Nigel and others: I met the JazzKat guys at Summer NAMM 2009, where they gave me a pro deal on the original JazzKat-90 watts, cool as hell for puree jazz guitar. Later, they cut me another unbelievalbe deal on the FatKat.


At that time, I met a little "guitar powerhouse" guy named Frankie Cicala. There is a very rough YouTube piece from Winter NAMM 2009 of Frankie, Bernard Purdie, Stevie Wonder's piano player and others doing a version of Europa.

It was posted on the JazzKat site, but I think that Frankie worked the Jazzkat booth that year but never signed an endorsement deal. It is bittersweet to me, because a possible relationship with the company disappeared shortly thereafter when I got hurt.

Tony M and I discussed this piece several years ago. It's rough as hell (bad footage AND SOUND) but What PLAYERS!

It was a loosely organized JazzKat sponsored booth...spontaneous and GREAT!

The tune was good anyway, but these guys put their own stamp on it which is, for me, a highlight of the music I've found in recent times, and a perfect example of the "off the cuff", unspoken interaction between players I find so satisfying.

Last time I found it, I searched YouTube-Jazzkat, Frankie Cicala Europa. I'll look for it later (on a film deadline ),
but man, is it a little gem!

Watch for Frankie, folks...he's a GEM of a player!

Russ