Word: instruments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...band includes Victor Wooten on bass guitar, "Future Man" (Wooten's brother) on synthesized percussion and Jeff Coffin on sax. Victor Wooten has been voted Bass Player Magazine's "Bassist of the Year" for three years in a row. And it is little wonder why. His mastery of the instrument leaves you room for no other reaction than a open jawdrop as you let out a few nervous laughs, expecting the Apocalypse. This might seem like a strange statement, but this reviewer does not exaggerate the musicians' incredible technical virtuosity. It speaks for itself in their smoothly amazing, highly humorous...
...supplier. With more than 40,000 employees scattered across Europe, the U.S., Canada, Mexico, China and Brazil, it is one of a growing number of companies making ever larger and more complex parts of cars--like the metal-body exterior of BMW Z3 roadsters manufactured in the U.S., the instrument panel on the Jaguar XK8 and the passenger cell for the cute little Smart Car that German consumer Cerstin Stadeler was eyeing disapprovingly in Bonn. "It looks like one of those kid's toys that come in chocolate eggs," she says. "You know, the ones you snap together...
...string, and different kinds of lutes from different periods had different numbers of courses. This is one of the most interesting things about the lute: because it was constantly changing and advancing, it is impossible to pin down precisely what its physical characteristics are. As manufacturing techniques improved, the instrument became more and more complex. Better access to materials led to a greater numbers of ribs in the body, and new treatments of gut led to a greater range of strings. So the middle Renaissance lute had six courses whereas later instruments had up to 13 or 14. The shape...
...sits with one leg over the other, cradling his lute close to him and dipping his head to the notes so that at times his nose almost touches the strings. Despite his height, he seems to bring every part of himself in as close as possible to the instrument, playing with an intensity that draws in the attention of his audience as well...
...Filip '01. A sizable contingent from the a cappella group The Opportunes was in tow to cheer on their talented member, but Ashley showed that she possessed enough presence and talent to hold the stage solo. A sort of Jewel-like Shawn Colvin, Filip demonstrates great control over her instrument and voice. Since she younger than the other two performers, her lyrics lack a certain maturity and dexterity, both which are rescued by her smooth guitar-playing and a voice that creams over the edges of notes. In the space of a bar, her voice can turn from something...