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Jan Akkerman
July 12, 2003
Jan Akkerman will be making a rare appearance at the Wichita State University's Wiedemann Recital Hall on July 26, 2003 in Wichita, Kansas. For more info check out sologuitarist.net/wichita-guitar.html
Also be sure to check out the new book on Jan Akkerman and Focus entitled "In & Out Of Focus" by David Randall (SAF Publishing, UK). Also watch for the fantastic new Focus DVD "Masters From The Vaults" (Classic Rock, UK) featuring rare live and studio footage of the legendary Dutch ensemble.
Jan Akkerman has recently been doing several interviews on Dutch radio. The new Akkernet Online MP3 store is now available with exclusive and previously unreleased material; new pieces and re-workings of older themes. The July '99 edition of Classical Guitar features an interview with Jan. The Dutch guitarist is also in the process of lining up an autumn theatre tour in Holland.
Older Bizarreness
The legendary Dutch guitar virtuoso has been busy as ever with the release of three rare albums from the '80's on CD. Pleasure Point, From The Basement and Heartware have been reissued on the UK label HUX; all include several bonus cuts. Jan will appear at the 10th International Guitar Festival in Great Britain in November 1998. He will also be performing live on the BBC that month as well. Jan is currently endorsing a new guitar called Catalyst which looks and sounds like a guitar but has several unique qualities, such as superb sustaining abilities. Jan Akkerman is also finishing his first all-acoustic album and multimedia CD which will be an exclusive internet release.
The Dutch guitar master has been busy as usual playing various gigs throughout Europe. He has recently finished an album with early Hendrix collaborator Curtis Knight. Also Jan's entire back catalog, including the infamous Oil In The Way CD, have been released some with bonus tracks in Europe. All titles will be available through Glass Onyon Distribution.
This Page Last Updated: 2003-07-12 09:41 AM by: Gerry Noblot
