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Q Morrow

Well schooled in many styles of music and guitar technique, Q is a rare breed of guitarist who feels at home in any style of music, on any guitar. Having studied extensively jazz, funk, pop, rock, and classical guitar here in the far West, Carnatic (South Indian Classical) and Hindustani music in the far East, Brazilian and Cuban music on the side, it would be no stretch to say that his versatility is his strongest point.

What sets him apart from other world musicians is the fact that his interest in music is spiritual, not technical. To Q, music is an offering. Growing up in Caldwell, Idaho, a suburb of Boise provided Q with ample practice time. He honed his early songwriting skills with early bands before moving to California at age 18. There he studied music in Santa Cruz at Cabrillo College before attending the prestigious University of North Texas's Jazz Program in 2003. He then spent a year studying Carnatic music in Bangalore, India with Veena Maestro Jayanthi Kumaresh.

Q has settled in Brooklyn, NY and is an active part of the rich music scene.

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Q Morrow: There Are Stars In Brooklyn

Read "There Are Stars In Brooklyn" reviewed by Friedrich Kunzmann


While coming across an eclectic mix of various ethnic styles fused with popular music genres isn't an exception in jazz these days (and hasn't been for a while now), one rarely finds as many different influences framed in such coherent compositions as on There Are Stars In Brooklyn. The homogenous instrumentation and production furthermore add to the euphony of the record. This cohesiveness however doesn't mean that New York-based guitarist Q Morrow's writing and performance don't demand the listeners' full ...

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Take Five with Q Morrow

Read "Take Five with Q Morrow" reviewed by Q Morrow


Meet Q Morrow Based in New York City, Q is an eclectic modern guitarist. At home in many different styles of music such as jazz, R&B, Brazilian styles such as Samba, Forro, and Choro, Karnatic, and Afro Cuban music as well, Q is a true musical citizen of the world, deeply internalizing all of this music and making it his own, resulting in a very broad palette he draws from. These influences show particularly well in his compositions, on full ...

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Q Morrow: There Are Stars In Brooklyn

Read "There Are Stars In Brooklyn" reviewed by James Fleming


Like America, the ideas are good. And just like the USA, they are lost in translation, from concept to being. Q Morrow's There Are Stars In Brooklyn combines jazz with Brazilian, Afro-Cuban and Carnatic music. It is the product of a curious mind and an interconnected world, specifically of the United States, where different peoples, cultures, and musics are accessible to the enlightened who seek them out. However, there are post-surgery scars on this splicing of styles, where the ideas ...

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"free-wheeling and smart feel straight out of the NYC jazz scene" -Marc Philips The Vinyl Anachronist

"defines the “hip” that is NYC – this is it, folks!" -Dick Metcalf Contemporary Fusion Reviews

"Q Morrow's creativity is astonishing" -All About Jazz

"One of the many admirable feats on "There Are Stars in Brooklyn" is Q Morrow's seamless ability to let the nylon string guitar shine through in all of it's stirring capabilities - even during his most complex compositions." -Lynus Wyrsch The Jazz Hole, Breakthrough Radio BTRtoday.com

"Q Morrow's rich south American tinged tonalities are an absolute joy to listen to. The guitarist and his well-seasoned band wade through complex material with punch and grace" -Jamie Reinert Radio 100,7 Luxembourg

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Primary Instrument

Guitar

Location

New York City

Willing to teach

Advanced only

Credentials/Background

Q Morrow is a versatile guitarist who performs in a variety of musical genres across the greater Bay Area. Having studied music extensively here in the U.S. (Cabrillo College, University of North Texas) and abroad, Q is as much of an expert on Jazz and Classical guitar as he is on East Indian Classical (Carnatic and Hindustani), Cuban, Brazilian, and other Latin American musics. Q's method of teaching is spontaneous yet structured, with a focus on improvisation and theory working towards a universal understanding of music

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

There Are Stars In...

Self Produced
2018

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All Around Dude

Self Produced
2014

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The Do How

From: There Are Stars In Brooklyn
By Q Morrow

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