Marel Hidalgo

ABOUT

Almost nine years ago, at the age of six, two years after starting to learn the guitar, Marel formed his first band "Marel Hidalgo & Friends," playing in festivals, venues, and other events in the Tri-State Area, the Rock an and Roll of Fame, the Denver Day of Rock and more, bringing to audiences an eclectic mix of genres of music from around the world, which proved a incredible start to his career. 

After nearly a decade of a professional music career, Marel pursues a career in the world of the jazz guitar, including the solo jazz guitar, reinventing standards in the style of Joe Pass, Tal Farlow, Johnny Smith, Ernest Ranglin, and Jimmy Ponder, incorporating his own unique style and influences, bringing a captivating performance to audiences, while also playing with jazz legends such as Roger Humphries (Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver, Coleman Hawkins, J.J. Johnson, Freddie Hubbard, Grant Green, George Benson), Dwayne Dolphin (Wynton Marsalis, Stanley Turrentine, Nancy Wilson, Geri Allen), Tony Campbell (Roy Ayers, Jack Jones, Diane Carroll) Don Aliquo Sr. (Tony Bennett, Woody Herman, Joe Negri) in jazz groups and playing in venues such as the City Winery in Pittsburgh.

Gear

Eastman Guitars AR403CE-SB

Epiphone Emperor

Fender Vibrolux Re-Issue

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