Shawn Purcell: LINKS

3-2 Music: GREAT site to purchase printed music for the Latin Jazz and Salsa Ensemble! My Latin Jazz Ensemble chart, Una Patada en los Cojines, is published by 3-2 Music and can be purchased on this site.
National Guitar Workshop: I've been teaching at NGW since 2006 and it's an excellent place for guitarists of all levels to meet and perform, as well learn materials that will take them as far as they want to go! Over the last 5 summers I have taught at the Austin, TX - Chicago, IL - Nashville, TN - and McLean, Virginia campuses.

Musicians

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Darden Purcell: My beautiful wife and also a Killer vocalist! Check out her site for upcoming gigs!
Chip McNeill: Chip is the head of the Jazz Program at University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign. He's also one of the best Saxophonists/Pianists/Arrangers that I've ever had the pleasure to work with!
Ben Patterson: This is the site of one of my best friends, Ben Patterson. Great Trombonist with a great new CD, "The Prowl"
Bruce Saunders: Wonderful Austin, TX guitarist Bruce Saunders (Also on the Berklee School of Music Faculty) This site has lots of cool transcriptions as well as some FREE lessons for the aspiring guitarist! Yours truly has 3 Peter Bernstein transcriptions up on Bruce's site. Thanks Bruce!
Scott Lerner: A wonderful guitarist and a great human being! Scott is a great guy and plays his A#% off! Catch him at NAMM every year and various other spots!
Alan Baylock: A GREAT writer/arranger and a drinker of Pabst Blue Ribbon! Check out his "Two Seconds to Midnight" CD
Gene Ludwig: LEGENDARY jazz B3 player who has recorded with jazz greats such as Sonny Stitt, Pat Martino and has played with countless other jazz masters!
Tom Giampietro: Killer drummer and one of my best friends! If you're ever in Nashville check him out!
C-U Jazz Crusaders: This is one of the groups I play with quite often in Champaign/Urbana. An outstanding group of musicians playing the music of the Jazz Crusaders and Crusaders!
Chester Thompson: I had the pleasure of playing with Chester in Nashville and it was one of the greatest honors of my music career! Chester is as nice of a guy as he is a MONSTER player!

Guitar Gear

D'Addario Strings: These are the strings that I use exclusively on all of my instruments!!!
Wegen Picks: My picks of choice these days! I'm mainly loving the GP250 2.5 mm (Black)
Phil Jacoby: One of my favorite guitar luthiers!
Robert Keeley Electronics: Robert is one of the nicest people on the planet and a true effects guru!
Analogman: Another GREAT effects site! Mike makes killer pedals and is a super nice guy!
Weber Speakers: The BEST speakers on the planet! Made in the USA
Real McCoy Custom Wahs: Best Wah pedals in the World!!! I own 3 :)
Tom Anderson Guitarworks: I love my Anderson Drop Top Classic and T Classic!! These guys make some of the most beautiful playing and sounding guitars in the world! I'm also listed under "Who's Playing Anderson Guitars"
USA Custom Guitars: THE finest guitar replacement bodies and necks on the planet
Callaham Guitars
Metroamp: Great source for anything having to do with Marshall Plexi Amplifiers

Clubs

The Iron Post: THE Jazz club in Champaign/Urbana, IL. Paul Wirth single-handedly supports the jazz scene in the area. Thanks Paul!
The Jazz Kitchen: Indy's premier jazz club! The C-U Jazz Crusaders have performed there several times and it's always a blast!
The Blue Wisp: Cincinatti's finest jazz club! Another C-U Jazz Crusaders favorite!
Zorba's: Hear great jazz/fusion from a lot of U of I students and faculty every Thursday night in Urbana, IL!

Universities

UIUC Jazz Studies: I am currently working towards my DMA here at UIUC and I can honestly say that no matter what your level, the program and faculty will kick your behind and push you to a new level!
MTSU Jazz Studies: This is where I received my MA in Jazz Studies. Don Aliquo runs the jazz dept. along with Jamey Simmons. If you live in Nashville, TN this is the place to go to study jazz.