On a mission to help save America’s 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 LaVerne’s 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

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