracks and now I am excited as ever for the Fresh Twigs!

Best!
E.R.
Goodman
Sonic Oyster Records





Jun 16 2008 11:45 AM

I'm really enjoying 'Ascension Hall': lovely stuff.

'Ilk' is in the post.

All good things


SOR
x
David Diaz





May 28 2008 6:14 PM

Hello James
Thanks a lot by your add
Roger Sundström





Apr 13 2008 9:39 AM




Roger Sundström
E. R. Goodman





Mar 1 2008 3:39 PM

Ascension Hall is back! Alright!

Hope things are nice and warm in your corner of the world, Mr. B!

Best,
ERG
aman&aguitar;





Feb 24 2008 9:00 AM

oh monsieur,
i truly love your guitar playing... truly personal, as personal as marc ribot or derek bailey...
i'm waiting for the futur album!!!
listen to my page and tell me what you truly think about, it would be great of you...
longue vie
bruno
Steve Heineman





Feb 9 2008 1:09 PM

James, thanks so much for listening and for the generous comment. The wife and I are listening to you right now, I'm so glad I found your music. Can't wait for your new one. Please come and play in Philadelphia! - Steve
audioMER.





Jan 25 2008 11:05 PM

great stuff. really great!
audioMER.





Jan 23 2008 12:10 PM

OUT NOW ON audioMER.


audioMER.001

Brethren of the Free Spirit

"All things are from Him, through Him and in Him"

LP (ltd. 330) & CD (ltd. 1000)

James Blackshaw & Jozef Van Wissem form a Holy Alliance on this palindromatic masterwork.


Limited edition LP of 330 copies with original two-colour print by W. Vanhaelemeesch: 20 euro + S&H;




ORDER HERE and we'll send you a PAYPAL payment invite!


Limited edition CD of 1000 copies: 14 euro + S&H;




ORDER HERE and we'll send you a PAYPAL payment invite!


E. R. Goodman





Jan 17 2008 3:18 PM

Looking forward to the new record James!
På Mé Fritt





Apr 15 2007 11:19 PM

Thanks for the request!
And thanks for the interest in my
music - I really appreciated this
and loved to listen to you, too.

Cheers from Sweden.
/Roger
Evan Pazner - Drummer





Dec 21 2006 5:45 PM

Hey James,

It's been a long time. I hope you are doing well. Let me know when you are playing again in the city and I'll make sure to come out and say hello. Happy Holidays!!!!
Rhys Chatham





Aug 22 2006 5:59 PM

Liked Ascension Hall!

Hope to see you at our show at tonic on 14 September.

Greetings from Paris.
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