Jim Campilongo / Luca Benedetti - Two Guitars2020 release. Billboard Magazine calls Jim Campilongo 'an American treasure', an accolade which this guitarist's artistry and influential career has richly earned him. TIMEOUTNYC describes Campilongo perfectly 'New York has no shortage of guitar heroes but few cover as many bases as Jim Campilongo reveals a range that extends from seductive country swing to atmospheric jazz and well beyond. ' Jim teams up with longtime Honeyfinger collaborator Luca

and the ensuing venture that "Irrfärd" provides is one that the listener won't soon forget simply because of how splendid it is

sans Miles Davis of course

the 11-time Grammy award winner (including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy) has released countless classic records and amassed a canon of lyrical

Mergia's original compositions (like "Yegle Nesh") shine brighter than ever here as well

famed bluesman Johnny Clyde Copeland

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being "frank

and Etienne Mbappe (bass

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winning the annual steelpan competition 8 times since 2004

Various elements of improvisation - avant-garde dissonance

and a magical feeling of weightlessness and uplifting freedom