Keiser is a multi-instrumentalist holding an undergraduate degree in Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music from East Tennessee State University and a Masters in Jazz Studies from San Jose State University. Jason Keiser's current release The Axe Axis contains an eclectic blend of original compositions and thoughtfully chosen standards played on an Ovation steel string acoustic. Photography by Walter Wagner & Marilyn Wagner Mixed by Steven Glaze at Tone Freq Recording, Recorded by Steven Glaze at Highland Studios, Keiser offers his own "Shaw's Groove" as a coda and a nod to trumpet innovator's influence over generations." His most popular originals, "The Moontrane" "Zoltan," and "Katerina Ballerina," as well as his live repertoire standards "Obsequious," and "Organ Grinder," are orchestrated for the special grouping of the two guitars, Erik Jekabson on trumpet and Aaron Lington on baritone saxophone for the front line, with the powerful rhythm section of Dan Robbins and Jason Lewis providing a buoyant, churning momentum. "Joined by master guitarist, John Stowell, and four pillars of the Bay Area jazz scene, guitarist Jason Keiser dives into the music and aesthetic of trumpeter Woody Shaw's great recordings of the '70s.
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