Alex Martin: Links

Ron Brendle--Official Site: Check out Ron's beautiful work on Second Life.
Chris Garges--Percussion and Recording: One of the busiest recording engineers in North Carolina--and a great drummer. He recorded and mixed Second Life.
Old House Recording Studio: Where my NC friends told me I should record--and they were right!
Joe Lamour Design: Joe did the terrific graphic design for Second Life.
Lena Seikaly: Jazz and Classical Vocalist: The voice of Amérique Latine--and check out her new solo CD, Written in the Stars!
WPFW Pacifica Radio 89.3 FM: DC's jazz station. Click on WPFW Live! to listen through your browser.
Hirustica: Musiques du monde: This is the record label started by trumpeter and composer Gaby Kerdoncuff, my friend for 21 years now and a leading force in the traditional and improvisational music scene of Brittany, the Celtic region of France where I was born. The site is in French, but click on the audio links on the right-hand side of the page to hear how Gaby brings into conversation traditional Breton music, Romanian gypsy music, and jazz.
Gene Bertoncini: Maestro e amico mio. He plays chords the rest of us guitarists dream of, and swings like we wish we could.
Scott Sawyer--Genre-Busting Guitar: One of the best-kept secrets on Planet Guitar, although maybe not for long: check out his recent CD, Go There. Also my teacher and friend for 17 years.
John Stowell: Jazz Guitarist, Clinician: Right up at the top of my jazz guitar pantheon. One of the most beautiful and innovative players out there.
Harmonica Blu's Xpress: Anybody say "blues harp"?
Handcrafted Gadow Guitars: Ryan Gadow of Durham, NC, made my electric, a Custom Hollow, before he got famous. I love my Gadow!
Hofner Guitars: "Schönen Dank" to Rob Olsen at Höfner North America for helping me get my new Verythin JS (the John Stowell signature model). This is a beautiful and beautiful-sounding jazz ax! Pictures at www.hofner.com/gab/en/phpshop/43/page,shop.category/category_id,24/ (click on "Verythin JS").