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Jeffrey "Jeff" Young (born March 31, 1962) is an American guitarist. He graduated from Musicians Institute in 1985, and is best known for his time with the thrash metal band Megadeth, appearing on the 1988 album So Far, So Good... So What! (Capitol Records). In 1998, Young co-wrote, produced and played on the world-fusion album Chameleon by Badi Assad. In addition to his subsequent music projects, he served as an author in Guitar for the Practicing Musician.

Jeff Young
Born (1962-03-31) March 31, 1962 (age 60)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
GenresThrash metal, heavy metal, speed metal, blues, classical
Occupation(s)Guitarist
Years active1986–present
Websitejeffyoungjams.com

Early life


Young was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In 1980, he graduated from Fairmont High School in Kettering, Ohio, and moved to Hollywood to attend Musicians Institute/GIT in 1984. He graduated from the Institute in 1985 and began his career as a guitar teacher.


Career



Megadeth


Newly hired Megadeth's guitarist Jay Reynolds (of Malice) had commissioned guitar teacher Young to play all of his solos on the new album, transcribe the previous Megadeth releases, and teach him everything in time for the pending tours. Reynolds was one of Young's guitar students. However, after witnessing Young decipher previous guitarist Chris Poland's solos from Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? note-for-note in less than 30 minutes, frontman Dave Mustaine decided instead to hire Young. Young joined the band with only two weeks left in the recording schedule and contributed half of the guitar solos and multiple electric and acoustic rhythm parts to the album.[citation needed]

Jeff's career with Megadeth was spent recording and touring in support of their 1988 platinum selling album, So Far, So Good... So What! His first performance with the band appeared in The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years as a member of Megadeth.[citation needed]


Author and jazz & world fusion excursions


Following his time in Megadeth, Jeff wrote the cult-classic Fingerprints column in Guitar for the Practicing Musician magazine. He also began intensive study of the blues with legendary guitarist, Steve Hunter (Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, Jason Becker).

For a portion of the 1990s, Jeff stepped away from his career to deal with the untimely deaths of first his father and later his mother while immersing himself in the further study of classical, flamenco, gypsy jazz and other world music varieties.

In 1998, he resurfaced with new Brazilian musical partner, Badi Assad. Together, the duo crafted exotic soundscapes for Verve/PolyGram records collaboration entitled, Badi Assad's Chameleon. The album (co-written, arranged, and produced by Jeff), climbed to the top of the world music charts in Germany & Holland also topping JAZZIZ magazine's Readers Poll: "Best Brazilian Albums of the Year."

Opening concerts for renowned artists including Joe Cocker and Cassandra Wilson, as well as performances on 1999's Lilith Fair and Farm Aid 2000, Jeff's association with the Assad family also spawned songwriting collaborations with guitar luminary Sérgio Assad and two pieces on Badi's Verde album.

In 2003, the track "Waves" from Chameleon was featured in the Michael and Kirk Douglas film It Runs in the Family, as well as on the movie's soundtrack.


Equilibrium


In late-October 2009, his debut solo album, Equilibrium, was released on CD worldwide, as well as cdbaby. Young began working on the album in 2000. Stylistically, the album features flamenco, classic, 6 & 12 steel-string guitar styles as well as the electric guitar. Equilibrium features guest performances by Debby Holiday, Twinkle, Gilli Moon, Lenine, Matt Chamberlain, Hilary Jones, Tony Franklin and Viviana Guzman.[1]


Current projects


Young is the host of the Internet radio show Music Without Boundaries on the Spreaker broadcast network.[2]

Jeff is currently writing, producing & releasing solo, instrumental music on the High-Tone Eleven Records label. His first, all instrumental album, Revolutions, is being released track by track with the singles, "Monsoon" – "In the Flesh" & "Slow Burn" available now via his official website & most digital distribution sources. Revolutions features performances from some of the world's top players: Tina Guo, Ric Fierrabracci, James LoMenzo, Brian Tichy, Jeff Bowders & Shane Gaalaas.


Personal life


Young overcame testicular cancer in 2006; he was treated by Dr. Lawence Einhorn, the same physician who treated Lance Armstrong).[3]


Discography



References


  1. "♫ Equilibrium – Jeff Young". Cdbaby.com. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  2. "Jeff Young's Music Without Boundaries™". Spreaker.com. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  3. "Former MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG's 'Deth and Life Experiences". August 24, 2005.


Preceded by Megadeth lead guitarist
1987–1989
Succeeded by
Marty Friedman

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Jeff Young (Ann Arbor, Míchigan, 31 de marzo de 1962, 60 años de edad) es un guitarrista estadounidense exmiembro de Megadeth, Jeff Young entró el 25 de noviembre de 1986, los miembros del cual grabó su tercer álbum, So Far, So Good... So What! en 1988. El hecho de ser el único miembro de la banda que no consumiese drogas por aquel momento hizo que Young se apartase poco a poco del núcleo de la banda.

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Джефф Янг — американский гитарист, наиболее известный благодаря своему участию в треш-метал-группе Megadeth.



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