Richard severson

Originally from the L.A. area, Rich has been playing professionally and teaching guitar for over forty years. His education includes years of college and private instruction with a variety teachers including Mitch Holder, Ted Greene, Joe Pass, Charlie Shoemake to name a few. He feels education is a continuing process, there's always more to learn. His playing has been influenced by Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Howard Roberts, Ted Greene and Larry Carleton. In the 80's Rich wrote three books for a major publisher Dale Zdenek/ Belwin Mills/Columbia providing him the opportunity to work with several great artist/authors like Tommy Tedesco, Joe Diario and Ted Greene. After teaching at GIT/Musicians Institute, in Hollywood, CA, for three years he developed and published his own home study guitar school type curriculum available on his website www.GuitarCollege.com which has helped over ten thousand students improve their playing. Rich has won honorable mentions and awards in songwriting and served as president of the Ventura County Producers and Songwriters Guild. Touring for three years with "Dick Clark's Good Old Rock and Roll Show" he had the opportunity to perform with Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Little Anthony and many other great, old time rock and rollers. After moving his family to the Yosemite/Fresno area he taught guitar and directed the jazz band at Fresno Pacific University for two years. Being a well-rounded player, Rich is comfortable playing a variety of styles including jazz (his favorite), blues, rock, fusion, country and solo fingerstyle. He performs at local venues in a number of different scenarios; as a solo guitarist, with his jazz trio or quartet and also his 6 piece western swing style band and a local big band.

For over twenty years Rich has been playing guitar in churches in the Fresno, CA area as well as serving as band director and arranger. Rich is committed to raising the level of musicianship in the Christian church today. He's traveled throughout the U.S. and Canada instructing and playing at variety of worship conferences, workshops and seminars.

At home in his studio Rich produces new weekly lessons for his www.GuitarCollege.com websites and records his original tunes with his local band. Having written a column for Christian Musician Magazine for over 6 years, he currently writes for Collectible Guitar Magazine and has contributed previously to Just Jazz Guitar Magazine and other music magazines.

Rich is endorsed by Heritage, Eastman and Hofner Guitars, Quilter Amps and DAdarrio which takes him around the country to guitar shows, workshops and clinics promoting these products as well as his own business. Rich also hosts an annual 5 day Guitar College Yosemite Jazz Workshop and Guitar College Weekend Retreats in the Yosemite foothills area.

See Rich at

www.GuitarCollege.com www.99centGuitarLessons.com https://GuitarCollege.GoPlayMusic.net www.YouTube.com/GuitarCollege4u www.facebook.com/groups/827059107341128/ www.Reverbnation.com/RichSeverson Show less