{"id":1021,"date":"2013-05-10T20:01:01","date_gmt":"2013-05-11T03:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/?p=1021"},"modified":"2013-05-10T20:04:50","modified_gmt":"2013-05-11T03:04:50","slug":"roddy-ellias-a-jazz-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koentoppguitars.com\/blog\/roddy-ellias-a-jazz-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"Roddy Ellias, a &#8216;Jazz Hero&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">The Jazz Journalists Association named <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roddyellias.com\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\">Roddy Ellias<\/a> a Jazz Hero on April 1, 2013. The award recognizes \u201cactivists, advocates, altruists, aiders and abettors of jazz who have had significant impact in their local communities.\u201d Roddy is a monster player and this award is well deserved!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Roddy has been endorsing Koentopp Guitars since 2010.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Read the full article \u201cRoddy Ellias: a humble Jazz Hero\u201d at <a title=\"Roddy Ellias, a humble jazz hero\" href=\"http:\/\/ottawajazzscene.ca\/news\/6859-roddy-ellias-a-humble-jazz-hero\" target=\"_blank\">Ottawajazzscene.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"docs-internal-guid-4af540e5-9178-61e7-9d31-2cd5d864e93f\">Here is a clip of one of Roddy\u2019s performances playing both his classical and Blue Line.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/62508099\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jazz Journalists Association named Roddy Ellias a Jazz Hero on April 1, 2013. 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