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I think of myself as a bassist first and a multi-instrumentalist next, but always someone who is interested in playing creative music that comes from the heart. Over the years and a million gigs, I've focused a lot on playing original jazz, folk and new age world beat and tried whenever possible to use my music to support various environmental causes. For the past 15 years I've directed the music program at a private high school in Ojai California called Happy Valley School enjoy helping teenagers find a way to express themselves through jazz, blues, rock and folk music, and at the same time I get to jam all day. I enjoy my family most of all; my wife and soul mate, Karen and my two daughters, Roxann, and Kaya. email: eddiekaren@juno.com "Guthman conceived and wrote a wonderfully listenable instrumental album with Scottish cittern as the centerpiece. Like the guitar and mandolin, it's a descendent of the oud introduced to Europe by invading Moors around the 8th century. After it was carried to other parts of Europe by the crusaders during the 10th century, it enjoyed great popularity through the Renaissance. This album distinctly reflects that period- the droning melodies have a meditative quality like the strumming of a solitary minstrel in the moonlight. On this self produced collection, Guthman expertly and emotively plays not only the warm-voiced cittern, but also the charming and chiming tinglklet ( a bamboo xylophone from Bali), plus acoustic bass, fretless bass, mandolin , acoustic guitar, and electric guitar." --Napra Review May/June 2000 "Great CD... quality work" --Oram Miller, Program Manager, World Music Radio "Like a rafting trip down a beautiful river winding through various landscapes and cultures, Eddie Guthman's new CD leaves the listener enriched and satisfied by the journey." --Cloud Moss, KRCB, National Public Radio "Guthman's mandolin playing is guaranteed to send chills up your spine" --Robert Bernstein, Ojai Valley Voice |
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