Incisive modern jazz guitar and compelling original compositions highlight Jim Head's debut as a leader, featuring Jim Vivian, Owen Howard, and Josh Rager.

"8 1/2 Stars" - Len Dobbin, Montreal Mirror

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JAZZ: Bebop, JAZZ: Free Jazz



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"8 1/2 Stars" - Len Dobbin, Montreal Mirror

"An emerging personal style that's cultivated, compelling, and certainly worth repeat listening." - Roger Levesque, Edmonton Journal

Guitarist Jim Headâs first CD as a leader, "Mind's Eye", features his original compositions and performances by renowned jazz artists Jim Vivian on bass, Owen Howard on drums, and Josh Rager on rhodes. Embracing the early influence of masters such as Jim Hall, John Scofield, and Pat Metheny, as well as contemporaries like Ben Monder and Kurt Rosenwinkel, Head has fashioned a voice that is vital, incisive, and uniquely his own.

Jim Head has made hundreds of concert, club, and festival appearances across Canada, as well as the U.S., China, and Mexico. He has performed with such notable jazz artists as Sheila Jordan, Tim Hagans, Rob McConnell, Kirk MacDonald, Steve Slagle, Pat LaBarbera, P. J. Perry, Campbell Ryga, John OâGallagher, Kieran Overs, Jane Bunnett, Andre White, Bob Mover, Hugh Fraser, Remi Bolduc, and Doug Riley. Jim has been featured on numerous CD recordings and has made several appearances on radio and television across Canada. He has taught at McGill University in Montreal, and is currently on faculty at Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton, Canada.