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Joe Gooch
Ten Years After Joe Gooch grew up in a musically aware environment and was introduced to jazz and blues at an early age. By thirteen, taking his music seriously, he enrolled on a course of classical guitar lessons. The disciplines he learnt were good grounding for him but he soon realized his interest lay outside of the classical sphere and moved towards rock and blues. At first, influenced by his childhood heroes, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, Buddy Guy and later Frank Zappa, Joe experimented with various musical styles; constantly looking for new ideas and inspiration to expand and improve his techniques. He strives relentlessly, like all good musicians, to be a better player and to express himself with an individual voice in an already overcrowded profession. Joe can communicate his emotions through strong, energetic playing without having to resort to flash, fast scale playing and gives a sensational new dynamic to a highly respected world beating team of veteran musicians. Since his early teens, Joe has been involved in many recording projects and has gigged around with numerous bands, but on joining Ten Years After he immediately felt at home and that he had finally found his 'niche'. He loves touring with Leo, Chick and Ric and enjoys the remarkable synergy that is created between the band and the audience. User of: |
