Playing the blues, standards, or bebop anthems, fiery 16th-note lines or suspended harmonic constructs, Sean McGowan has found his niche amongst the best jazz guitar soloists. He is to be commended for simultaneously averring the stylistic elements of the tradition while developing tasteful ways to circumvent technical requisites. In fact, he may very well be …
Though he is not a household name in the guitar world, he definitely deserves to be. His sense of harmony and amazing technique are world class – he is an inspiration to any serious guitarist.
Really stunning…a non-guitarist will never realize just how much is going on, but we guitarists will constantly ask ourselves, ‘How did he do that?
Few pleasures equal that of watching a gifted musician hit the track and just sail on out there. You’ll hear a lot of tradition in Sean McGowan’s guitar: Christian, Burrell, Farlow, Pass. You’ll also hear the sound of a musician finding the groove…his groove.
