"Live at Jazz, TX" featuring the Kevin Eubanks Quartet, as broadcast on Texas Public Radio on May 25, 2019. Recorded April 16-17, 2019. Produced for radio by Nathan Cone. Show 03-10.

Kevin Eubanks: guitar
Bill Pierce: saxophone
Rene Camacho: bass
Marvin "Smitty" Smith: drums

Set list:
Spider Monkeys
Watercolors
The Thumb Blues for Wes
Untitled Blues

Live At Jazz, TX: The Kevin Eubanks Quartet, set two

Constant Boty is among a small group of West African musicians who have masterfully blended the often-contradictory elements of innovation and tradition. He is a member of the Ivory Coast (Republic of Côte d'Ivoire) Guro tribe, famous for producing some of Africa’s most prolific artists.

Having perfected a mix of West African folkloric music, European classical, jazz, and electronic music, Boty has recorded with artists as diverse as saxophonists Greg Osby and Marc Mommaas, pianists James Weidman, Mamiko Watanabe, Yayoi Ikawa, and Benito Gonzalez, drummers Francisco Mela, Luis Santos, and Daniel Freedman, clarinetist Oran Etkin, vocalists Heather Maxwell and Maiko Hata, and bassist Lonnie Plaxico, just to name a few.
Boty is ever-faithful to his Guro heritage. He spent several years studying the Zaouli music and dance traditions of his forefathers before beginning his classical guitar and West African music studies at the National Institute of Art in Abidjan, the capital of the Ivory Coast. He later studied at the New York Jazz Workshop under legendary jazz guitarists Vic Juris, Kenny Wessel, and saxophonist Marc Mommaas. 

In addition to performing, Boty is an accredited music educator dedicated to sharing his craft with future generations. He taught Guitar and West African Music at the German Swiss International School  in Accra, Ghana for four years. During this time, he was the creative director of Volksmusik Verbindet, a project of the German government aimed at promoting the German language abroad. Other schools involved in the program included Deutsche Schule Kiew in Ukraine and Musikalisch-Sportliche Gymnasium in Leipzig, Germany. In addition, he conducts music workshops, seminars and lessons in West African folkloric music and tribal drumming all over the world.
Currently, Boty  performs around the world as a solo act and with his band, the Guru Guru Project  He has consistently performed during International Jazz Day,  as well as been creative director and organizer since 2014 both in Ghana and Ivory Coast. This has earned him a title of official partner for International Jazz Day, which has become an integral part of his career. 
Boty is eagerly looking forward to sharing his unique music and dazzling skills with his new musical associates ace Italian Jazz Bassist Niccolo Faraci and Finn’s Jazz saxophonist and educator Pylkkänen in 2024.

Ruggero Fornari

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Jazz, Funk and Blues guitarist, Composer and occasional 'computer music' maker.

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Live At Jazz, TX: The Kevin Eubanks Quartet, set two

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