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Marco Esu was born in Sardinia. He began to study guitar at 8 years old. Marco quickly rose to distinction at his school with numerous compositions being well received. Marco's style is a blend of Pat Metheny crossed with Antio Carlos Jobim ... and then blended with the style of Marco's own brand of music. In 1994 Marco won the best solo guitarist category at the " Sardinia Contest of Music" for his version of Joe Satriani's " Midnight". Marco has played with many leading Italian artists including Slamina; Wizard and Axioma. Marco is busy preparing his new album and working on various film scores with the Blue Pie team. Please feel free to visit Marco's website, and download the recent live SOLO performance of Marco at the Sardinia Fashion show. We look forward to a long and successful association with Marco.
Marco Esu: "Coda in Re minore"
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Musicians who played in Miles Davis' band speak to the transformative power of playing with the trumpeter and bandleader. This footage is from the DVD "Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue" which features interviews with many musicians who he collaborated with on the later electric records and live footage from his 1970 performance at the Isle of Wight festival.
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Non Finire Mai: "Keep Away From Children"
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Here is the mystery of Seattle's Cave Singers: They never listened to much folk music, they never intended to play folk music, and more importantly, their guitarist never picked up the instrument until recently. Yet, this strange trio is writing and performing some of the most hypnotizing folk music we have today.
