Khaled Ahmad
My name is Khaled Ahmad and I play Jazz Guitar out here in Orange, CA.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
I've been playing guitar for almost 2 and a half years. I began improvising on the guitar a year and a half ago by playing over blues progressions and began to experiment with modal jazz songs about 8 months ago. I've been playing over standard jazz tunes with complex chord progressions for only a few months.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I play with the Orange Coast College Jazz Improv class and sometimes I play at "Steamer's Cafe" in Fullerton at their Sunday Night Jam session.
Your musical influences
My musical influences are Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, James 'Blood' Ulmer, Wes Montgomery, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins and all the great Jazz musicians that I get to play with
What equipment do you use?
An orange Carvin guitar. To record onto my computer, I set up my amp next to the computer microphone, and record with Aebersold backgrounds or with Band-in-a-Box. Nothing fancy.
Anything else?
Listen to jazz!
