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Kevin Kastning (born December 26, 1961 in Wichita, Kansas) is an American guitarist, composer and musical instrument inventor.〔(Kevin Kastning Website )〕 He plays the 36-string Double Contraguitar, 30-string Contra-Soprano guitar, twelve-string guitar, six-string guitar, fretless guitar, 12-string extended baritone guitar, 6-string bass-baritone guitar, alto guitar, the 14-string contraguitar, the 16-string contraguitar, the 17-string contraguitar, mandolin, piano and bass. == History == Born in 1961 in Wichita, Kansas, Kastning's father was a musician, and by age 11 he had first guitar.〔Nathan Lamb, ("Unique Transatlantic Sound" ), ''Nashoba Newspapers'', November 6, 2009〕 He attended Wichita East High School〔Wichita East High School〕 during which time he was in the school orchestra and jazz ensemble as well as in several bands. Kastning attended Wichita State University between 1980 and 1984, graduating with a Bachelor of Music. While there he studied composition under the tutelage of Pulitzer Prize winning composer, Walter Mays. In 1985, Kastning moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he pursued graduate studies at Berklee College of Music for 2 years.〔(Berklee Alumni )〕 At Berklee, Kastning studied with Walter Beasley and John la Porta while being privately tutored by guitar legend Pat Metheny. Between the years of 1985 and 1990 he played in numerous jazz chamber groups, playing at clubs throughout the greater Boston and Hartford area are as well as in his own jazz ensemble, the Kevin Kastning Unit, which released a self-titled album in 1988. The Kevin Kastning Unit included Carl Clements on tenor and soprano saxophone with which Kastning has maintained a working relationship. Since that time, Kastning has made numerous notable collaborative contemporary classical guitar recordings, which are largely improvised. Kastning plays a number of guitar family instruments of his own imagining on his albums including a 36-string Double Contraguitar, a 30-string Contra-Soprano guitar, 6-string bass-baritone guitar, a 12-string extended baritone guitar, a 12-string alto guitar, and 14-string, 16-string, and 17-string Contraguitars. His music consistently receives strong reviews in the experimental acoustic music community and other modern abstract traditions. Irish painter, Ken Browne's March 2011 exhibition 'Odyssey II' 〔Kathy Foley ("Backchat: Amy's Keenon a Rewind-up" ) ''Dublin Sunday Times'' March 27, 2011〕 at the Origin Art Gallery〔("Ken Browne opens at Origin Art Gallery" ) 'Irish Art Blog', March 25, 2011〕 (Dublin) featured abstract paintings based on Kastning's music. Kastning has invented a number of guitar family instruments which extend the traditional range of the guitar into new territory. Kastning is an artist endorser for Santa Cruz Guitar Company, Daniel Roberts Stringworks, Anvil Cases, Emerald Guitars,〔(Emerald Guitars )〕 Enhanced Audio, Bricasti Design,〔(Bricasti Designs )〕 Kelsone, Peluso, John Pearse Strings,〔(John Pearse Strings )〕 Cervantes Classical Guitars,〔(Cervantes Classical Guitars )〕 Microtech Gefell Microphones, G7 Performance Capos, ToneRite, Hipshot, and K&K Sound,.〔(K&K Sound )〕 Kastning currently lives in Groton, Massachusetts.〔("Index of Vitals" ), ''Town of Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts'' 2000〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kevin Kastning」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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