| 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) |
| Steve Adams
30 May Will Bernard 11 Apr Barbara Borden 21 Mar Jim Butler 13 Jun Ian Carey 21 Feb | Judy Chaikin
17 Jan Kai Eckhardt 03 Jan Kimberly Gordon 28 Mar Bill Holman 28 Feb Tommy Igoe 07 Mar | Â Meklit
27 Jun  Najee 25 Jul Alfredo Rodriguez 25 Apr Dan Sabanovich 02 May Judy Wexler 04 Apr |