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25th Street Band
The 25th Street Band was forged in the fire of London's Jazz Rock/Funk circuit in the late 80's and early 90's. They have worked with George Michael and Imagination amongst others. The band is: Russ Klinger - Guitars, Keyboards, and Dave...
Aaron Flores
Aarón Flores nació en la Ciudad de México. Comenzó sus estudios de guitarra en el Ciclo de Iniciación Musical de la Escuela Nacional de Música, con el maestro Alejandro Salcedo, en donde continuó estudiando el Ciclo...
Adam De Lucia
Adam De Lucia is a musician / composer / producer who has forged creative partnerships since founding Hi-Bred Productions in 2004. His network includes stalwart musicians, burgeoning talent and industry...
Adam Sussmann
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Al Viola
Viola studied guitar and followed jazz guitarists Charlie Christian and Oscar Moore before he was drafted in 1941. The Army placed him in a trio with a pianist and bassist, billed as "The Three Sergeants." Page Cavanaugh replaced the...
Albert Collins
They called him The Iceman, The Razor Blade, and The Master of the Telecaster. Albert Collins earned these nicknames for his sharp, cool guitar playing, and the Texas bluesman lived up to every one of them. Along with his band, The...
Albert King
Bluesman Albert King was one of the premier electric guitar stylists of the post-World War II period. By playing left- handed and holding his guitar upside-down (with the strings set for a right-handed player), and by concentrating on...
Alex Jacquemin
Alex Jacquemin is a modern jazz guitarist with a driving penchant for originality, daring and challenge. Born in France, he did not pick up his first guitar until the age of 16, but worked on his mastery of the intrument with such...Alex Nauman
At the crossroads of traditional jazz guitar, funk, and experimental improvising music stands a rising star shining brighter every day. Alex Nauman. Once this young guitarist, composer, arranger, songwriter, and educator starts putting...
Alexander Christian
Well, I am almost 50, playing guitar from my 6-7th year of age, but seriously I started in 1978, when I was 17. I insist on 'black sound', that means funk, blues, afro grooves and reggae. I also love 12 string guitars, and recently I...Alexander Randall
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Bio: 29 march 1973 Ukraine Location Kiev, UA Genre: Fusion / Jazz / Nu-Jazz Influences: George Benson, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Mike Shtern, Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, John Abercrombie, Jim Hall
Anders Nilsson
Guitarist and composer Anders Nilsson moved from his native Sweden to New York in 2000 and has made an impression as a unique and versatile guitarist as leader of Anders Nilsson's AORTA, and Fulminate Trio from Brooklyn. His charcteristic...
Andre Dale
Andre' Dale is a gifted guitarist/vocalist/writer who has been an integral part of the Detroit music scene since the late 80's playing and touring with reggae/rock group Onxyz. Andre' is a Cass Tech alumnus where he played in the jazz band...Andreas Wildenhain
born in Berlin (Germany) 1965 took up guitar at the age of 12 student of Eef Aalbers & Marcel Karreman (Conservatory Utrecht) studies at Berklee College of Music (Boston) recent CD release: andreas wildenhain + terra incognita. a fusion...Anthony Labuguen
I grew up in South Elgin, Illinois, about forty miles west of Chicago. I went into the city often to visit family and friends and when I was older, I went myself, taking a commuter train or bumming a ride from friends that had driver's...Anthony Pirog
Anthony Pirog is a guitarist who currently lives in New York City but honed his unique take on freely improvised music while living in the Washington DC area. He is a guitarist well versed in many genres of music and performs as a solo...Arik Shahar
Arik shahar was born in 1964 and grew up in Haifa.At the age of 10 he began playing drums and percussion .from there he moved on to guitar, playing mainly bass. Arik played in haifa with different bands and musicians,among them Arkadi...
Arthur Adams
Bluesman Arthur Adams is a singer,songwriter, guitar-slinger and dynamic performer, Adams’s diverse life experiences and musical history have merged and matured into a unique style that expresses universal emotions through a highly...Aslam Amin
Hey, my name is Aslam. I'm a guitarist/pianist/songwriter from County Cork in Ireland. I just graduated from college with a National Diploma in Popular Music Performance. I like nearly every style of music, at the moment I want to improve...Athanasios Konstandopoulos
Basically an engineer who enjoys playing the guitar.Aubrey Cheung
My name is Aubrey Cheung. I came from Hong Kong when I was 17 years old. With no back ground with Jazz, I started playing rock guitar when I first came to Boston, then I went to Berklee in 1978 to study jazz and was mayor in Music Ed.. I...Audric Jankauskas
2003 - Audric Jankauskas and Rob Lewcun collaborate to create the CD titled Spontageous , published and released by aujanmusic in January 2004 Spontageous is the name of the four piece jazz-rock group that features guitar, keyboards,...
B.B. King
“King of the Blues” Born on a plantation in Itta Bena, Mississippi in 1925, Riley B. King would start from very humble beginnings. His family moved around the area, and the young Riley experienced early a life of constant motion....
Barbara Lynn
Barbara Lynn was well ahead of her time in being a triple threat singer, songwriter, and guitarist. It was in 1962, while just turning 20, that she had the number one hit on the charts with her original penned “You’ll Lose A Good...
Barney Kessel
Legendary musician, guitarist, influential jazz artist, composer, arranger, session player, record producer, one of the leading figures in West Coast jazz, later delving into hard bop, Barney Kessel is now generally considered by...
Barry Cleveland
When Barry Cleveland isn’t talking guitar with people like Jeff Beck, David Gilmour, Ry Cooder, Tony Iommi, and John Frusciante, he’s busy recording globally acclaimed progressive rock and world fusion music. For more than 25 years,...
Barry Finnerty
BARRY FINNERTY'S BIO: LONG VERSION I, BARRY FINNERTY, was born in San Francisco on December 3, 1951. My father, Warren, was an award-winning actor (he received the Village Voice Obie for Best Actor of 1960 for "The Connection") and my...Barry Greene
Barry Greene began playing guitar in 1971,at the age of ten years old. Strongly influenced by Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, George Benson and Pat Martino, Barry has developed into a world-class guitarist, arranger and composer. He has...
Barry Zweig
“Barry Zweig is one of the most highly respected jazz guitarists on the LA music scene. A skilled accompanist and soloist, Barry’s love of the instrument shines through every aspect of his playing” writes noted acoustician and studio...Ben Bishop
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Ben McDonnell
Guitarist Ben McDonnell has been based in London since he graduated from Leeds College of Music in 2004. In that time Ben has performed and recorded for countless bands and venues. He has performed all over the world as far afield as Asia...Billy "Spaceman" Patterson
Billy "Spaceman" Patterson is a composer and musician who has played with and recorded with a virtual who's who of the music world, including Miles Davis, James Brown, Vanessa Williams, Dave Sandborn, Teruo Nakamura, Marcus Miller, Lenny...
Bob Crawford
Bob Crawford, born in the Bronx, NY, is one of those rare people combining musicality, scholarship, and business acumen into one seamless individual. After graduating from the University of Virginia in 1971 (Phi Beta Kappa/Magna cum laude)...
Bob Niederriter
Bob Niederriter is an artist/composer who uses a vast assortment of colors and textures to create unexplored universes for the listener. His playing, which shows a definite personality, has a melodic clarity that is pleasing to the ear....Bob Roetker
Bob has been playing guitar for more than thirty years, performing all across the United States. He has played with such musical celebrities as Cal Collins, Gary Thomas, Chris Vadalia, Bobby Shew, Rich Mattison, Delbert Felix, Billy...Bobby Perry
BOBBY PERRY is one of the few remaining blues musicians who really understands the blues, lives the blues and plays the blues. Mr. Perry has written, produced and performed his unique blend of jazz and urban blues for years. He is now...
Brandon Bernstein
Brandon Bernstein began studying guitar at age 14. At 18, he discovered his passion for jazz and improvised music while attending Berklee College of Music. After a semester of study, Brandon ventured to Montreal, Canada where he studied...Brent Baxter Barrett
Brent Baxter Barrett grew up in a small town called Davison, near Flint, Michigan and received his Bachelor Of Fine Arts Degree in Jazz Guitar Performance and Technical Theatre from Central Michigan University in 1984. He has traveled the...Bruce Muirhead
BMusHons UCT Cape Town Jazz Festival 2007 as ‘The Muirhead Quartet’ Cape Town Jazz Festival 2008 with ‘Bepop Guitar Summit’ Collaborative work exhibiting at the Sasol Museum in Stellenbosch, ‘Moeder Natuur Mother Nature’...
Buddy Guy
The Blues' most electrifying guitarist, Guy has remained a vital and current musician, moving blues forward without losing sight of its roots. He’s renowned for his raw, blistering vocals and high-voltage guitar playing. Guy regards...Calvin Newborn
Calvin Newborn - electric guitar, vocals In Memphis Tennessee, the lines between blues and jazz have always been blurred. From the great bandleader Jimmie Lunceford (who taught at Manassas High School in the 1920s), on through...Carlo Basso
I enjoy all types of music especially jazz and blues and electronic genres which incorporate elements of those genres. Some of my main jazz influences are Herbie Hancock, George Benson, John Scofield and John Coltrane.Carlo Laurenzi
Electric Guitar Player, Computer music composer, Sound Director, pupil and Musical Assistant to M° Michelangelo Lupone. Performs both as a guitarist and live electronics operator. Collaborates regularly with many Concert Societies and...Cedric Willems
Cedric Willems is a belgian guitarist born in Ghent - Belgium. First guitar at ten. First schoolband at 13. After playing in several bands (Graffitti, Electric Rendez Vous, Sundance ...) and jamming with a lot of belgian musicians, he...
Charlie Christian
As the man who popularized the guitar in a jazz setting, his legacy lives on. Charlie Christian was born on July 29, 1916 in Bonham, Texas but was raised in Oklahoma City from the time he was two years old. Charlie's immediate family were...Chicago Joe Jones
Chicago Joe Jones - Blues guitarist, bandleader, educator This blues man grew up on the south side of Chicago, down the street from Muddy Waters. He was influenced by live performances of James Brown, The Temptations, The Jackson Five,...
Chris Dair
Chris Dair was inspired to play the guitar at an early age by Manitas De Plata who triggered a passion for guitar and a love of flamenco guitar. At age 14 he developed a passion for blues and gigged in London at venues like Ronnie Scotts...
Chris Jentsch
Chris Jentsch (guitar) is a recording and performing artist working primarily in jazz and contemporary improvisational forms. Based in Brooklyn since 1999, his main ensemble is Jentsch Group in its trio, quartet, or large...
Chris Mello
Born in Boston, MA Chris began playing guitar at the age of 12. Growing upin a Portuguese family, his love for diverse music was already apparent, falling in love with the music of artists such as Tom Jobim, Pat Metheny, John Coltrane, and...
Christer Fredriksen
Christer Fredriksen played in several settings as a freelance musician for many years. He is educated with a Performing Masters in Rhythmical Music from the University in Agder and he has completed much research on sound; how different...
Chuck Berry
Inspired by the electrified Delta blues of Muddy Waters, the wild showmanship of T-Bone Walker and Guitar Slim, the smooth crooning of Nat “King” Cole, and the storytelling of Hank Williams, Chuck Berry scrambled his influences...
Chuck Wayne
Had Charlie Christian not died of tuberculosis at age 25 in 1942, he certainly would have been the first guitarist to record bebop. His single-string attack on Up on Teddy's Hill with Dizzy Gillespie, captured live at Minton's in 1941, was...
Ciyo Brown
Biography ‘Born in Jamaica, Ciyo arrived in England at the age of six months old. Though a high academic achiever qualifying as a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives and specialising in the area of housing law, music has...Colin Alexander Smith
Jazz and rock guitarist based in Bordeaux, France
Cornell Dupree
In a remarkable career spanning five decades, Cornell Dupree played on literally thousands of sessions and worked with a staggering list of artists that includes James Brown, Miles Davis, Ray Charles, Donny Hathaway, Elvin Jones, B.B....
Craig Morrison
Plays jazz, rock guitar and keyboards. Varied experience and vast compositional and production skills in digital and analog creations.Cyrus Pace
In a world that often seems crowded with talented musicians, the light often shines on those artists who seek their personal voice at any cost. Cyrus Pace has spent the last 16 years doing just that. Through the fortunate contact with...
Damien Olsen
Damien Olsen (born May 20. 1961) Is an Experimental Musician, Improvisor, Sound Designer, Performer, Photographer, Digital Artist, Sculptor. Video Artist. Lived in Brazil during the 80s and 90s. Trained in Zen, Capueira and Graham...
Dan Andersen
Dan Andersen served a distinguished apprenticeship as the jazz guitarist with many fine musicians in New Orleans and Los Angeles, including, Johnny Angel and the Swingin’ Demons, at venues such as Blue Nile, Bourbon Street, Funky Butt,...Dance of Love Ghosts II
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Dani Perez
Daniel Perez Amboage, también conocido como Dani Perez. Nacido en Buenos Aires el 2 de abril de 1967. Comienza estudios de piano y guitarra a los 14 años, y a los 16 forma varias bandas de rock & pop con amigos de la escuela secundaria....
Dann Glenn
Dann Glenn (born May 30, 1950) is an American jazz fusion electric guitar player and composer, who has published and recorded a catalog of six symphonies, and released numerous jazz and avant garde albums, over the years. Originally a...Darryl Kanouse
Darryl plays guitar in the experimental/jazz/thrash band Melic Sub Rosa, bass in the free jazz group The Blueprint Ensemble and bass in the electronic/trip-hop ensemble Sonic Wave Society. Darryl is also the Managing Director for the...
Dave Allen
The Dave Allen Quartet brings together some of the best young talent that New York City has to offer. Their debut recording, Untold Stories, documents a well-crafted group sound rarely found in music today. These compositions are...Dave Haskell
The history of jazz is strewn with brilliant players who have inexplicably eluded widespread recognition, flying under the radar of labels, journalists, and fans. But guitarist David Haskell’s stealth status over the past two decades...Dave Hill
A native of the northwest, Dave grew up in a small suburb of Seattle in a musical household. His earliest training was piano lessons that he and his 3 older brothers took each week. It was in the 3rd grade however, that he would first get...Dave Mosick
Introducing Dave Mosick "Jazz guitarist Dave Mosick has beautiful tone, exquisite technique and a deft touch, all of which point to high quality musicianship. Mosick impresses as a player for the Ages. He has the touch and the tone of...Dave Tucker
Dave Tucker started performing in the Punk movement of the late 70’s in Manchester. His first recorded release was 1978 with Mellatron. In the early 80’s he was a member of “The Fall” touring as well as recording “Slates” and...David Esmond
what IS squirt? squirt is the solo guitar playing of dave esmond. the idea behind squirt is creation. creating moments in time. creating music. creating songs and sounds on the spot. there are no real squirt songs. each track is of it's...
David Lataillade
David Lataillade David studied guitar, harmony and composition at the conservatory, alongside he discovered Hendrix, Frith, Mingus and Coltrane ... and traditional music and improvisation; playing the electric bass in rock and hardcore...
Deborah Coleman
Deborah Coleman - guitar vocals Deborah Coleman is, as USA Today notes, “one of blues music’s most exciting young talents.” Along with a discography that now spans a decade; she also gives knockout live performances that...Dee Brown
Dee Brown was born in Detroit, Michigan. His full name is Demitris Edwards Brown and he is the youngest of three children. His parents George and Roceal Brown exposed him to music at a young age. As a child, Brown can remember hearing Jazz...DFMichael
DFMichael began his professional experience at the age of seventeen when he toured in Italy with the band of the Irish singer Kay McCarthy (Celtic Music). For many years he regularly played the Tenor Saxophone with the Modern Big Band...Diego Lines
Diego Lines, is a chamber and jazz music composer and guitar player.Dragutin Jakovljević
Dragutin Jakovljević je ro'en 14.06.1968. godine u Beogradu. Kao sin jedinac, naklonost ka umetnosti nasle'uje od oca Vladimira, koji je bio slikar i vajar. U dvanestoj godini, Dragutin nabavlja svoju prvu akustičnu gitaru i od tada...Duane Eddy
The name Duane Eddy is synonymous with legendary. The most successful and influential instrumentalist in rock 'n' roll history, Duane Eddy blended his signature styles of blues, jazz and gospel, to develop a unique rock and roll sound. He...
Duke Robillard
Duke Robillard - Blues Guitarist Inspired by blues legends like T-Bone Walker, Charlie Patton and Big Joe Turner, Duke's guitar work has seamlessly spanned the worlds of jazz, blues, and swing since he founded the renowned big...
Earl King
Earl King - Blues Guitarist, vocalist (1934 - 2003) Earl King, a native of New Orleans, was a flamboyant performer, singing with bluesy ease and playing guitar solos that curled and sliced across the rolling New Orleans beat. He...Ed and Carol Nicodemi
Ed and Carol Nicodemi have expanded their vocal jazz/ 7- String guitar duo to include their special renditions of your favorite standards and their latest original tunes. They are currently performing in the New York City area. Ed and...
Eddie Benitez
Eddie Benitez was born in Puerto Rico and spent his early years in Europe where his father’s work had brought the family. Eddie’s family returned to the U.S. in the late 60s and settled in Brooklyn, New York., setting the stage for...
Eddie Gatlin
I bring a unique new sound of music that blends the styles of jazz,blues, and rock. My musical influences include Eric Clapton, Albert Collins, Vaughan, and many other guitarist.
Eddie Kirkland
Born on a cotton plantation in Jamaica, Eddie Kirkland got his start in the music business at the age of 12 as part of the Sugar Girl’s Medicine Show. After a short stint with the show, Eddie landed in Indiana, moved on to New Orleans...
Eddie Taylor
Benoit, Mississippi native Eddie Taylor, an architect of the post-World War II Chicago blues, was renowned for his work both as a bandleader and accompanist. He was best known for shaping the distinctive sound of Jimmy Reed, a childhood...Eddy Clearwater
During the 1950s, Chicago's West Side was a breeding ground for some of the world's greatest bluesmen. Magic Sam, Otis Rush, Freddie King and others ruled the clubs. With his fierce guitar playing, soulful and emotive vocals and wild stage...
Eliane
eliane - singer, guitar player and composer Eliane, singer, guitarist, composer and lyricist was born in Switzerland and moved to New York in 1998 to attend the New School University for Jazz and Contemporary music from which she...
Elvin Bishop
Elvin Bishop’s 2007 release Booty Bumpin’, captures the blues legend at home in front of a live audience, doing what he does best; stirring up a party with a bluesy stew of slide guitar and groovin’ rhythms. With a set featuring both...Elvis Stanic
Born in the 1963., Rijeka, Croatia, he started to play at the age of 6. After accomplishing a classical music education for the accordeon, he switched to the guitar, and was influenced by the blues, rock and jazz music. In following years...Eric Bensoussan
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Eric Gale
Eric Gale was a top studio guitar man, and a first call session player on many dates from the '50's through the '90's. His reliable accompaniment can be appreciated on scores of records as a sideman, and through his own efforts as...Eric Ross
ERIC ROSS - " has excited audiences with his fiery virtuosity and innovative work” (Washington Post) -performed concerts of original works at Lincoln Center, NYC; Kennedy Center, D.C.; Brussels Palais des Beaux Arts, at Jazz and...Eric St-Laurent Trio
Playing the compositions of guitarist, Eric St-Laurent, and joined by the unique and highly virtuosic rhythm section of Jordan O'Connor (double bass) and Michel DeQuevedo (percussion), the trio creates joy, excitement - and a few other...Eric VanDuyne
I studied George Russel's Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization for a year with Ben Schwendener of the New England Conservatory. The whole thing is based on the notion of "tonal gravity" and is a great new way to think about...Esa Onttonen
Esa Onttonen is a composer and guitarist living in Helsinki, Finland. He mainly works in the field of jazz and improvised music but is equally at home playing rock riffs on electric guitar or writing a piece for string orchestra. He is...Espen Wensaas
Espen Wensaas startet musikk-karrieren i Geilo skolemusikkorps, hvor kornett var hovedinstrumentet. Ettersom tiden gikk ble det pianoundervisning ved den lokale kulturskolen. 14 år gammel tok interessen for gitaren overhånd. Tidligste...
Farrell Lowe
Come join us for a night of adventurous new music in a world-class performance environment. This group features the musical skills of international performers RON MILES, BETH QUIST, DAVE WILLEY, and COLIN BRICKER. We will be performing...Federico Miranda
Federico Miranda was born in Costa Rica in 1976 and has been playing the guitar since the age of 12. In 1993 he founded the band Gandhi, a vocal rock group that has become one of the most popular acts in the country. Since 1997 the band...Felipe Alonso Ruiz
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Fenton Robinson
With his subtle, probing guitar and soaring voice, Fenton Robinson represented the smoother side of the Chicago blues sound. In fact, though he originally came from Mississippi, Fenton's style had more in common with the swinging Texas...Fernando Alvarez Ariza
Fernando Álvarez Ariza : Nació en Santander, el 6 de octubre de 1977. Inicia sus estudios musicales en la dirección de cultura artistica de Santander DICAS, Continúa estudios de armonia con el maestro Rito Mantilla y guitarra clásica...
Frank Barton
Active in music since the 1980s, Frank is currently recording and playing music in Hawaii. In 2009, he recorded "Kodiak Shoreline" in Alaska- a collection of original instrumental compositions. He is the electric guitarist for the New...
Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa was born on 21 December 1940, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. His parents were second-generation Sicilian Greeks, the family had arabian and french origins too. His father played "strolling crooner" guitar. At the age of...
Freddie King
“The Texas Canmonball” Freddie King was one of the kingpins of modern blues guitar. Along with Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, and Magic Sam, King spearheaded Chicago's modern blues movement in the early '60s and helped set the stage for...Freddy Robinson
In a career spanning 50 years, guitarist Freddy Robinson, played with Ray Charles, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter and dozens of lesser-known artists in blues and R&B. Thanks to an early exposure to jazz, he graduated from...Funky Mustard
The Funky Mustard Band is a project started by Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Larry D. White & Drummer/Singer Kevin Crenshaw in the summer of 2002. After playing together for over 14 years in a couple of different local Houston bands they...
G.E. Stinson
G.E. Stinson is an improvising musician of inexplicable origin and undetermined destination. Coming from many disparate influences his unspoken intention is to construct coherent spontaneous compositions while mutating individual sound...Gabriele D'Angela
Jazz/Classic Guitar & Composition Professore di chitarra jazz al Conservatorio di Bari " Niccol Piccinni " per i corsi superiori sperimentali di musica jazz 2001 -2004. Docente di chitarra jazz, composizione e music-technology presso...Gary Stuart King
I found a lot of biographies are written by people about themselves, but written in third person. This makes for boring reading and seems somewhat artificial. It really isn’t a very good way to get to know a person. I did write this...Geoffrey Jacob
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Georg Cocron
Inspired by jazz and rock legends Al DiMeola, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and classical composers J.S. Bach, and George Frideric Handel, Cocron has branched out with an electro-acoustic CD. The compositions on "Acoustic Guitar Odyssey,"...
George Preston Herrett
Dave George hails from Virginia and had played all over the East Coast since the early 1990's. With roots in the blues and classic & prog rock music, Dave soon discovered jazz and improvisation and "ain't been right since". He was doing...
Greg Diamond
New York native Greg Diamond first began his formal musical studies at La Fundación Cristancho in Bogotà, Colombia. He later completed his Undergraduate and Master's degree in Jazz Performance at The Aaron Copeland School of Music...Greg Waters
G(GregWaters) started playing guitar at the age of 13.Because of a health problem,his Dad brought home a guitar to fill his boredom,and well,you know the rest!His first song learned on guitar was "House Of The Rising Sun".He would sit on...
Guitar Slim
New Orleans bluesman Guitar Slim (Eddie Jones) exerted an enormous influence on many modern guitarists to follow. A brilliant and underrated guitarist, Slim was also the consummate showman. He dyed his hair to match the color of his suits...
Guy Hatton
Guy Hatton's PANTECHNICON is a suite of compositions for small electric jazz ensemble, and the group gathered to perform them. The first performance took place at the Harrogate International Festival fringe in July 2010, and...
Han-earl Park
Improviser, guitarist and constructor Han-earl Park has been crossing borders and performing fuzzily idiomatic, on occasion experimental, always traditional, open improvised musics for over fifteen years. He has performed in clubs,...Harry E. Fellows
Teenage jazz guitarist from Oxford, UK. Looking to form a modern jazz band in the area, with absolutely no luck. Currently working on first album "From Nowhere", which will span multiple Jazz-based genres. Hoping to read Music at the...Hector Rodriguez
I had the advantage in that my childhood was in the 1970s, which I believe the best stage in the music's rock history, and was the epoca of the 'super bands' or so-called 'progressive Rock' or 'symphonic Rock.' It was a time of a lot of...
Henry Kaiser
Henry Kaiser (born Oakland, California, 1952) is widely recognized as one of the most creative and innovative guitarists, improvisers, and producers in the fields of rock, jazz, and experimental music. As one of the "first...
Hiram Bullock
Over the course of his career, from his mid ‘70s run with The Brecker Brothers to his various stints as a “hired gun” for everyone from Gil Evans and David Sanborn to Billy Joel and James Brown, Hiram Bullock earned his reputation...
Howard Roberts
Howard Roberts was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1929. He began playing guitar at age 8 and by age 15 was playing gigs in and around the Phoenix area. In 1950 (at age 20) Howard decided to move to Los Angeles, and through hard work and...
Hubert Sumlin
Hubert Sumlin's most famous, and to which he is most associated, contribution to the world of music and the blues is his enduring guitar accompaniment for Howlin' Wolf. Even if he never picked up a guitar after that, his place in the blues...I Heart Lung
Improvisation captures the here and the now. Jazz producers like Bob Thiele at the legendary Impulse Records encouraged John Coltrane and others to record in one take, preserving the excitement generated in the moment. Working in this...
Inbar Fridman
Having performed together throughout Europe with several groups led by French bassist Oliver Gatto alongside drummer Billy Cobham, Israeli guitarist Inbar Fridman and French pianist Camelia Ben Naceur finally decided to direct their deep...Jack Kraal
Turned pro 1960. Back to the amateurs 1962. Was sideman with (among many others) singer Ann Burton,accordionist Mat Mathews. Recorded with Harry's Jazz and Blues Band. Nowadays leading 7 piece mainstream band "Basic Swing".Jack Leahy
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Jake Hertzog
Guitar Player Magazine is calling him "…the blazing wunderkind." The Boston Phoenix has declared him "...the WOW! factor." Award-winning jazz guitarist and composer, Jake Hertzog, is making it big in New York City. Jake’s third studio...James Corp
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Born in Fairfax Va. Currently resides in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virgina. Started playing guitar at age 11 and played jazz in high school. Won two awards (All Star Band for Bass Guitar and Outstanding Soloist for Electric) at high...
Jan Wouter Oostenrijk
In 2007 Dutch guitarplayer Jan Wouter Oostenrijk (JWO) released "Maghreb Jazz guitar", an innovating crossover between jazz and music from Northafrica . They did a successful tour in Holland and performed at big international festivals in...Jason Bennett
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To be completed at a future date.Jean Oh
Guitarist Jean Oh was born in Seoul, Korea and began playing music at the age of 13. He began studying music formally at Seoul Jazz Academy, a school that was renowned for the best faculty in Korea. He soon began playing gigs. After...
Jeff Hancock
BLUES GUITARIST/BLUES FAN/INFLUENCES-BUDDY GUY/JUNIOR WELLS/B.B.KING/J.B.HUTTO/LIL'ED' AND THE BLUES IMPERIALS/LUTHER ALLISON/HOUND DOG TAYLOR/ELMORE JAMES/MUDDY WATERS/ETC.
Jeremy Zmuda
Guitarist, Jeremy Zmuda grew up in the small town of Long Beach, Indiana. As a child his first musical experiences were taking piano lessons, singing in various choirs and playing with fire. It was not until high school that Jeremy...Jerome Ali
Jerome received his first guitar from his mother when he was eleven years old. His Dad, the late Jimmy Ali sr was also a musician. Being a pianist, He encouraged Jerome to play by enticing him with songs by the great guitarist Wes...Jerry Dubinsky
Although it was not my main source of income, I am a pro jazz guitarist & nature photographer. I am now concentrating my efforts to improve my improvisational skills (mixture of swing & bebop). I also compose tunes for my jazz group, & am...
Jimi Hendrix
Guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Born Johnny Allen Hendrix (later changed to James Marshall) on November 27, 1942, in Seattle, Washington. Learning to play guitar as a teenager, Hendrix grew up to become a rock guitar legend. He began...
Jimmy Raney
Jimmy Raney began his jazz guitar career very early with the history showing he played in the Jerry Wald band in 1944 at age 17. Later that same year he went to Chicago where he worked in local groups and then in 1948 he did a brief stint...
Jimmy Reed
Blues music has had its individualist performers with powerful, poetic feeling, tremendous instrumental virtuosity, or a unique sound. But if the tradition ever had its Everyman, it would be Jimmy Reed, the most popular Chicago blues...
Jimmy Rogers
Jimmy Rogers has long been considered one of the most important and influential figures on the American blues scene. He co-founded and developed the Chicago blues sound with his former band mate Muddy Waters - together they pioneered the...
Jimmy Thackery
Ex-Nighthawks guitarist Jimmy Thackery has been playing his own brand of blues-tinged rock as a solo artist for some twenty years now (he left the Nighthawks in 1987) and there's no denying that he's a first-class guitarist with a sharp...Jimmy Wyble
Jimmy Wyble is one of the few guitarists who made a mark in both country & western and jazz, his discography naturally crashing through a few supposedly fenced-in genre boundaries to get him from Benny Goodman to Bob Wills. The latter...Joao Erbetta
Brazilian guitar player and composer Joao Erbetta promotes a cool instrumental mix of Twang with Frevo, Country with Latin and Jazz with Ciranda. His groovy compositions are an innovative mix of "Latin Americana", building a bridge between...
Joe Louis Walker
Merging the electric, urban sounds of West Coast and Chicago blues with the down-home acoustic traditions of the Delta, guitarist Joe Louis Walker never strayed far from what he calls "the real blues." In a career that spans more than 35...Joe Purrenhage
Joe Purrenhage grew up outside the Detroit area where he picked up a great interest in music including classic rock and jazz/blues. A short stint in the Air Force allowed him to come in contact with many musicians with different...
Joel Harrison
As guitarist, composer and vocalist, Washington D.C. native Joel Harrison resists categorization: jazz, African and Indian, contemporary classical, blues and rock all have a place in his unique approach. Remarking on his eclectic approach...John Bruce Wallace
I am a composer, improvisational guitarist, painter, and philosopher interested in freely improvised music with a focus on generating extended sound statements within the options afforded through solo performance. What I do is referred...
John Cassio Kalil Benevides
Muitos procuram zonas confortáveis, sem tentar outros caminhos e desafios. John Cassio, guitarrista nascido em São Paulo morando no Rio de Janeiro há 30 anos — faz o inverso, procura diversos caminhos para a sua música...
John Curtright
got the guitar bug in 1956. Buddy Merrill, on the Lawrence Welk show looked so cool. got me a dano 2 pickup cheap electric in '57, and have been in bands ever since. I mean, obscure bands. ----------like, O G W A , (old guys with...John Finn
Musician, arranger, producerJohn Layne
I am an individual who has lived a life of extreme seeking, is there a distance between the soul and God once saved by Christ? are we truly one in him as he is one in God? If so where is the reality he calls us to...ie, the birds of the...Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson - guitarist, vocalist A working bluesman since his teenage years in the early 1950s, Johnny "Guitar" Watson scored numerous chart successes in the 1970s with a unique guitar-based sound that mixed the feel and...
Johnny Copeland
Johnny Copeland was one of the most celebrated Texas bluesman of his generation. His huge, soul-drenched voice and intense guitar made him instantly distinctive. After decades of struggling as a journeyman blues and R&B player in Houston...
Johnny Littlejohn
Blues guitarist Johnny Littlejohn was born John Funchess in Mississippi on April 16, 1931. A brilliant singer, songwriter and soloist, both on regular and especially slide guitars. John worked at plantations when he was young, and...
Johnny Winter
For over 40 years, Johnny Winter has been a guitar hero without equal. Signing to Columbia records in 1969, Johnny immediately laid out the blueprint for his fresh take on classic blues a prime combination for the legions of fans just...Jon Green
Coming soon.Josafat "Negro" Garcia
Mexican guitarist with professional studies in music with multiple degrees and years of experience in recording, musical arrangements, playing in different groups and working for several companies. Jazz is a passion which she shares with...
Josh Smith
Josh Smith was born October 7, 1979 in Middletown, Connecticut. Before he was 1, his family relocated to Florida, eventually settling in Pembroke Pines, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale. At age 3, he received his first guitar and at 6, he...
Joshua Breakstone
"Fire in velvet. A fitting description of Joshua Breakstone's jazz guitar," wrote Paul Weidman in The Sante Fe New Mexican. "His flowing lines on up-tempo cookers are impeccably clean and fiery, bearing the mark of a first-rate improviser,...
Juke Boy Bonner
Coming out of Bellville, Texas, Weldon “Juke Boy” Bonner recorded some tough raw blues accompanying himself on guitar and harmonica. Bonner was schooled in the sounds of Lightnin' Hopkins and Jimmy Reedn and played a rack harp and...Jukka Tolonen
Jukka Tolonen - guitar Jukka Tolonen is not only Finland's national guitar hero but also one of the world's most respected guitarists. For the past 4 decades, he has captivated audiences through Scandinavia and Europe with his powerful...Julien Kasper
Julien Kasper is a musician who moves seamlessly through rock, jazz, and blues with improvisational spirit, soul, and stunning virtuosity. Reviewing Julien’s 1993 demo Guitar Player Magazine raved: The eclectic [guitarist] suggests that...
Justin Rothberg
Justin currently lives in Manhattan, and is an active member of The Jammyland All Stars, The King Django Band, Eastern Standard Time, Raw Deal, Sdoun, The Rocksteady 7, and his own group The Justin Rothberg Trio. As an educator,...Justin Thompson
Justin Thompson combines cool jazz vocals with hot swing guitar and timeless song writing. His smoky voice has been compared to Harry Connick Jr. and Sting, while his guitar playing echoes the virtuoso passion of Django Reinhardt and the...Keith Andrew
Contemplation is the long awaited second release from San Francisco based guitarist and composer Keith Andrew. This beautifully produced CD not only features the masterful guitar work of Keith Andrew, it also showcases his...Kenny Lee Lewis
KENNY LEE LEWIS - Guitar, Bass, Vocals Kenny has been a regular touring member, producer and writer for The Steve Miller Band since 1982. An accomplished studio guitarist and bassist for over 30 years, a few of Kenny's other credits...
Kenny Neal
Kenny Neal - guitar, vocals “Let Life Flow” marks the return of multi-instrumentalist and modern swamp-blues master Kenny Neal, with an inspired set that draws musically from the sizzling sounds of his native Louisiana, while...
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Biography missing, add it now.Keshav Singh
Keshav Singh is an 18 year old jazz guitarist and composer from Santa Cruz, California. In April 2008 he released his first full-length album of six original compositions and one arrangement. The album features five other young jazz...Kid John
Artist Information Biography "...two west coasters trying to come to terms with their overwhelming need to experiment. We expect a whole lot more from this duo in the future..." -CBC Radio 3/New Music Canada Recent CBC Radio 3/New Music...Kim Johannesen
Kim Johannesen, born 1985, Norwegian guitarist and improviser, currently taking his master degree in performing jazz/improvisation together with drummer Dag Erik Knedal Andersen at the State Academy of Music in Oslo. Toured in Norway,...
L.A. Jenkins
Instrument: Guitar/ Electric Dear Fellow adventurous music partners, L. A. Jenkins: Born September 16, Columbus Ohio Style of playing/ creative endeavor: modern jazz, / free improvisations, ambient/ experimental and first generation...
Lacy Gibson
Blues Guitarist Lacy Gibson was born on 1 May 1936,in Salisbury, North Carolina. Gibson's family settled in Chicago in 1949 and he quickly became involved in the city's blues scene, receiving tips on blues guitar playing from musicians...
Larry Jean Louis
LARRY JEAN LOUIS This guitarist was born in Caracas, Venezuela, Martinican Father, during the 70..s he broked into the art world very early, in his born city.--------- He started his MUSICAL EDUCATION at Conservatorio Superior de Musica...Larry McCray
Larry McCray - guitar, vocals Larry McCray, the second youngest of nine children, was raised on a small farm in Magnolia, Arkansas. His father played the blues on harmonica and guitar, and his older sister Clara was a guitarist and...Lawrence E. Tamanini
Student- 3yrs. Dennis Sandole Student- 1Yr. Pat Martino Performed with- Joey DeFrancesco- 2003- Colorado Performed at Cape May Jazz Festival- 2003 Recorded on several cds Can be heard at Ortliebs Jazz Haus- PhiladelphiaLefteris Christofis
The guitarist Lefteris Christofis (1964) completed his studies in music at the Music Department of the Anglia Polytechnic/University in Cambridge, he collaborated with top rate British musicians giving concerts and he released his first...
Les Paul
Les Paul is a unique blend of musician and inventor. His performing career started at the age of 13 and by the early 1950s he was the greatest jazz guitarist of his generation. As an inventor, Les Paul's breakthrough creation of...Les Sabler
Biography missing, add it now.Lightnin' Slim
Lightnin’ Slim - Blues guitarist, vocalist Highly regarded as a Louisiana Swamp Blues legend, Otis Hicks aka Lightnin' Slim, was born March 13, 1913 on a farm outside St. Louis, Missouri. At an early age, Hicks left Missouri and...
Little Milton
Little Milton Campbell was an accomplished blues musician. A performer known for his extraordinary technique, soulful voice, and unique blend of musical styles, Milton was also admired for his staying power. A talented musician...
Lonnie Brooks
Even after 40 years away from his Louisiana home, Lonnie Brooks' music is still instilled with the funky, swampy bayou rhythms of Opelousas and Lafayette, and his lyrics often speak of black cat bones and mojo hands. But along the road...Lorenzo Scagnolari
Nasco nell'Agosto del 1986 e all'eta di sette anni inizio a prendere lezioni private di Pianoforte. Ad undici anni comincio a frequentare il conservatorio A.Steffani di Castelfranco Veneto dove studio Sassofono e Pianoforte. Ottenuta la...Lucky Widn Bror-ken Kenneth
Born in Sweden, played Bass Tuba in Salvation Army band at the age of 9-14. My carieer on guitar started quite where I am again today at home with sound on sound recordings. Ive played guitars for thirty years now. Afters some religious...
Luigi Archetti
1955 born in Brescia, Italy, lives and work in Zürich. Artistic activity as a musician, composer in the areas: experimental and electro-acoustic music As visual artists in the areas painting, drawing, installation (partial...
Luther Tucker
Luther Tucker was a consummate blues guitarist with impeccable credentials. His early apprenticeship was under Big Bill Broonzy and Robert Jr. Lockwood. His recordings as session man at Chess Studios led to his eight year stint with Little...
Maciej Flaczynski - Dj Konik Morski
Born: 1980 Dj Konik Morski - truely called Maciej Flaczynski - jazz guitarist and composer from Poznan in Poland. He plays/compose for: - jazz band called Zezz Kwartet (own compositions, modern jazz, swing, charlie mingus tunes) - Fancy...
Magic Sam
The late Magic Sam was a brilliant guitarist and a soaring, urgent vocalist. Dead from heart failure at the untimely age of thirty-two in 1969, Samuel Maghett was a pivotal figure whose memorable originals, like "All of Your...Mama's Cookin
One of Colorado's fastest rising bands, Mama's Cookin' is now hotter than ever. Mixing neo-blues and bottle-neck slide with a touch of hip-hop, The Cookin' has created an innovative new sound. And it's time to take the show back on the...
Marco Iacobini
Marco Iacobini: work as an arranger,producer, co-writer and session player are as equally impressive. Marco's co writing and musical arrangements with Cristiano Micalizzi, Stefano Satro, Marco Siniscalco, Roberto Gallinelli, Mario Guarini,..._alt.jpg)
Marco Oppedisano
Marco Oppedisano is an American guitarist, recording artist and composer whose compositions focus on the innovative use of electric guitar in the genre of electroacoustic music. Since 1999, his compositions have utilized multitrack...
Mario Tomic
Mario Tomic is an internationally recognized and award-winning guitarist,composer,songwriter and instrumentalist. Artist play and compose jazz fusion and instrumental progressive rock music for some projects he also...
Mark Huotari
After years of playing guitar, writing and recording music , I finally produced a CD called "KoMHtA" in 2010. KoMHtA is also the name of the fictitious band featured on MySpace adn Facebook. That stuff is just for fun; the important...
Mark Wingfield
Mark is one of the most original and distinctive electric guitarists today. His improvising is always compelling, continually inventive and melodically uplifting. His guitar playing is steeped in the language of jazz, with influences...
Mateus Starling
Brazilian guitar player and composer Mateus Starling graduated from Berklee college of music in December 2008 majored in performance. He recorded his debut cd with top musicians while he was a student at Berklee and released it in January...Matt Roberts
Using Jazz as a center point of focus, the MATT ROBERTS GROUP brings together a wide variety of sounds. You'll hear everything from ECM contemporary jazz and Brazilian fusion to pop! The vibe of the group is reminiscent of artists such as...Mattguitrplaya
I don't know what to write!
Mel Brown
One of the last of the great Mississippi guitar players, Mel Brown has remained rooted in the tradition. Son of the Jackson, Miss. Blues singer and guitarist, John Henry “Bubba” Brown, Mel started on the guitar at age 14, and by 19 he...
Michael Anthony Shanks
Michael began his personal jazz odyssey while studying with John Edwards Ross in Texas. From there, his music has taken him to some pretty crazy places. In Austin Michael founded the genre bending "jazz garage" group, Ruby's Jazz...Michael Bloomfield
Michael Bloomfield - electric guitar (1943 - 1981) By the time Michael Bloomfield joined the Butterfield Blues Band in 1965 and thus played his way into blues and rock history, he was already an accomplished guitarist in the mold...Michael Gary II
Michael L. Gary, II was born on December 12, 1995 to Michael and Roberta Gary, Sr. He is the eldest child of three. Michael is 12 years old and is in the eighth grade in Baltimore, Maryland. In the 2006-2007 school year, Michael...Michael McTaggart
Originally from Los Angeles, California, Michael is an active musician, composer, and arranger. He is currently studying at USC as a Studio/ Jazz Guitar major. Prior to this, he attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts...Michael Ross
Having finally reached something resembling maturity, Prehab realized that after many years of sprinkling his magic dust of playing, production and arranging over the music of others, it was finally time to make some of his own. A sudden...
Michael Schuller
Michael Schuller emerged onto the Boulder/Denver music scene in the mid-1980's. His talents were noticed by the Vocal Jazz group Rare Silk, who featured him on their final recording 'Black and Blue' and supported tour which included...
Michel Delville
Michel Delville was born in Liege, Belgium, in 1969. He has been performing and composing alternative music since the mid-1980s. His most recent projects include the internationally acclaimed Nu-Rock-Jazz quintet The Wrong Object...
Michel Sajrawy
Guitarist and composer Michel Sajrawy was born to a Palestinian family from Nazareth - Israel. At the age of nine he started taking guitar lessons. During the years 1990-93 he studied for and received a diploma in electronic engineering....
Michelle Webb
Multi-String instrumentalist Michelle Webb is a restless collaborator who is engaged in exploring and extending the boundaries of her instruments. Michelle Webb's guitar playing is often described as incredibly creative and innovative. A...
Mick Goodrick
Mick Goodrick - guitarist, composer, educator, author Mick Goodrick is a renown guitarist and educator, has recorded and performed internationally for the past 40 years with other world famous musicians such as Gary Burton, Pat Metheny,...
Mickey "Guitar" Baker
Mickey Baker has a well deserved reputation as an influential guitar player primarily through his studio session work for Atlantic in the 1950’s, and in the fusing of R&B with the then new rock and roll. Mickey "Guitar" Baker...Mickey F Carroll
First Album Recorded at Sea Label: RCA Producer: Bob Johnston Love Life nominated by NARIS 1979 Best New Artist Label: Coconut Grove (Nominated for Best new Artist) Producer: Eric Schilling Songwriter: The Whispers Album: Love is where...
Mighty Joe Young
Blues guitarist Mighty Joe Young had an identifiable soul drenched edge to his blues, which served him well as a premier back up guitarist, session man, and band leader in Chicago's North Side. Born in 1927 near Shreveport,...
Mike Arroyo
Jazz guitarist, composer and arranger Mike Arroyo is a native of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. He was 8 years old when his parents bought him his first guitar. At 15, he started music lessons at the Lino Padro Rivera high school, continuing with...Mike Fageros
Guitarist Mike Fageros first started playing guitar at age 13 and studied under the tutilage of Alan Massey who was a local guitar teacher where he was born and raised in Georgetown in Washington, D.C.. After learning the basics, he was...Mike Walker
Born in Salford in 1962, Mike took fifteen years to realise, that his father's piano playing, his mother's singing, and his brother's guitar playing, might just have genetically predisposed him towards a love of corduroy. ...
Mikhal Caldwell
Detroit native Mikhal Caldwell, multi award winning musician/composer, has been an important figure in the wave of progressive music for over 20 years, and has been voted in the top 100 guitarists of the world multiple...Nabil Khemir
Nabil khemir, composer, guitar player, lute-player and singer Born in Tunisia, Nabil Khemir has grown up in the metropolis of Tunis with the Egyptian music. By listening to famous Egyptian musicians of this era such as the great singer...
Nels Cline
Nels Cline is one of the most versatile, imaginative and original guitarists active today. Combining breathtaking technique with an informed musical intelligence, Cline displays a mastery of guitar expression that encompasses...
Nick Andrew
Nick is a remarkably accomplished guitarist whose range encompasses the full spectrum from flamenco and classical to jazz and rock and is not only a dazzling soloist but also an intuitive and creative rhythm player. His playing style is...Nick Kepics
I was born April 22, 1949 in Tarentum, Pennsylvania. I basically spent the first 10 years of my life growing up on or around farms in Western Pa. My father gave me my first guitar when I was 14 (1963). I learned how to tune it listening...Nick Rossi
Please check out Nick's official home page at http://hammondbeat.com for live appearances, profile, FAQ, and a whole lote more. Sound samples now available at http://www.myspace.com/nickrossisetNorman Goodman
University educated musician who has toured with a variety of artists.
Okan Ersan
Born in 1972 on the Northern part of Cyprus, Okan Ersan had the distinctive opportunity to be influenced by the melodies of the east ethnic beats and roots of the oriental Mediterranean. Following his BA degree in classical music, Okan...
Oleg Shchegolev
Biography missing, add it now.Omar Haddad
Omar Haddad is the bandleader of This, a quartet involving saxophone, guitar, bass, and drums. The band combines jazz, rock, impressionism, Latin, funk, and other styles of music. The name “This” alludes to a few aspects of art: the...
Omar Tamez
He studied music with master in composition. He studied with the composer and teacher Nicandro Tamez. Skillful courses of composition and/or conferences with André Richard, Daniel Catán, Mario Lavista, Manuel de El�-as, Helmut...
On Kaa Davis
On Ka'a Davis has worked most notably with Sun Ra as a member of his Arkestra, and with Don Ayler's Septet. Davis is also a trained concertise on the classical guitar. On Mu Music produces independent releases and musical works of new...
Otis Rush
While critics and fans have long appreciated Otis Rush's role in the founding of West Side Chicago blues, fame has eluded the bluesman for most of his career. "If there were any justice," wrote Bill Dahl in the San Francisco Chronicle,...
Pablo Blanco
Long trayectory in teaching, as in performance in the top clubs of Buenos Aires.Patrick R. Brown
Self employed musician, recordist. Home studio. Play most strings except cello. Like many genres: World, Indian(northern and carnatic), jazz, fusion, some rock, good acousitc. Play keys some,,love synths, play fiddle,,,Old Time, Celtic,...
Paul Finnerty
Paul Finnerty has been on the jazz scene for years, playing banjo & guitar with some of Australia's most noted musicians. Paul played for over twenty years with the great Tom Baker. After Tom's death Paul formed his own band called The RRJ...
Paul Garner
The Paul Garner Band is an original, progressive, guitar/organ blues trio. They put out a gritty, funky sound to back Paul's intelligent and cliché-free original blues songs. Individually and collectively the band exhibit the highest...
Paul Sequence Ferguson
At the age of twelve, Paul “ SEQUENCE “ Ferguson picked up his guitar and taught himself to play by attentively listening and adroitly emulating the musical mastery of such greats as Al Di Meola, Carlos Santana, George Benson...
Pee Wee Crayton
Pee Wee Crayton was an icon and pioneer of modern blues guitar. With inspiration from jazz legend Charlie Christian and lessons from T-Bone Walker, Crayton helped define the emerging West Coast blues scene and electric blues guitar, and...Pete Sklaroff
Peter Sklaroff is a highly experienced guitarist and music educator with over 25 years experience of performing/touring and music education at Higher Education and Postgraduate level. He was most recently the Head of Jazz Studies at Leeds...
Peter Bray
I'm a musician from Essex who has been gigging and teaching for the last 5 years. I first picked up guitar because a friend of mine was getting one and because I once saw Brian May play "We Will Rock You" on Saturday night television....Peter Galasso
Peter Galasso’s love for music began at 7 years old when his mother recorded him singing an Italian novelty song, "Eh Cumpari", made famous by then chart- topper, Julius LaRosa. At about the same time he would steal into his...
Phil Cavalieri
Born in 1974, Filippo “Phil” Cavalieri grew up in an era where jazz-rock was at it's peak. His formative musical years took place in Ferrara (Italy) where he played in the clubs with all kinds of bands playing everything from...
Philip Clemo
Clemo possesses the compositional vision to draw from a vast array of source material - from John Cage to electric Miles via Brian Eno - and create something both intensely personal and profoundly beautiful...Phillip Walker
Around the age of sixteen, Phillip Walker became the lead guitarist of Clifton Chenier's Red Hot Louisiana Band in the 1950's. He radically changed Clifton's zydeco sound--one that had a fiddle as the instrument working with the...QBall
Biography missing, add it now.R.J. Temple
I've played with just about every heavy hitter in Chicago.I am also a composer and I only record my compositions or those by a fellow band mate or musician. I coined the phrase 'contemporary-Bop'. I am reissueing next stop jazzonia...Randy Perretta
I was raised in upstate NY and took up the guitar in 1964. I've lived worked and travelled all over the US moving between states 12 times and playing at every stop. I currently live in California where I operate a small studio and play...
Randy Quan
Randy Quan's distinctive and toneful guitar stylings have taken him from featured guitarist with Booker T. Jones for 6 yrs, to touring with Chicago blues legend Billy Boy Arnold. He has performed and recorded with New Orleans/ Zydeco/Funk...Ray Ferretti
Ray Ferretti started playing guitar in his early teens and was first drawn to music by the 70’s rock bands. Moving on to rhythm and blues and funk he started to gravitate toward jazz via Joe Pass. After hearing Wayne Shorter and Tribal...
Ray Russell
Ray Russell is one of the UK's best and most innovative jazz and jazz fusion guitarists and is also a music producer, composer and session musician. His TV compositions have included A Touch of Frost, Bergerac, Plain Jane and A Bit Of A...Renata Aragón
Quadrivium Jazz, Based in Mexico City Yancis Ventura/Tenor saxophone, Pepe Lor-a/Drums, Mike Sandoval/Electric Bass, Renata Aragón/Electric Guitar.Reuben Hill
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Ric DelNero
Ric DelNero began writing and performing music at an early age. He studied at the Atlanta Institute of Music and went on to graduate from Berklee College of Music. Recent projects include writing, arranging and performing with the...Richard Jones
Biography missing, add it now.Richard Martel
Guitarist Richard Martel has re-released his debut CD of contemporary jazz entitled Opening Doors on World Alert Records. Richard is an experienced session guitarist and music teacher who has worked with musical notables like...Richard W. Hart
A veteran of the music scene, Hart has opened for jazz legends like Ron Eschete, Tom Scott, Russell Malone, McCoy Tyner, Mel Torme, and Kirk Whalum. Seasoned by the American and European tour circuit, previous partnerships include a...
RJ Sumingsang Saway
rj is a member of Talaandig Tribe in Mindanao Philippines as a Painter and Musician.Rob Denton
Rob Denton has played guitar nearly all his life. He has a natural ear for improvisation. His arsenal of "axes" consist of models by Fender, Epiphone, and Jersey Girl. His guitar processor of choice in the studio is a Pod Pro XT...
Rob Price
Rob Price is from Massachusetts. He's been encouraged by his family to study music one way or another, formally or informally, his whole life. Before picking up the guitar in 1991 (one year after he moved to New York City), he played...
Robert Cray
Robert Cray - electric guitar, vocals, recording artist Robert Cray is one of the few blues artists who managed to cultivate a mainstream following from the get go. In the course of a long-running career that began in the 1970s, he...Robert Denton
I am a self taught guitarist. I was raised in the South in the 60s and got my first cheap old guitar from my brother Jim. I learned to play by listening to my brother's records. I would listen for hours to the Beatles, Hendrix, Clapton,...Roberto Cecchetto
...Soon updatedRoberto Pianca
-Roberto Tyson
Roberto Tyson was born in Cuba, reared in Puerto Rico and New York City. Roberto, a prodigy in his early youth, was schooled in the ways of the grand masters of jazz guitar and played along side his father, also a guitarist, with premier...Roger Stafford
Roger Stafford, lead singer with the popular 1960's television and recording surf band, The Royale Monarchs. Stafford, the handsome, vivacious and driving front man was a real showman on stage and became popular at the Cinnamon Cinder...
Roman Matin
Roman Matin was born in Minsk, Belarus, in 1981. His father played bass guitar in local rock bands. Roman was interested in music from his early childhood, and to his five he knew almost all European and American musical groups. His first...
Ron Eschete
Ron Escheté is called the consummate master of the seven-string guitar. While a student at Loyola University he majored in classical guitar, a student of Paul Guma, and minored in flute. Over the decades he has worked with the greatest...
Ronnie Earl
Since his tenure as lead guitarist with Roomful of Blues in the 1980s, Ronnie Earl has established himself as a force to be reckoned with in the crowded universe of blues guitarists. Influenced by old masters like T-Bone Walker, B.B. King,...Ronny Smith
has performed as a backup musician a wide range of artists from a variety of schools of musical thought, including the Marvellettes Melba Moore, and jazz drummer Bobby Durham. Ronny has performed as a guitarist for various Army bands in...Rui Luis Oliveira Pires
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Rune Gustafsson
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Russell Malone
Russell Malone's first guitar was a plastic green toy his mother bought him. Only four years old, Malone strummed the little guitar all day long for days on end trying to emulate the sounds he had heard from guitarists at church in...
Sacri Delfino
He was born in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and lives in Madrid (Spain) from October 2002. He participated in different projects: the Big Band of the School “Ward Jazz Cousteau”, “Damas sin cargo”, “El Triunvirato”, “El...
Sakis Zachariades
Sakis Zachariades is one of the current Jazz-fusion guitarists in Greece. He is a masterful jazz improviser whose music generally falls somewhere between rock, fusion, and modern jazz. He started on guitar while at high school in...Sal Polcino
Sal played with Tower of Power Rhythm Section and is a published songwriter (Bulletproof - Bruce Conte, Everybody on the Bus - Rocco Prestia)
Sammy Lawhorn
Samuel David Lawhorn was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on July 12, 1935, to J. C. and Estella Lawhorn. Soon afterward, his parents separated and his mother remarried. His stepfather's name was Ferman Gilbeit and in his early years, Gibeit...Scott Lerner
Hi, I am a jazz, blues, and fusion guitarist living in the South Jersey/ Philadelphia area. Since 1992 I have been involved with a day gig in the financial world and have not been very active gigging. I recently was one of four artists...SE Kim
Born in 1983, guitarist Sung-Eun (SE), Kim began playing guitar when he was around 15. Just like many other guitarists, he was first exposed to the music of rock and blues and later to all other types of music that you can find in...
Sean Costello
Young guitar sensation Sean Costello was a highly accomplished and regarded musician who left us much too soon. His early death in 2008 at 29 was a blow to his friends and fans alike. Costello left behind a short but solid reputation as...Shan Arsenault
Shan Arsenault, jazz guitarist, composer and educator was born in Prince Edward Island and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Inspired by his mother's playing, he took up the guitar at age seven. Mostly self-taught, Shan has spent many years...Shan Kenner
Guitarist Shan Kenner was destined to be a guitarist and composer of merit and acclaim. Shan’s background in music started when he began playing guitar as a teenager, learning the ropes gigging as a guitarist performing punk, rock,...Sharyl Smith
Shot in the left hand in 1967. Took up guitar for therapy. Gigged in LA for 20 years. Quit to make TV shows. Now I play what I want. Nice!
Shawn Lane
Shawn Lane (March 21, 1963 - September 26, 2003) was an American musician, composer and polymath. He quickly became a noted player in underground guitar circles and joined Black Oak Arkansas when he was just fourteen years old. He is best...
Sheryl Bailey
Guitarist Sheryl Bailey is rated among the foremost bopbased guitarists to have emerged in the 1990’s. Her attack can be direct and hard swinging, but she also exudes subtlety, elegance of phrase and a pure, warm, liquid sound. Bill...
Skip Heller
October 4,1965, El Paso, TX -- Johnny Cash is arrested for smuggling amphetamines across the border from Mexico. Meanwhile, in the thriving metropolis of Philadelphia, Skip Heller is born. HartfordRaised in and around the City of...Snooks Eaglin
Snooks Eaglin, guitarist, vocalist Snooks Eaglin was an idiosyncratic New Orleans rhythm & blues guitarist known for his fleet-fingered dexterity and boundless repertoire. Even in a city and musical community known for eccentric...
Son Seals
Son Seals will always be regarded as one of Chicago's--and the blues'--greatest artists. From his debut recording, when he burst on the scene as a fully formed and mature artist, up to his last recordings, his stature as a leading blues...
Sonny Sharrock
The career of the late Sonny Sharrock is unique in modern jazz. He first aspired as a doo-wop singer, determined to take music as his vocation after listening to Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue." Aspired to play saxophone but instead took up...
Southwork
Eclectic and expansive, Southwork are a seven-piece band of multi- instrumentalists from Philadelphia. Anchored by the songwriting acumen of vocalist/guitarist Mike Vivas, his compositions are rhythmically propelled by Mike Vogel...
Stanley Jordan
One way to attack the daunting task of describing Stanley Jordan is to think of him as a world class guitarist who marches in all aspects of his life to the beat of his own drummer. Never one to be locked into constraints...Stella Skinner
Stella is a full time musician. Finishing her BMus in 2006, Stella studied from Stephen Magnusson, Tony Gould and the like at Monash University Clayton. Stella is now working for AAB-M on guitar and works on original music in her spare...
Steve Cropper
Considered an integral part of the Stax Records, and thus American R&B legend is rhythm guitarist extraordinaire Steve Cropper. As a guitarist, A & R man, engineer, producer, songwriting partner of Otis Redding, Eddie Floyd and a dozen...
Steve Frise
Completely surrounded by art before he could even stand, Steve Frise spent most of his early life in Edmonton and Calgary studying music on his own. Having played numerous instruments in his childhood, he eventually became infatuated with...
Steve Herberman
"Steve Herberman exhibits a vast harmonic palette involving uncommon stretches on the fretboard along with a real capacity to burn on fluent single note lines... His sheer command of the instrument puts one in mind of such jazz guitar...
Steve Howe
For nearly 35 years, Steve Howe has been at the forefront of guitarists in popular music. Actually, simply referring to Howe as a just a guitarist is limiting. In addition to being a songwriter, he plays more instruments than just the...
Steve Raegele
Steve Raegele is a Montreal guitarist and composer. His debut CD as a leader is entitled "Last Century" on the Songlines label. It features drummer Thom Gossage and bassist Miles Perkin as they interpret 11 Raegele compositions...
T-Bone Walker
Aaron Thibeaux Walker was born in Linden, Texas on Amy 28. 1910, his parents were both musicians and he was an only child. His nickname T-Bone came from a twist on his middle name, as his mother used to call him Tebow. He was raised in...
Tab Benoit
Tab Benoit - guitar, vocalist With all the makings of an American music icon, Tab Benoit has become one of the premiere roots stylists of the century. Tab has paid his dues as a road troubadour playing 250 nights a year performing at...
Tellef Ogrim
Tellef Ogrim (fretless guitar) In the 1980s he played and recorded with various rock and jazz groups and also composed music for theatre. The last years he has been concentrating on the fretless guitar. In 2004 he released a mini-CD...Teo Savid
I am not so good user of the pc,so i will tell you some only alittle things about me.I am playng guitar since I was 26 years old,but I started with electric guitar, two years ago...here in Greece I am working in a shop.I like blues and...Terry Brewis
I've been playing guitar for about forty years and now that I have retired, I have decided to try to improve my level of playing ability. I'm keen to learn jazz and blues techniques.Texas Blues Burners
Coming soon.The Aquamarines
Dance and Shred with San Francisco's Instrumental Surf Squad. An explosive 1960s-style arsenal of groovy Sci-fi, Spy, Spaghetti- Western, Rock, Tex-Mex, Hawaiian, Film/TV Themes, Jazz & Surf instrumentals. Parties, weddings, dances,...
The Tone Crucible
Preparing to Launch! All lead guitar work by Tony Kane. "Tribal Love" written & performed by Phantom Productions. "Calm Before Dawn" written & performed by Danny Maxwell. "Sweet Alchemy" written & performed by Aloysius Grant. "Last Call"...Themis Gikopoulos
After years of performing and teaching in his native Athens, Themis relocated to Leeds, UK to continue his music studies. He completed a BA(Hons) in Jazz Studies and proceeded to do a MMus in Jazz Guitar Performance, from which he...
Thiago Trinsi
An experienced musician and instructor very active in the music world; work undertaken includes composition, arranging, orchestration, performing (solo and in bands), clinician/tutor, studio session playing. Have contributed as a columnist...Thomas Fleming
Currently studying at the University of Richmond. Plays jazz guitar and Interested in playing straight ahead on a regular basis in the Richmond area.
Timucin Sahin
Timucin Sahin has been recognized as one of today’s truly unique voices of contemporary jazz music by publications such as San Francisco Bay Guardian, AllaboutJazz, Jazzwise and Jazz-Times as well as by many others. His unique sound on...
Tommy Castro
Tommy Castro has been quietly earning his reputation as a blazing contemporary blues guitarist for some time now, and is finally coming into his own. He has been recognized for several years now by the Blues Music Awards, and his Alligator...
Torben Waldorff
After garnering international critical acclaim for his previous ArtistShare albums, Afterburn and Brilliance, guitarist Torben Waldorff returned with another varied and potent set of songs on American Rock Beauty (ArtistShare). On...Tsuyoshi Ichikawa
Tsuyoshi Ichikawa was born on October 22, 1962 in Japan and began playing the guitar at the age of 14 years old. At 18 years of age he studied the guitar and music theory at The School of Music Plan for two years. At the age of 21 years...
Tuck Andress
After 20 years of making music together as husband-and-wife jazz duo Tuck & Patti, Tuck Andress's guitar and Patti Cathcart's vocals blend smoothly into a honed sound all their own. They perform both their own compositions, such as "High...Tuomo J. Autio
Finnish jazz-guitar/vocalist artist. Basically self-taught musician. Started his jazz carrier playing in orchestra led by finnish jazz pedagog Kaj Backlund. Education: Sibelius-Academy, Helsinki, Finland, Rytmik Conservatory,...Um Som - Jazz Brasil
A group of friends who development a frindship around de music. And, play songs with friends, include write and compose many songs during jam sessions, are one of the best things of the life. Another things are just consequences of that.
Urtzi Azkue
Urtzi Azkue began his musical career in 1992. Since then he has participated in projects of different styles as Noizbait, Lar, Wab, AllJazzEra ... He has also taken part in multiple projects as a technician and producer. For his last solo...
Vangthanousone Bouaphanh
Vangthanousone Bouaphanh was born in Vientiane, the capital city of Laos. He only took up the guitar aged 21, after hearing some recorded jazz in a friend's bar. Initially attracted to bossa nova, especially {{m: Antonio Carlos Jobim =...Victor Contreras
Guitarist/Composer Victor Contreras is the leader of the Latin Jazz group Nagual. Nagual has released two fully independent releases, both of which consist of all original compositions.Vinicius Rosa
Either in the recording studio, on stage, Vinicius Rosa has been recording of his first instrumental CD. After five years playing with the amazing brazilian singer Ana Carolina, Vinicius is playing with the singer / songwriter Jay Vaquer....Vlado Turnsek
Vlado Turnsek, composer guitarist and soundexplorer. Many new ways of approaching composition and sound manipulation has been examined by Vlado in the recent years. Vlado has been in the music world for some time now, but has never...Waddy Wachtel
Robert "Waddy" Wachtel has played and worked with a who's who of rock throughout his years as a session musician��"Bob Dylan, The Everly Brothers, Iggy Pop, Keith Richards, Linda Ronstadt, and Warren Zevon, among many other musicians...
Walter Washington
Walter “Wolfman” Washington has been an icon on the New Orleans music scene for decades. His searing guitar work and soulful vocals have defined the Crescent City’s unique musical hybrid of R&B, funk and the blues since he formed his...Werner
Immigrating to Pasadena, California, via a few years in Holland and his birth country of Indonesia, Werner Schuchner gained an early appreciation for music in several eclectic settings. His father was his earliest musical inspiration,...Whitman Rinaldo
Whitman Rinaldo is a songwriter, guitarist and vocalist who has been in many bands, from jazz to rock. He owes his style to the Beatles, Sting, Allman Brothers and Bob Marley. He has developed from rock, to progressive to jazz & world...
Will Bernard
A long time San Francisco Bay Area musician, guitarist/composer Will Bernard first began playing and recording on an international level as a member of Peter Apfelbaum's Hieroglyphics Ensemble, whose first recording was on Don Cherry's...
Willie Oteri
When the chord from a borrowed guitar finished ringing Willie Oteri looked up at his present wife and together they realized that Willie is first and foremost a musician and a fulltime one he should again become. At the time, the late...
