Jj Murphy & Jason Greenlaw (duo) at Dazzle Jazz Club

J.J. MurphyAs a composer and a guitarist, J.J. Murphy brings a soulful vitality to contemporary music. His sound is an effortless blend of folk, blues, rock and jazz, with covers drawing from Thelonious Monk to Radiohead.  “JJ is an inspiring guitarist well versed in many styles, but he made me fall in love with blues and slide guitar all over again,” Dave Abear (Melvin Seals and JGB).Nashville based producer, Ryan Connors, defines Murphy's style as, “the blues-inspired rawness of Eric Clapton with the jazz vocabulary and sensitivity of Bill Frisell.” Murphy earned an M.M...

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J.J. MurphyAs a composer and a guitarist, J.J. Murphy brings a soulful vitality to contemporary music. His sound is an effortless blend of folk, blues, rock and jazz, with covers drawing from Thelonious Monk to Radiohead.  “JJ is an inspiring guitarist well versed in many styles, but he made me fall in love with blues and slide guitar all over again,” Dave Abear (Melvin Seals and JGB).Nashville based producer, Ryan Connors, defines Murphy's style as, “the blues-inspired rawness of Eric Clapton with the jazz vocabulary and sensitivity of Bill Frisell.” Murphy earned an M.M. in performance from Belmont University in Nashville in 2014, where he studied with guitarist/composer Mike Valeras. Since then, Murphy has traveled the country playing small clubs to stadiums—from NYC’s historic Rockwood Music Hall to The Fox Theatre in Boulder.In 2022, J.J. relocated to Denver, CO where he has been working as a solo artist, sideman, a session musician and private teacher. JASON GREENLAWJason Greenlaw is a guitarist hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is now based in the front range of Colorado. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Jazz Studies at the University of Pittsburgh where he studied jazz guitar under Joe Negri and improvisation under contemporary pianist Geri Allen.His work has led him to experiment with a wide variety of creative projects ranging from rock bands to operas, contemporary jazz, swing, pit orchestras, solo guitar, and musical theater. In 2013 he co-founded the jazz-rock band The Clock Reads who quickly made a name for themselves in the Pittsburgh music scene, playing well-known venues and festivals across the east coast and midwest. In 2016 Jason also began an exciting collaboration with John Page Classic Guitars and Howard Swimmer. Through their promotional work together, Jason performed with renowned Berklee College of Music educator and guitarist Tomo Fujita and the Sugar Hill Gang. In 2018 Jason performed with the Pittsburgh Opera in a production of 'The Long Walk' composed by Jeremy Howard Beck. You will find him performing regularly in the front range with his jazz trio, solo, weddings, and with his two current original projects, Superimposition and Sixth Wind. Jason is also an active educator in the area. He teaches privately and at Parlando School of Musical Arts in Boulder.

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