| Sebastien Lanson (2004) | |
|---|---|
| Sebastien Lanson is a versatile performer with a guitar style that adapts readily to both ends of the jazz spectrum — from traditional to contemporary.
Taking up the guitar at age 14, he began formal training one year later with his aunt, Marie-Nonne Lanson, a professional classical performer and teacher. His musical education continued at the American School of Modern Music in Paris, an affiliate of The Berklee College of Music in Boston, spending four years studying composition, improvisation, and arranging. He attended master classes with such jazz greats as Gary Burton, Randy Brecker, and Steve Swallow, and studied for several years with jazz guitar master Philippe Petit. In France, he played in some of the most famous Parisian jazz clubs, including Le Ducs des Lombards, Alliance Jazz Club and Le Petit Journal. |
| Pick | Artist | Album | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | Wes Montgomery with the Wynton Kelly Trio | Smokin' at the Half Note, Vol. 2 | Impressions | (Verve) |
| # 2 | Bill Evans and Jim Hall | Undercurrent | My Funny Valentine | (Blue Note) |
| # 3 | Charles Mingus | Mingus Ah Um | Better Get It in Your Soul | (Columbia) |
| # 4 | Larry Young | Unity | Monk's Dream | (Blue Note) |
| # 5 | Joe Henderson, featuring John Scofield | So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles) | Joshua | (Verve) |
| # 6 | Bill Evans | You Must Believe in Spring | You Must Believe in Spring | (Warner Bros) |
| # 7 | The Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet | Clifford Brown and Max Roach | Joy Spring | (EmArcy) |
| # 8 | Duke Ellington and John Coltrane | Duke Ellington and John Coltrane | In a Sentimental Mood | (Impulse) |
| Book | Rainier Maria Rilke, "Letters to a Young Poet" | |||
| Luxury Item | Either a flare gun, or an iPod | |||
| Alternate Picks/Not Broadcast | ||||
| Alt 1 | Bill Evans, featuring Toots Thielemans | Affinity | N/A | (Warner Bros) |
| Alt 2 | Keith Jarrett | At the Blue Note: the Complete Recordings | N/A | (ECM) |
| Melissa Aldana
11 Mar Ron E. Beck 29 Apr Shanna Carlson 18 Mar Sara Caswell 25 Mar Carlos D'l Puerto 22 Jul Kellye Gray 15 Jul Ellen Johnson 17 Jun Paul McCandless 08 Jul | Allison Miller
15 Apr Melissa Morgan 29 Jul Linda Oh 05 Aug Dafnis Prieto 24 Jun Fred Randolph 05 Feb Harvie S 03 Jun Jake Shapiro 10 Jun Marcus Shelby 15 Jan | Bria Skonberg
04 Mar Mark Soskin 20 May Leslie Stoval 19 Aug John Stowell 08 Apr Toots Thielemans 02 Sep Roseanna Vitro 26 Feb Don Was 12 Aug Danielle Wertz 27 May |