Electric Blue by Joe Deninzon

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Progressive Rock | Jazz Fusion

8 tracks | 52 minutes

Released Feb 2002
on Wilbert's Blues Records

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Editorial review

Jazz has given us some impressive violinists over the years (everyone from Joe Venuti, Stephane Grappelli and Stuff Smith to Jean-Luc Ponty and John Blake), but compared to saxophonists, trumpeters and pianists, violinists have been a very small minority in the jazz world. One of the few fusion violinists who came along in the 1990s, Joe Deninzon showed considerable promise on Electric Blue. This unpredictable jazz-rock effort demonstrated that while the Russian-born improviser had studied the history of jazz violin extensively, he refused to be shackled by that history. Though Ponty is a strong influence on Deninzon, it's obvious that he has also spent a lot of time listening to rock guitarists like Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck and Steve Vai. Deninzon can be lyrical and charming, or he can be a forceful, in-your-face player who brings elements of hard rock guitar (distortion, feedback) to the electric violin. A musical rollercoaster, Electric Blue ranges from the poetic ("Oasis," "An Evening Nap in the Afternoon Sun") to the metallic ("Shock Therapy," "Bluzak"). The violinist's own compositions dominate the CD, although he also provides an unusually rock-influenced version of Thelonious Monk's "Well, You Needn't." Deninzon takes his share of chances on Electric Blue, and they pay off handsomely. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Bio / Background

Joe Deninzon is a violin virtuoso from New York who has been called "The Jimi Hendrix of the Violin".

He has worked as a sideman with a diverse roster of artists like Ritchie Blackmore from Deep Purple, Sheryl Crow, Phoebe Snow, Smoky Robinson, The Mahavishnu Project, Project Object, and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra among others.

He also leads his fusion/funk band, STRATOSPHEERIUS.

The group has been heavily involved in the jam band scene, performing regularly at clubs like the Bitter End and the Knitting Factory in New York, as well as touring the East Coast and Midwest.

They were recent winners of Inside Connection Magazine's New music Showcase Competition, and have shared bills with John Scofield, Ekoostik Hookah, Mike Stern, Project/Object, Ulu, Sleigho, The Slip, and more.

"Electric Blue" was Joe's debut CD, released in 1998 on Wilbert's Blues Records.

The disc was recorded in Joe's hometown of Cleveland before he moved to New York.