A compelling trio orchestration of world-class fingerstyle guitar, flute counterpoint, and percussion, performing original music that has elements of jazz, classical and new-age stylings.

12 MP3 Songs in this album (54:19) !
Related styles: JAZZ: Chamber Jazz, JAZZ: Bossa Nova

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Steven King studied music in California sharing college music classes with rock guitar legend Eddie Van Halen, but Steven took his education farther into jazz, arranging, orchestration, and solo fingerstyle guitar. Steven developed his own unique guitar style in the 80âs and 90âs which won him the coveted National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship at Winfield, Kansas in 1994. As a clinician artist for Taylor Guitar Company from 1995 to 2005, Steven's concerts and guitar clinics took him around the USA and to Europe and Asia. Steven has recorded 21 various guitar CDs on his own record label that are sold on his website, and another CD, on a prominent German record label .

Stevenâs solo guitar CD, âClassical Swingâ is a unique concept in guitar music, a solo guitar exploration of some of the greatest music ever written from two points of view, CLASSICAL and JAZZ. 10 King CDs are totally original, most of which are to be available both digitally and in CD disc form soon.

Other CDs by Steven King include 7 highly acclaimed albums dedicated only to his own solo guitar arrangements of 100 Beatles songs, as well as CDs featuring his guitar treatment of jazz standards, popular music, show tunes, children's songs, and originals.

Steven is sought out for his live solo guitar concerts, and also to perform the guitar parts with other artists, such as Bernadette Peters and Cubby O'Brien.

Many clips of Steven King can be found on YouTube by entering âSteven King guitar all videosâ in the search field.

PRESS and ACCOLADES:
"I've never heard anyone play bass lines, chords and melodies simultaneously, with such precision, as Steven King..." -Wayne Johnson, guitarist for the Manhattan Transfer.

"...I wrote 33 articles for âGuitar Player.â I have more than 8,800 jazz guitar recordings and nearly 2000 jazz guitar videos...I feel qualified in saying Steven King is the greatest solo guitarist Iâve ever seen or heard!" -Robert Yelin, music professor and Guitar Player Magazine columnist

"And I thought Joe Pass had chops⦠Now, along comes King, transforming his lone guitar into an even fuller ensemble capable of playing more complicated arrangementsâ¦He has no apparent peers..." - Dirk Sutro, former jazz critic for the Los Angeles Times; author of Jazz for Dummies; and host of "The Lounge" on KPBS-FM San Diego.

"...If you want to literally hear John and Paul's voices in the guitar strings and again, exquisitely well-played guitar music, put on any one of the Steven King CDs. You will not be disappointed by any of these CD's" .-web review published article "Four Fabulous guitarists play the FAB FOUR!" By James R. Webb

"Itâs hard to top Steven King... He knocked us silly with solo acoustic renditions of the Benny Goodman staple 'Sing, Sing, Sing' and Dave Brubeck's odd-meter workout 'Blue Rondo A La Turk'." - Guitar Player Magazine

"Steven King has taken the acoustic guitar to places many guitar players never even thought of. From Jazz to Pop songs new and old, Steven lays out personal renditions with an elegance and flair that is totally 'Steven King' . And the latter part is the best compliment I could give any player. I'm also glad to be called his friend."
-Doyle Dykes, world-acclaimed guitar virtuoso

"It is amazing, the things he plays on the guitar! Steven has demonstrated a mastery of the individual approach to guitar playing. The guitar/bass voicings he uses are unique and entertaining. Steven King is a very musical guitar player and a joy to listen to." - Al Hendrickson, master Hollywood session guitarist, the most recorded guitarist in the world from 1947-1980. Al played the famous guitar introduction on the MASH television series.