My son hipped me to this woman, who does on accoustic what Stanley Jordan did on electric, only at a higher (and extended) level, I think. Maybe there's precedence for this type of thing outside of the jazz world, but I'm unaware of it if there is (and would welcome edification thereof).

Is it "jazz"? Well, my son just showed me two video clips from her website, and I'd have to say "Yes, no, maybe, maybe not, WHO CARES?" The woman's definitely got a thing happening, and it's MUSICAL, so there. Labels are for soup cans, right?

Check it out: http://www.kakiking.com/

This ain't no Shooby Taylor freakishness, either. This is some seriously serious shit!

Thank you, Charlie. You're keeping me young.

Sometimes...

I first encountered this gal from an audio board I frequent, someone was recommending her.

VERY talented. And very gorgeous if you ask me.

Ultimately, like Jordan, a little dab really does it for me. . . . I wish her b i g success.

Yeah, I can't say that I'd buy all of her CDs (or even one), but what she's doing certainly seems like a step forward in guitar technique and stuff like that. I mean, she's doing the tapping thing AND percussion AND all this other stuff with just a guitar.

Truly fascinating, if only for the process...

i like the web site interaction with the little devil girl. get rid of the lip ringy and it's john mayer dressing up like hilary swank.

The clip from the Conan show is pretty impressive, I think.

Up, because this is real talent that I think deserves at least one look from people who appreciate same.

I like that picture where she's looking rather ruefully at her guitar on the other end of the sofa. . . . I can relate!

reminds me of Helmut "Joe" Sachse, but without the screwdriver and the second geeetarrr and, most importantly, without the eyebrows

Yes, she looks more feminine than he does. . . .

Ovation...

























...the Tupperware of guitars.

I don't know, I have an Ovation Breadwinner ('seventies solid body electric guitar, sort of "Explorer" like) and it's one FINE guitar!

Couldn't run the clip at work but liked what I heard.

I know you were.

The few I've fingered play nice. . . . But I don't really know too much about them.

The best sounding acoustic gtr's are made of wood.

Interestingly I have been doing some reading on materials made in sound production. There is some scientific findings that the material does not make as much difference as the design. . . . One guy for example built trumpets out of PVC and as long as the valve structure, tubing thickness, length, coil, etc. were identical the sound was supposedly identical. Quite interesting stuff. . . . It would be interesting if Ovation made fiberglass guitars that were identical in structure and design to a Gibson Hummingbird for instance and one could compare the two!

Glad to be of service.

Too much bullshit out there to let something good go unnoticed.

Wow!!!! I need to look further into this!

Hey it wasn't my study!



Maybe the different lacquers change the way the pad and the body meet? I dunno. It could be bullshit. You have to step carefully to avoid cowpaddies everywhere.

Certainly a different style (and look ) but Kaki kind of reminds me of Leo Kottke- and not just as a matter of consonation.

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I picked up her album cheap in a used store, mainly based on remembering this thread. She has some very impressive technique, and there's a sound or a warmth or something that seems to shine through for me. I'm really enjoying this, check it out if you run across it anywhere.

Another thanks to Jim for bringing this to our attention...

Just checked out the website. Excellent! And, she likes cake, apparently.