JENNIFER BATTEN FASCInated me when I saw her playing with Michael Jackson in the ’80s and ’90s. At that time, you could count on one hand the number of female guitarists who played at that level, and who had achieved that kind of notoriety.
Jennifer broke things wide open, and she blazed the trail for so many of us to follow. Besides her stint with Jackson, she did some amazing work with Jeff Beck, and she remains curious and exploratory in her own music. (For information on Batten’s most recent project, BattleZone, check out the February 2018 issue of GP.)
You started playing at eight years old when an older sister got a guitar, right?
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