On a mission to help save Americas classical music, jazz, Las
Vegas guitarist LaVerne Christie released her 2007 CD, East
Of The Sun, West Of The Moon on her Quiescent label. The eleven
track CD features LaVernes smooth sounding instrumental finger-style
jazz guitar. Accompanied by Mark Ruben (bass) and Mike Candito
(drums), Christie & company revive a round of jazz classics
by composer greats like Charlie Parker, Herbie Hancock, Monk, Jerome
Kern, Gerry Mulligan and more. Highlights include a stellar cover
of the Hoagy Carmichael classic, Stardust. www.lavernechristie.com