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Keys Shapes Jazz With Personality
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Oakland Post
04-13-1997
Keys Shapes Jazz With Personality
Omaha born guitarist Calvin Keys has been in demand for more than a quarter of a century for his musical virtuosity. Stellar musicians as Earl "Fatha" Hines, Ray Charles, Ahmad Jamal and Pharoah Saunders have sought out Keys for his considerable skills as a jazz guitarist, bandleader, composer and arranger.
In spite of his performance in music venues as near as San Francisco and as far away as t...
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