I remember seeing Jennifer Batten playing with Michael Jackson when he first went solo. Then I was blessed to meet her in person at a 3 day convention here in Las Vegas that my brother did every year on MJ's birthday. Such a great lady and thank you Jennifer for signing my MJ pictures ❤️🐸❣️
Hey Dom. Great interview as always. Please pass this on to Jennifer. I was in my early 20's in Sydney Australia. Jen was touring with MJ. I saw her do a guitar clinic at a store in Sydney and approached her after requesting a private lesson on her 2 handed tapping style. She agreed and I went to her Hotel the next day, $50 in hand, and got my private lesson ! Cool Lady, Great Player, and a moment in my career I'll never forget. Thanks JB......Dave Dwyer 😬
I love Jennifer so much. She's such an underrated guitarist. I don't think she's one of the best "female" guitar players, she is one of the best guitar players. period
Melanie, I saw her with Andy Timmons and Uli Jon Roth, the monster Uli Jon Roth that every guitarist praises and worships, Andy Timmons is not too far away from that either, and Jennifer stole the show from them, I was there for Timmons and Roth and Jennifer stole the show. she came before both of them and should have came after both of them.
I wonder why everybody always calls someone "the best". What an addiction to judging and ranking, graving for superlatives. Just enjoy the great music. If someone is the best, the others would somehow be the "losers".
She was my teacher in san diego. Her sight reading was unbelievable. She was teaching me Be bop. She had a locking tremelo bar put on her strat. She showed it to me and was upset about the size holes the put in her neck for the locking Nut. she was transcribing music into A book for peter Sprague. She is also a great Caligraphist Her charts are clean and accurate. She was a great teacher lots of fun.
You sound familiar with that period in San Diego. I recall playing a concert in Balboa Part at one point, as I recall there were 11 bands, this went for several hours during the afternoon and wrapped up right about sunset. The band I was in was the most popular up in North County so we were second-to-last to play and then there was a rock band that closed the show....I wonder if that was her band, this would have been 1978. This was unusual because we were a country honky-tonk band (Tall Cotton) but popular, we were actually the first electric band to play at the Belly Up Tavern and really helped get that place popular, playing there 2-3 days at a time about monthly and bringing in country dancers. I moved away in 1979 and later had a Swing Dance, Jazz, R&B Band for 10 years up in Oregon. In any event it was a cool time to be in San Diego and the music scene.....Jose Murphy's, Dick's at the Beach and many people would sit in with each other's bands. The rock band I sat in with was called "The Brattz" (sp). I don't recall meeting her though.
I had the pleasure of working with her in the 90s. I remember the first time seeing her on the video security cam at studio entrance and thinking… yep that’s her. Very talented and super nice to work with.
Thank you Jennifer for supporting michael . Also australua Molly meldrum supported your guitar work on a couple of his shows and you most probably never knew. You really can make that guitar talk.
My favorite female guitarist in the world,i love the way you play the guitar especially in the michael jackson concert in bucharest beat it,take care mom and a healthy life to you and your family ,your fan from the phillipines i love you as your fan.😎🤟
Great interview!!! Rockin!! I remember seeing this GUITARIST JENNIFER PLAYING THE REALLY WILD SOLOS with Michael Jackson....just amazing . She had the look of a great rock guitarist... Wow.. She CAN REALLY PLAY .. GREAT WORK JENNIFER . I 🎸😎 really enjoyed this Interview !!! Dennis
I was at a workshop for Washburn held by Jennifer in Durban South Africa. Needless to say, I was awestruck. She allowed questions and a guy asked her if she could play the Beat It solo. Then he asked her to play it. She did it perfectly. Then she said that she had to do that solo in the M J show while running across the stage- wearing a 3-foot high hat!
Jennifer's a great musician & with her fans! Be sure to subscribe to our channel so you don't miss stories & wisdom shared by Jennifer of her experiences with Jeff Beck....coming soon!
Excellent guitarist. Seen her at a clinic years ago. Aside from being a good musician seems centered as a person too. High profile Jackson gig aside, Jeff Beck loves her and most guitarists love Jeff Beck. That speaks volumes! She's right about TRANSCRIBE too! LOL I love it.
I first heard Jennifer play when I was a student at Musicians' Institute in '84. One thing is for sure, the lady has done her home work. Very impressive player. I remember being stoked when I heard she got the Michael Jackson gig. I thought "Too cool, she gives it all she has and it paid off big time. Good for her." Now I find out (over thirty years later) she played "Giant Steps" as part of the audition. ROFL - Go girl!
This is the second Session I've watched. I love how you address the younger player-so important! However, I'm here to say how re-inspiring these are to an older player such as myself. Beautiful. Thank you.
Great back story and KUDUs for the shout out to Don Mock. He has been a cornerstone in the Seattle educational niche since the days of REH. 59 guys and you! Yikes!!!! Made me smile to hear you bring up some torch and twang-Brad Paisley! So dead on about keeping and open ear and willingness to absorb new styles. Great interview and thanks for sharing your experience
An amazing guitarist an inspiration to others a legend in my eyes and always will be you always speak clearly and give others the courage to want to speak up more including myself this is an amazing interview Jennifer and you look amazing to thank you for all you do
Interviewer asked great questions digging into her reactions to becoming the icon she is today. I will now rank cool guitar players: S. Stevens., Batten, Neil Giraldo, RIck Springfield, Elliott Easton, Mustaine
You're correct @SlashGTA, Dom Famularo is recognized world wide as the Global Ambassador for Drumming....we're happy to have him on our team at www.thesessions.org
I remember seeing Jennifer Batten playing with Michael Jackson when he first went solo. Then I was blessed to meet her in person at a 3 day convention here in Las Vegas that my brother did every year on MJ's birthday. Such a great lady and thank you Jennifer for signing my MJ pictures ❤️🐸❣️
Great memory...She is still a great lady & Artist ! Thanks for watching & please subscribe to bring you more great Artists!
So adorable, so talented, so modest, so enthusiastic, what a splendid role model.
Hey Dom. Great interview as always. Please pass this on to Jennifer. I was in my early 20's in Sydney Australia. Jen was touring with MJ. I saw her do a guitar clinic at a store in Sydney and approached her after requesting a private lesson on her 2 handed tapping style. She agreed and I went to her Hotel the next day, $50 in hand, and got my private lesson ! Cool Lady, Great Player, and a moment in my career I'll never forget. Thanks JB......Dave Dwyer 😬
I love Jennifer so much. She's such an underrated guitarist. I don't think she's one of the best "female" guitar players, she is one of the best guitar players. period
Melanie, I saw her with Andy Timmons and Uli Jon Roth, the monster Uli Jon Roth that every guitarist praises and worships, Andy Timmons is not too far away from that either, and Jennifer stole the show from them, I was there for Timmons and Roth and Jennifer stole the show. she came before both of them and should have came after both of them.
I wonder why everybody always calls someone "the best". What an addiction to judging and ranking, graving for superlatives.
Just enjoy the great music. If someone is the best, the others would somehow be the "losers".
She was my teacher in san diego. Her sight reading was unbelievable. She was teaching me Be bop. She had a locking tremelo bar put on her strat. She showed it to me and was upset about the size holes the put in her neck for the locking Nut. she was transcribing music into A book for peter Sprague. She is also a great Caligraphist Her charts are clean and accurate. She was a great teacher lots of fun.
You sound familiar with that period in San Diego. I recall playing a concert in Balboa Part at one point, as I recall there were 11 bands, this went for several hours during the afternoon and wrapped up right about sunset. The band I was in was the most popular up in North County so we were second-to-last to play and then there was a rock band that closed the show....I wonder if that was her band, this would have been 1978. This was unusual because we were a country honky-tonk band (Tall Cotton) but popular, we were actually the first electric band to play at the Belly Up Tavern and really helped get that place popular, playing there 2-3 days at a time about monthly and bringing in country dancers. I moved away in 1979 and later had a Swing Dance, Jazz, R&B Band for 10 years up in Oregon. In any event it was a cool time to be in San Diego and the music scene.....Jose Murphy's, Dick's at the Beach and many people would sit in with each other's bands. The rock band I sat in with was called "The Brattz" (sp). I don't recall meeting her though.
I had the pleasure of working with her in the 90s. I remember the first time seeing her on the video security cam at studio entrance and thinking… yep that’s her. Very talented and super nice to work with.
I´m proud to say I just saw her last week here in good ol´México playing a MJ kinda tribute show. What a musician.
Thank you Jennifer for supporting michael . Also australua Molly meldrum supported your guitar work on a couple of his shows and you most probably never knew. You really can make that guitar talk.
She worked with MJ on BAD - Dangerous- History world tours. She's amazing
She was 30 when she signed on with him and 40 when she stopped which was 23c years ago. She's 63 now..
My favorite female guitarist in the world,i love the way you play the guitar especially in the michael jackson concert in bucharest beat it,take care mom and a healthy life to you and your family ,your fan from the phillipines i love you as your fan.😎🤟
Michael choose her as the best in class, along with Jonathan Moffat, she mesmerized me with her gig on "dirty diana"
Jennifer on tour with Jeff Beck is astonishing viewing. The shows in Tokyo are fantastic.
I like her a lot! She is so down to earth, no guitar god (what a silly term), a real artist in a real world, no "Wonderland".
I saw that band in 1987-88 and decided to play music! That feeling never went away. And Jennifer was on guitar of course.
Hurrah for Jennifer Batten with such a hard working belief! She is amazing! I THANK YOU VERY MUCH! Cynthia Allen McLaglen
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Great interview!!! Rockin!!
I remember seeing this GUITARIST JENNIFER
PLAYING THE REALLY WILD SOLOS with Michael
Jackson....just amazing .
She had the look of a great rock guitarist... Wow..
She CAN REALLY PLAY ..
GREAT WORK JENNIFER .
I 🎸😎 really enjoyed this
Interview !!!
Dennis
Always a pleasure to see and hear Ms.Batten tell stories, give advice and share about her motivation and music.
I was at a workshop for Washburn held by Jennifer in Durban South Africa. Needless to say, I was awestruck. She allowed questions and a guy asked her if she could play the Beat It solo. Then he asked her to play it. She did it perfectly. Then she said that she had to do that solo in the M J show while running across the stage- wearing a 3-foot high hat!
Jennifer's a great musician & with her fans! Be sure to subscribe to our channel so you don't miss stories & wisdom shared by Jennifer of her experiences with Jeff Beck....coming soon!
Great guitarrist and very smart person. As a musician I feel that her words inspired me to make more things in music. Thank you Jennifer!
Excellent guitarist. Seen her at a clinic years ago. Aside from being a good musician seems centered as a person too. High profile Jackson gig aside, Jeff Beck loves her and most guitarists love Jeff Beck. That speaks volumes! She's right about TRANSCRIBE too! LOL I love it.
I first heard Jennifer play when I was a student at Musicians' Institute in '84. One thing is for sure, the lady has done her home work. Very impressive player. I remember being stoked when I heard she got the Michael Jackson gig. I thought "Too cool, she gives it all she has and it paid off big time. Good for her." Now I find out (over thirty years later) she played "Giant Steps" as part of the audition. ROFL - Go girl!
I love artist to talk about their approach
Strong woman,delicate soul. Find what heals you and do it.
Great interview!!!! Thank you for the privilege!!!!🙏🙏🙏
This is the second Session I've watched. I love how you address the younger player-so important! However, I'm here to say how re-inspiring these are to an older player such as myself. Beautiful. Thank you.
@ Sandy,
Well agree. This was also the second session I've watched. The first was with Steve Vai. Another great session too. Cheers.
Inspiring stuff
Great back story and KUDUs for the shout out to Don Mock. He has been a cornerstone in the Seattle educational niche since the days of REH. 59 guys and you! Yikes!!!! Made me smile to hear you bring up some torch and twang-Brad Paisley! So dead on about keeping and open ear and willingness to absorb new styles. Great interview and thanks for sharing your experience
Great interview! Jennifer is a fantastic musician and a wonderful person. Always fun and educational to hear her speak. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! Appreciate you support & sharing!
Great interview guys, she's truly a wonderful player and person, most importantly. That makes all the difference
Dom thanks for inteveiwing to Jenifer Batten guitar máster with happines In her smile and her words. Grettings from Perú
An amazing guitarist an inspiration to others a legend in my eyes and always will be you always speak clearly and give others the courage to want to speak up more including myself this is an amazing interview Jennifer and you look amazing to thank you for all you do
I saw her live with Jeff Beck. Mind blown.
1 Of The Real Best Groovy Genuine Authentic Original Awesome Bad Ass Rockers The World Has Ever Seen 😎🎸
Another beautiful interview!
Class woman
cool, super talented gal
Interviewer asked great questions digging into her reactions to becoming the icon she is today. I will now rank cool guitar players: S. Stevens., Batten, Neil Giraldo, RIck Springfield, Elliott Easton, Mustaine
She did the best Beat It solo!
I love this show , and guitarist
Great!!!!!!
what a cool grandma to have
Jennifer runs circles a lot of players but was always under the radar. That has to change.
I agree to everything she said
"Puttin' the seeds into the Universe", yes that's how its Law Of Attraction works :-)
Jennifer you are a beast of a player. Bring Reeves Gabrels please!
Briiliant.
Wendy and Lisa from the Revolution with Jen playing lead, Tal Wilkenfeld on bass maybe and...jeez who can we get on drums?
On DRUMS ==> SHEILA E
hilary jones
NO WOMAN beats Jennifer as a rock guitarist. No wonder Jeff Beck tapped her to play with him.
Yeah, That's a good guitarist.
Such a bad-ass.
i assumed she was there (bad tour) for theatrics ,i did not think she actually played . glad i am wrong . whats adacs ? what is she on about
ADAT, digital tape.
the guy looks like a drummer I've seen
You're correct @SlashGTA, Dom Famularo is recognized world wide as the Global Ambassador for Drumming....we're happy to have him on our team at www.thesessions.org
Jennifer Batten is tore up 😱
lol what you mean
One can only wish to look like that and have the energy she has in your 60s