“The time I burned my guitar it was like a sacrifice. You sacrifice the things you love. I love my guitar.” –Jimi Hendrix, the most inventive electric guitarist of his generation.

Jimi Hendrix died young in 1970 but left a legacy that resonates in today’s music. The national tour of “Hendrix, the Experience,” a talent-packed tribute tour, played to a sold-out Tennessee Theatre in March. Hendrix’s sister, Jamie, is on the tour, but she’s not playing guitars; she’s giving them away. It’s part of the Guitar Center Music Foundation’s campaign in support of music education. Jamie sits on their board of directors. Guitars are given to deserving youth in each city of the tour. In Knoxville the recipient was our very own student Jacob, whose love for his new Mitchell MS400 Modern Single-Cutaway electric guitar— presented to him on stage during the concert — is ardent. (We hope it will not extend to a flaming sacrifice.) We are proud of Jacob and grateful to the Guitar Center Music Foundation, and Jamie, for tapping the Joy of Music School to select a deserving recipient. Kiss the sky, Jacob.”