by Paula EdelsteinLike his key influences Joe Pass and Jim Hall, Jack Jezzro is a contrapuntal guitarist with excellent taste in music. He is joined on his debut release for the Hillsboro label, Jazz Elegance, by Jim Ferguson on bass and Jim White on drums. Jazz Elegance features four Jezzro originals including "Christina," "Jake's Tune," "Rose's Waltz," and "Jeanette's Day" which draw their inspiration from Jezzro's family members. As his first jazz standards record, the former session guitarist with the Nashville String Machine features his jazz voice on "Night and Day," "Dancing on the Ceiling," and "Prelude to a Kiss" with clean, lucid strumming and his special fingerpicking style. This supple acoustic nylon-string approach results in a very natural accompaniment for his … » Read more