Jannifer Batten - The Guitar Queen

The buzz on Jennifer Batten began rising from the guitar underground in the late ’80’s. The guitar magazines promptly picked up on Jennifer, chronicling her savvy musicianship and highly original approach to the electric guitar in print. On Guitar for the Practicing Musician’s premier compilation record, .’s editor wrote, “It was Jennifer’s version of John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps“ that was considered by her peers the ’scariest’and most requested cut on the disc.“ At one point Batten was in 6 different bands at once playing everything from straight ahead rock, to metal, to fusion, to funk. Her video credits have included Natalie Cole’s “Wild Women Do“, Michael Jackson’s “Moonwalker“, Sara Hickman’s “Take It Like A Man“, and a feature interview in Hot Guitarist’s video magazines premier issue. A major turning point came in 1987 when she was selected from over 100 guitarists to play in Michael Jackson&#