JIM “KIMO” WEST.... Slack Key Hawaiian Guitar. Plus Marina V.

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JIM “KIMO” WEST.... Slack Key Hawaiian Guitar.

Award-winning Hawaiian slack key guitarist, Jim “Kimo” West returns to The Coffee Gallery Backstage with special guests Adam Werner on guitar, Marina V. and Diana Tanaka on vocals. Kimo is also known as long-time guitarist for the world?s most successful musical comedy artist, “Weird Al” Yankovic. Their recent CD, “Mandatory Fun” recently debuted at #1 on Billboard and won a Grammy ( and Al has been known to make surprise guest appearances at Kimo’s shows)

Recognized as one of the world’s top Hawaiian “slack key” guitarists, KImo brings his own unique musical perspective to this great acoustic guitar tradition. The “nahenahe” or gentle sound of ki ho’alu as it is known in Hawaii is heard throughout the recent Oscar-nominated film, “The Descendants”. His use of multiple tunings , including many of his own invention and his fluid technique, give Kimo a unique and identifiable sound and his playing literally transports the listener to the islands of Hawaii, a place of great natural beauty where people remain highly connected to the “aina” or land.

He is a recent winner of the Hawaii Music Awards, a Na Hoku Hanohano (the Hawaiian “Grammy”) nominee and a two-time winner of the LA Treasure Award for his contributions toward the perpetuation of ki ho’alu.

Kimo performs at the slack key guitar festivals in Hawaii and most recently as a featured performer at the Southern California Slack Key Festival. His playing has been featured in a number of films, TV spots, the Disney Channel and NPR.

Also featured will be traditional hula, a storytelling art form that dates back many centuries in Hawaiian culture.

Jim “Kimo” West is recognized as one of the world’s top “slack key” guitarists and brings his own unique musical perspective to this great acoustic guitar tradition. The “nahenahe”sound of “ki ho’alu” as it is known in Hawaii is heard throughout the recent Oscar- nominated film, “The Descendants”.
Kimo is also known as long-time guitarist for the world’s most successful musical satirist, “Weird Al” Yankovic contributing his talents to many Grammy-winning CD’s, tours as well as performances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NPR and many others.

He is a recent winner of the Hawaii Music Awards, a two-time Na Hoku Hanohano ( the Hawaiian “Grammy” ) nominee and a two-time winner of the LA Treasures Award for his contributions toward the perpetuation of ki ho’alu.  “West's knowledge of slack-key guitar is vividly expressed in both his keen performances of covers as well as his own dynamite songwriting. .... “Maui Skies," a West original, is as evocative as its title promises; the liquid flow of  West's guitar achieves that perfect balance of caressing the ears while awakening the mind to pictures of blankets of clouds hovering over a bed of blue ocean.” ALL ABOUT JAZZ 12/2011
“His mastery of slack-key guitar, as prominently displayed on this record, is not just fueled by technical precision but also depth of emotion. For example, "Maui Skies" is poetry set to music; it is bursting alive with the constant evolution and vibrant colors of nature, its soothing textures caressing the heart and lighting fire to the soul.” JAZZ CORNER 2/2012

"Jim Kimo West’s new recording continues his Slack Key explorations in his unique and beautiful style, and in various tunings, including two of his own invention, further accentuating his own sound" -- GEORGE WINSTON pianist/ guitarist.

Jim West Guitarist and Composer www.jimkimowest.com
http://www.reverbnation.com/jimkimowest

With the enchanting songstress from Moscow, Russia. MARINA V.

Kimo has invited some very special guests including vocalist Diana Tanaka, Russian singer Marina V. and guitarist Adam Werner, whose new tune, "Kealia Sunrise" features Kimo on slack key. There will be some great hula, too! All the info is here.
Kimo is also known as long-time guitarist for the world?s most successful musical comedy artist, “Weird Al” Yankovic. Their recent CD, “Mandatory Fun” recently debuted at #1 on Billboard and won a Grammy ( and Al has been known to make surprise guest appearances at Kimo’s shows)

MARINA V is an award-winning Russian-American singer/pianist/songwriter with a "hauntingly beautiful" voice (L.A. Times) and "melodic and passionate music" (The Washington Post).
Marina writes and performs with her co-writer/husband, Nick Baker. They recently received an award from Sir Bob Geldof in London for their song, You Make Me Beautiful (as heard on CBS's THE GOOD WIFE).