Komplettes MP3 Album von Jeffrey Briggs
Angegebene Spieldauer: 37:23
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2004-02-03
Kurz-Beschreibung von CDbaby: Original compositions in traditional guitar styles from Latin America ( zamba, milonga,
son, samba, and valses) and Europe (rumba flamenca, Spanish Baroque, and Elizabethan)
that move the heart.

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Weitere Informationen vom Distributor:
Jeffrey Briggs
Classical, Flamenco, & Latin American Guitar
jeffreybriggs@earthlink.net *www.jbriggs.com
13838 Janetdale St.
La Puente, CA 91746
(626) 962-3896

Jeffrey Briggs is a classical and flamenco guitarist, and also plays Latin American music on the guitar, the Venezuelan cuatro, and the Andean charango. He has studied with flamenco guitarist Juan Serrano, Nubian oud player Hamza el Din, and Argentinian charango virtuoso Jaime Torres. He has performed on radio and televison, including appearances on the Spanish-language television network Univision and international broadcasts from Argentina, as well as composing and recording film and TV soundtracks.

He played guitar in the critically acclaimed musical Twist of Fate at the Tiffany Theatrer, winner of 5 awards from the LA Drama Critics Circle and the LA Weekly, including Best Musical of 1995, and composed and performed music for The Bullfight, a play by Venezuelan writer Rodolfo Santana the Stages Theatre Center in Hollywood in 2000. He has recorded with the Twist of Fate band, Josh Cruze (Banditos de Amor), John Avila (Oingo Boingo), and other artists; has played at the Cinegrill, Viva Madrid, Holly Street Bar & Grill, Angelique Cafe, Olé LA, John O’Groats, Cafe Boriquén, Lerma 76, Twin Palms, and Luna Negra in the Los Angeles area, and has performed at Cornell, Ohio State, Denison, and Capital universities, as well as UCLA, Cal State LA, Cal State Irvine, Occidental College, the Claremont Colleges, and Cypress College, and the Mulholland and Beverly Hills Tennis Clubs.

Briggs is also an independent video producer, writer, photographer, and graphic artist. Born in Ithaca, N.Y., he has a BA in anthropology from Cornell University, an MA in anthropology from the University of Michigan, and an MFA in film from Ohio University; and has taught photography at Cornell University, film production at Denison University, and television production at Capital University. He was photography critic for the Columbus Dispatch for 7 years.

Êl Charanguero, his video documentary about Argentinian musician Jaime Torres, has aired on PBS stations throughout the United States, and is being distributed internationally.

Before coming to Los Angeles in 1995 Briggs was leader of the Latin American band Sangría, which performed throughout the Midwest. He has also accompanied a number of flamenco dancers and dance classes.

Briggs is currently performing at Viva Madrid, 225 Yale Ave., in Claremont, California every Wednesday from 6:30 to 9:30 pm, and the Miramonte Winery in Temecula Fridays from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.