Any Steve Khan fans out there?????

[mikeratan00]

My Fav guitarist and really cool person.....

[lfio710]

BIG fan. I studied privately with him for awhile, and he is an amazing teacher and just a great guy.

[WahmBoomAh]

Love some of the stuff by his "Eyewitness" band w/ Steve Jordan,Anthony Jackson and Manolo Badrena ....although i find myself listening to the others more than Steve K. most of the time

[kingsleyd]

Card-carrying SK fan here. Great guy, wonderful player, love what he does with Eyewitness, love what he did in the '70s solo and with the Brecker Bros, love his thoughtful transcriptions of Wes and Pat Martino...

...one of the all-time unsung heroes.

[Lucidology]

I'm a BIG fan ...
Steve's a great player/composer/arranger/transcriber
and an extremely gracious human being ...

[ToneGurus]

You bet! If you missed them, here are a couple of threads:

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=431871

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=420259

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=431871

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=204933

I have about 6 or 7 of his first albums on vinyl. Bought them as they were released.

Mike

[tim boehlert]

Long time friend/fan - I met Steve in 1981 or so, at Seventh Ave South with Eyewitness then, and have stayed in touch with him over the years - yes, a great unsung guitarist, as well as a great human being! I lack a few of his recent outings, but have most of his material on CD. Always loved his CBD outings - Arrows, etc... and was lucky enough to find those on CD too!

Steve's got a great website, with some really tasty transcriptions which he does and posts for free download - you can't beat that with a stick. Check out his website: http://stevekhan.com/

Steve's dad was none other than the late-great Sammy Cahn!

[Robertito]

One of my favorite guitar players and an outstanding human being as well. Have you heard the latest live CD, "The Suitcase?" It's pretty amazing!

[jimmyj]

My favorite Steve Khan album is still "The Blue Man" I just loved back in the late '70s that his aproach was so fresh and unique. No fast licks at all but you could tell in 2 or 3 notes that it was him.
A couple years ago my son and I found a tape of that album and listened to it. He hadn't heard it since he was a toddler. It almost freaked him out because he could still remember every note because I used to listen to it so much when he was about 2 years old. He loved it.
SK still has his own individual voice even though it has evolved over the years. For another example of his approach from back then listen to Steely Dan's "Glamour Profession" on Gaucho. So cool...

[rwe333]

Another SK fan here...

[jb70]

i dig him!

[tone4days]

yup .. i got to study with him for 2 1/2 days at NGSW back in 91 .... very good teacher, not at all cryptic - very generous in explanation ... i remember a solo he took demonstrating some 'outside' concepts - the class broke out into spontaneous applause when he was finished because it was just so hip and it seeemed to take him aback from his appreciative reaction

and also a very cool guy - had lunch with us inthe cafeteria and told stories about being on letterman and growing up with a famous dad with famous friends (the guest list at his bar mitzvah was a show biz who's who)

i like the album with weckl, jackson, and badrena called 'public access'

t4d

[MisterMitch]

+1 fan here
I still listen regularly and with the same pleasure to Public Access, a great great record (with an extraordinary A. Jackson).

[dets1]

"evidence" is one of my favorites.

[Seegs]

took one of his master classes at the NGSW and became a huge fan after that...very gracious and down to earth...great teacher...

Chow,
Seegs

[TonyV]

My favorite CD of his is "Let's Call This"
He does Larry Young and Monk tunes anong others

[iggs]

http://www.moviesforguys.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/startrek2khan.jpg
KHAAAAAAN

[mike walker]

Glamour profession-Steely Dan- Khan is just beautiful on it;
I remember first hearing him on an album called 'Two for the Road' with Larry Coryell.
Fantastic duo playing.

Mike

[Marty s Horne]

I love Steve's playing. I've seen him with Larry Coryell and with a jam band at Mykells. I still have a letter he sent me in response to a cassette tape I sent him. Great player and a gracious human being.

[AndyFender]

Yes, Big Steve Khan fan! Great guitar player and a great person!

Andy

[gtrwrks]

Big fan. One of my faves is his take on Harrison's Blue Jay Way & Within You Without You from Mike Mainieri's Beatles tribute album (1st one) - very hip.

[Lucidology]

Steve's aware of this thread ..
so shout out a big hello to him and tell how much ya lub 'em....

[gtrwrks]

Hey Steve! Thanks so much for all the hip music over time - too, thanks for the hip lessons/transcriptions on your site - I use them on a regular basis.

[ToneGurus]

Glamour profession-Steely Dan- Khan is just beautiful on it;
I remember first hearing him on an album called 'Two for the Road' with Larry Coryell.
Fantastic duo playing.

MikeI loved that solo so much when it came out I asked my guitar teacher to chart it for me. Also one of my faves is Evidence, especially a tune he did called Melancholee, by Lee Morgan. He also did an extended solo with Rob Mounsey on a compilation CD I have that is just killer.

I had asked LongIslandRod to say Hi to Steve for me. He and Coryell were my first 2 "jazz" guitar heroes!

BTW Steve, I have ALIVEMUTHERFORYA and also the Zawinul video with you on it. Big Fan Still!

Mike

[Cap'n Fingers]

I've always enjoyed Steve's playing and have listened to
him since the 80s. It sounds like he'd be a very neat guy to
get to know.

Steve, if you're reading this thread don't be shy. Chime in.

[zzmoore]

I have an LP from the early-mid 70's entitled "Space Shanty". There is some spectacular guitar playing on that record.

[joseph]

Steve Khan is great, he's recently re-entered a prolific phase again, putting out some dynamite CDs these past few years, but the ones from the 90s are just as good. Always has incredible rhythm sections with him.
If you have any interest at all in jazz guitar you need to check his website.

If you're reading Steve, gotta pass on my desert island 10 seconds of guitar- the tag ending you arranged at the end of the song "Street of Dreams" from that CD 'Let's Call this'. It's so beautiful.

[tone4days]

the night i started the NGSW session with steve, mike stern was playing at the 55 in the village ... so a bunch of us told steve we were going and invited him ... he told us he was busy so no, thanks but told us to tell mike 'hi' (he had produced a stern CD or two, iirc) ... so between sets, we were talkin to mike and told him about our studyin with khan ... he gets a huge grin on his face and says 'tell him i said he's a muthaF@ckah' and busts out laughin ... so we all cracked up too ... naturally we told him verbatim and he got a big kick outta it ... without missin a beat, he says "was he 'F@ckin' wth his volume knob all night?" .. and we all bust out laffin again because he had been ... steve told us how it drove him nuts in the studio tryin to keep a consistent level

these guys obviously had a lotta love for each other - very cool

[lfio710]

Yeah, its great that Steve is recording again. Borrowed Time is really a special record.

Common Mama from Got My Mental is one of my all time favorites.



Steve Khan is great, he's recently re-entered a prolific phase again, putting out some dynamite CDs these past few years, but the ones from the 90s are just as good. Always has incredible rhythm sections with him.
If you have any interest at all in jazz guitar you need to check his website.

If you're reading Steve, gotta pass on my desert island 10 seconds of guitar- the tag ending you arranged at the end of the song "Street of Dreams" from that CD 'Let's Call this'. It's so beautiful.

[george4908]

>>I love Steve's playing. I've seen him with Larry Coryell

I saw Larry Coryell and Steve Khan playing duets at a gig at SUNY Stony Brook in what must have been '79 or '80. I went to see Coryell, who I'd been into for years, and came away thinking "Wow, who is this other guy?" Been fan ever since. So many great albums, but "Let's Call This" is indeed magic, a real desert island disc.

If you're reading this thread, Steve -- thanks.

[gtrwrks]

the night i started the NGSW session with steve, mike stern was playing at the 55 in the village ... so a bunch of us told steve we were going and invited him ... he told us he was busy so no, thanks but told us to tell mike 'hi' (he had produced a stern CD or two, iirc) ... so between sets, we were talkin to mike and told him about our studyin with khan ... he gets a huge grin on his face and says 'tell him i said he's a muthaF@ckah' and busts out laughin ... so we all cracked up too ... naturally we told him verbatim and he got a big kick outta it ... without missin a beat, he says "was he 'F@ckin' wth his volume knob all night?" .. and we all bust out laffin again because he had been ... steve told us how it drove him nuts in the studio tryin to keep a consistent level

these guys obviously had a lotta love for each other - very cool

Dig! Funny stuff.

[Carltone]

"Public Access" is one of my faves... Really liked "The Green Field" one, too...

His website is fantastic as well... very cool!

[Juice-Squeezer]

Hey what is NGSW??
Steve came to UNT and did a short clinic filling in for Mike Stern who had to cancel I guess. Steve was great, even brought copies of all the charts for Sterns album at the time which was sweet. I wasn't really familiar with him at the time and wish I had been.

[tone4days]

ngsw = national guitar summer workshop

[Dajbro]

Hey what is NGSW??
Steve came to UNT and did a short clinic filling in for Mike Stern who had to cancel I guess. Steve was great, even brought copies of all the charts for Sterns album at the time which was sweet. I wasn't really familiar with him at the time and wish I had been.

I was at UNT then too and still have those charts. Steve was great at the clinic and I for one was not disappointed at all when I heard about the switch. I like Mike, but anyone who sleeps on Steve is missing out on a lot!

I've been listening to Steve since Modern Times came out and I love his/their approach to group interplay. Always great tunes and arrangments and anytime Anthony Jackson is involved I'm on board. I can always recoginize his playing/tone which is very personal. I think I'll go listen to some right now.

His website is also great. He seems like a wonderful guy, willing to share his knowledge and experiences with others, which is sadly all too rare.

Thank you Steve!

David

[Neer]

I was lucky enough to have lessons with both Steve Khan and Mike Stern in their NY apartments. Steve was just about the nicest guy, very good teacher, even in difficult times. He has an interesting way of looking at things on the guitar.

[John Alexander]

...big fan...I bought the Wes Montgomery Guitar Folio when I was in high school and have memorized most of the chord solo's...I love playing Wes's version/Steve's transcription of I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face. Thanks Steve and (Wes!)...I also have Contemporary Chord Khancepts...as well as a couple of Steve's cd's...

...I have definitely been influenced by Steve's guitar sound (love it) and approach to improvising...

[LongIslandRod]

I had asked LongIslandRod to say Hi to Steve for me.

Mike

Hey Mike,

I passed along that message to Steve.

Rod

[ToneGurus]

Hey Mike,

I passed along that message to Steve.

Rod

:dude

Mike

[LongIslandRod]

+1 on all the comments.

SK is a great guy. I've been fortunate enough to have been studying with him through the making of Borrowed Time and the mastering of the Suitcase. I was privy to many great insights on what goes on behind the scenes.

Beside being very generous sharing musical knowledge and insights to the biz he also lent me some rack gear that was collecting dust in his closet. Very cool indeed.

I'm looking forward to his next release.......

Thanks again Steve,

Rod

[musicman1]

Eyewitness was/is very influential regarding my development as a guitarist and musician...to this day I still love playing the melody line of "Dr. Slump". Steve Khan is great...very underrated for a guy that is a heavyweight composer/studio/session guy IMO.

He has a great website too...

[LongIslandRod]

Bump for Steve!

[funkycam]

I never knew he did the solo on glamour profession.
Love that solo...

[6cuerdasnyc]

Gentlemen:
It's a pleasure to be able to communicate with all of you! Even though many of you are familiar with my website and/or the MySpace page. And, it's obvious that, some of you, I actually know personally from gigs, clinics, and private studies, it is still great to be able to communicate directly with everyone. Thank you for that privilege.

I really don't frequent any pages such as this, but, on occasion, someone sends me a link, just to let me know that "people" out there are talking about me, or the recordings. Needless to say, as the years have come and gone, such things are really nice to know.

I wanted everyone at this thread to know how very much I appreciate all the great comments about my playing and some of the recordings! Thank you all!!! Generally speaking, if there are questions that I can answer, I am almost always easily accessible via the CONTACT STEVE page at my website, which, for the record is: www.stevekhan.com

The MySpace page is: www.myspace.com/auxiliarypolice

The latter page was initially started by a fan from England!

Anyway, here's wishing all of you a very, very HAPPY THANKSGIVING, and a wonderful Holiday Season, despite these rather dour economic times!!! For those of you whom I've met at clinics and seminars, like those at the NGSW, I am so pleased to know that, at the very least, you felt that I behaved and treated everyone like a human being!!! That, in and of itself, is worth a great deal to me!!!

All the best,

Steve

[landru64]

Gentlemen:
It's a pleasure to be able to communicate with all of you! Even though many of you are familiar with my website and/or the MySpace page. And, it's obvious that, some of you, I actually know personally from gigs, clinics, and private studies, it is still great to be able to communicate directly with everyone. Thank you for that privilege.

I really don't frequent any pages such as this, but, on occasion, someone sends me a link, just to let me know that "people" out there are talking about me, or the recordings. Needless to say, as the years have come and gone, such things are really nice to know.

I wanted everyone at this thread to know how very much I appreciate all the great comments about my playing and some of the recordings! Thank you all!!! Generally speaking, if there are questions that I can answer, I am almost always easily accessible via the CONTACT STEVE page at my website, which, for the record is: www.stevekhan.com (http://www.stevekhan.com)

The MySpace page is: www.myspace.com/auxiliarypolice (http://www.myspace.com/auxiliarypolice)

The latter page was initially started by a fan from England!

Anyway, here's wishing all of you a very, very HAPPY THANKSGIVING, and a wonderful Holiday Season, despite these rather dour economic times!!! For those of you whom I've met at clinics and seminars, like those at the NGSW, I am so pleased to know that, at the very least, you felt that I behaved and treated everyone like a human being!!! That, in and of itself, is worth a great deal to me!!!

All the best,

Steve


awesome dude :) (it's andrew)

[TNJ]

I"m a big fan, Steve!
Thanks for chiming in, and the Happiest of Thanksgivings to you and yours!

S.
j


ps
My fave CD..."Got my Mental".

S.
j

[musicman1]

How cool is that?? Keep up the great music/playing Steve. And BTW a little Eyewitness reunion/tour would be great!

[Lucidology]

Gentlemen:
It's a pleasure to be able to communicate with all of you! Even though many of you are familiar with my website and/or the MySpace page. And, it's obvious that, some of you, I actually know personally from gigs, clinics, and private studies, it is still great to be able to communicate directly with everyone. Thank you for that privilege.

I really don't frequent any pages such as this, but, on occasion, someone sends me a link, just to let me know that "people" out there are talking about me, or the recordings. Needless to say, as the years have come and gone, such things are really nice to know.

I wanted everyone at this thread to know how very much I appreciate all the great comments about my playing and some of the recordings! Thank you all!!! Generally speaking, if there are questions that I can answer, I am almost always easily accessible via the CONTACT STEVE page at my website, which, for the record is: www.stevekhan.com (http://www.stevekhan.com)

The MySpace page is: www.myspace.com/auxiliarypolice (http://www.myspace.com/auxiliarypolice)

The latter page was initially started by a fan from England!

Anyway, here's wishing all of you a very, very HAPPY THANKSGIVING, and a wonderful Holiday Season, despite these rather dour economic times!!! For those of you whom I've met at clinics and seminars, like those at the NGSW, I am so pleased to know that, at the very least, you felt that I behaved and treated everyone like a human being!!! That, in and of itself, is worth a great deal to me!!!

All the best,

Steve


Stevie-O-So ...
You joined in ..that is just WAY TOO COOL...
Somehow I had the feeling you might after my message ...
because others had followed up to tell about it on their own ...

Man this made my (our) day ...
We's got an Real Icon on our hands boys ....

Hope you and yours also have a most wonderful Thanksgiving ...

[gtrwrks]

Very cool and nice of you, SK - and Happy Thanksgiving to you as well.

[Paul Conway]

Increasingly over the years, I've come to the conclusion that 99% of the time, a musician's work is a true window to his or her soul. Selfish, vile people rarely make good art. Steve Khan's work has entertained and educated me for some time, and so it comes as no surprise to hear all you guys testify to what a lovely person he is.

[tvegas99]

Besides enjoying his recordings and playing, his books are really fantastic...Pentatonic Khancepts is one of my favorites and would be one of the most highly recommended tools for learning I could recommend. A must have!!

[Kalalau Hiker]

LOVE Steves playing! SUCH a tasteful player.. but can also do it all! Saw him w Weather Update once . his diversity of styles, creativity and vibe was AMAZING.

WAY under appreciated IMHO

[jazzguitarplay]

One of the Greats. One of my favorite players anywhere. Love your playing, your instructional books and your Karma. Loved your Dad too. Happy Holidays

[tim boehlert]

Steve:

How about gracing our presence with yours at Rochester's Jazz Fest this year? I met Steve Gadd there this year... would love to see you on the small stage, and offer my tech and security services if you'd do us the honor? What do you say? :)

[Lucidology]

Sure hope Steve reads your words folk ...
He's pne pretty darn cool cat indeed ...

At least in my musical life, he's been a hell of an influence ... and still is ..
and will be ...