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'THE MASTER' DR. JOHN ELLINGTON BLAIR is the world's greatest living electric violin virtuoso with no peer.....he is the major inspiration of the late noel pointer, present progenitor of the now regina carter and surpasses the technical facility of jon luc ponty......having trained in the european version of the printed page (called classical music) john has moved up into the arena of one of the world's great improvisationalists in the company of MILES DAVIS, CHARLIE PARKER AND JOHN COLTRANE.....

john ellington blair is the great grandnephew of the late duke ellington and is also a very special song writer/song stylist...listen to the selection 'thank you' track 6...john has been playing the violin from the age of 7 and is presently 60 years young and going strong....presently embarking on weekly performances at the LINCOLN CENTER 'HIP SPOT' W.68TH. AND BROADWAY NEW YORK CITY MANHATTEN, 4 TO 8 P.M. THURS. THRU SAT....AUTOGRAPHED COPIES OF HIS CD AT TWICE THE PRICE WILL BE AVAILABLE...
THIS ARTIST IS A VERY RARE MUSICIAN HAVING CO-DEVELOPED THE 'VITAR WIRELESS' ELECTRIC VIOLIN WHICH SET THE ARTISTIC STANDARD THE WORLD OVER FOR VIOLINISTS(IN ROCK,SOUL AND JAZZ) WITH HIS 1976 COLUMBIA RECORDS RELEASE 'SOUTHERN LOVE' CO-PRODUCED BY THE LATE JOHN HAMMOND WHO DISCOVERED COUNT BASIE, STEVIE RAY VAUGHN AND BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN! IF YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS ARTIST.......
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SPECIAL NOTE: 'FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, I SENSED THAT THE ART OF IMPROVISATION WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF VIOLIN PLAYING''JOHN ELLINGTON BLAIR IS THE BEST I HAVE HEARD'...QUOTE BY FAN AND FRIEND, THE LATE MAESTRO YEHUDI MENUHIN....