Ryan Cavanaugh

NEWS: The new Cd by Ryan Cavanaugh "Ryan Cavanaugh & No Man's Land," featuring Bill Evans on saxaphone, is now available for Download on Itunes and at www.abstractlogix.com.
Discovered by guitar legend John McLaughlin in 2006,� banjoist Ryan Cavanaugh has spent the last 4 years touring the international jazz scene with acclaimed saxophonist Bill Evans.� Cavanaugh was a champion of the Merlefest, Rockygrass, and Renofest banjo contests in his early twenties, before performing and recording with Bill Evans, Sam Bush, Victor Wooten, Bela Fleck, Robben Ford, and others.� In '07 Ryan released his bluegrass cd "Songs For the New Frontier" and played on 8 tracks of Bill Evans's record "The Other Side of Something" along with greats Bela Fleck, Sam Bush, Victor Wooten, and Dennis Chambers. �
"Cavanaugh’s bluegrass credibility is undeniable but, while he’ll humbly tell you that he’s still got so much to learn, he’s already a remarkable jazz player."� John Kelman - reviewer, All About Jazz magazine�
Cavanaugh's new line-up "No Man's Land" is inspired by a 20 year career on the 5-string banjo and a lifetime of listening to jazz music. �The band was formed in late 2009 and based on Cavanaugh's vision of bringing the banjo back to Jazz music. �"While trying to seamlessly fuse Bluegrass music and Jazz in Bill Evans's group, and trying to develop new styles on the banjo, I felt it was time to start exploring some of my own music with the same instrumentation," says Cavanaugh. �"I have always loved American Bluegrass music because it is my roots, but I also love the history of Jazz in America.because it involves the banjo."�
Ryan Cavanaugh and No Man's Land currently consists of Ryan Cavanaugh on acoustic and electric banjo, Kevin Knapp on electric bass, Tyson Rogers on keyboards, Bryon Larrance on Drums, and guest saxophonists. The group's self titled EP also features Bill Evans on tenor and soprano sax. �Recorded, mixed, and mastered by recording engineer extraordinaire Rob Stokes, the EP is scheduled for a late summer 2010 release on ITunes.�



Also, look for Ryan on Bill Evans's new release, "The Other Side Of Something," featuring Bela Fleck, Sam Bush, Victor Wooten, Dennis Chambers and more.also available at www.abstractlogix.com



Ryan's review from the Ottawa International Jazz Festival 06.21.07:
"But the real surprise of the set was banjoist Ryan Cavanaugh. At 27 he may be a new name to most, but that won’t last long, as he’s poised to parallel B�la Fleck’s legitimizing of the banjo in contemporary jazz. Cavanaugh’s bluegrass credibility is undeniable but, while he’ll humbly tell you that he’s still got so much to learn, he’s already a remarkable jazz player. With a more aggressive edge than Fleck, Cavanaugh’s sometimes overdriven, rock-influenced tone and rapid-fire delivery suggest how John McLaughlin might sound had he picked up a banjo instead of a guitar. No surprise, really, since McLaughlin is one of Cavanaugh’s staunchest advocates and recommended him to Evans in the first place."
Read the whole article here: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=26165



"Cavanaugh proved to be the surprise of the evening, his dexterity on the banjo exceeded only by his superb taste." David Miller (All About Jazz, April 2009)
"Cavanaugh’s advanced chordal voicings and arpeggios provided some intriguing harmonic textures behind Evans’ urgent tenor sax solos." Bill Milkowski (Jazz Times, April 2009)



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