Known for his work with Moerlen’s GONG in 2000, German guitar player Jens Christian Mayer finally made it and released his first solo record entitled “Steppin’up”.This is a journey through the world of Jazz-Rock and Fusion.
Influenced by guitar players like Mike Stern, Robben Ford, Gary Moore, Michel Cusson to name but a few, Jens Christian Mayer has created a very entertaining fusion record with aggresive songs like the title track “Steppin’up” to smoother tasteful ballads like Yellow Shirt and an extraordinary funky guitar version of Suzanne Vega’s “Toms Diner”. Jens is joined by his longterm rhythm section with Pilou Wurtz on bass and Didier Hoffmann on drums and guests include Jamie Glaser (Jean-LucPonty, Chick Corea) and Frank Wolf on Sax