Bill Lancton
" I have owned and recorded with dozens of guitars over the years, but none has had the beauty of tone and versatility that my Conklin Crossover Jazz has. I used it on all the cuts of my last cd, from the acoustic parts to the screaming rock parts. I also use it on straight ahead jazz gigs, where it always draws the attention of the crowd for its warm tone and unique beauty. It is truly a work of art." Bill Lancton
www.billlancton.com
www.dogtalk.net

Guitarist Bill Lancton has been making his impact on the Indianapolis music scene since 1973 as a performer, studio musician, and teacher...yet he seems to be hitting a new high point each year. The past five years have been very good for Bill...a finalist in the 1994 WTPI FM Winter Jazz Festival and Competition with his group the Coalition...four readers poll victories in NUVO Newsweekly (and the release of two cd's) as a member of the world-beat band Dog Talk...the 1997 release of his contemporary jazz cd Lanctones (which received extensive airplay, culminating with the inclusion of one cut on the WTPI / AMERITECH Jazz Sampler). In 1998 the group Les Chat Du Swing, of which he is a founding member with jazz violinist Cathy Morris, was chosen best small jazz group of the year in Indianapolis. October 1999 brings the release of his new cd, "yeah, man"...which has garnered airplay on WTPI FM 107.9 in it's first week of availability. After relocating from his native New York, Bill settled in Indianapolis to begin a successful career that has taken him from coast to coast, always keeping his roots in jazz (his dad was a big band leader and arranger in New York and Detroit). Playing his custom Conklin electric / midi / acoustic guitar, Bill has been deep into the Santana / Latin feel for his whole career, yet he has often led and performed as a side man in straight ahead, bop oriented groups. His compositions reflect a wide range of feelings...from gentle bossa to funk to rocking Latin. His wife and business partner LuAnn have been able to combine both of their talents...her degree in art and keen sense of promotion have been major factors in the success of Bill's groups. She also runs her own very cool custom sign and decorative painting business!

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