Jeffery Ardizzone:  

Life I have just reupped as a Gold Member (not Austin Powers... yeah, baby) on 5/5/09 for another year, so I can still be reached through this website's e-mail. I still play guitar every day (since September of '76... you do the math). Lately I've been learning the old blues master's songs and styles. I've also been shooting some home video of my songs for posterity. I'm sure you'd dig it. It's probably not what you'd expect... oh yeah, there's some mind bending metal (you know it's true), but I've expanded my style over the years to include some really vibrant solo material. I study a lot of solo artists who have that spark of originality and integrity in their music that makes it immediately endearing and emotionally powerful. I take elements from Gospel, Rock, Blues, Bluegrass, Classical and Modern Soundtrack and blend them into, what I think, is a deeper, fuller, more meaningful music experience. Depending on the audience, I can play from a variety of genres that can connect emotionally at the very deepest levels. For instance, I could play at a retirement home because I know the songs from the '20's... and I can play at a kegger, bar or other venue because I know all the classic rock, blues and drinking songs of the last 100 years. My goal now is not so much becoming famous, but, rather touching peoples lives by connecting with them through the music. Everyone has sorrows and joys. My greatest joy seems to be when I'm done playing and someone comes up to me and I can tell that they really "get it". You know what I mean... like when you have friends over and it's getting late and they get ...Expand for more