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Art Hodges

Art Hodges is an American guitarist, composer, arranger and teacher currently based near Tokyo, Japan.

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Art Hodges is an American guitarist, composer, arranger, and teacher currently residing near Tokyo, Japan. For over 25 years, he has studied, mastered, performed, and taught a variety of guitar styles and musical genres (including jazz, rock, blues, and classical). Since the early 90's, Art has been an eclectic voice in the central Virginia music scene. He has collaborated, performed and recorded with everything from jam bands to classical ensembles. In fact, Art may hold the unique distinction of being the only guitarist in history to both memorize the Bach Chaccone in D minor, and portray “Slash” in a Guns-N- Roses tribute band.

At Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts, he avidly studied both jazz and classical guitar disciplines, as well as music composition and arranging. Art was also a student of guitar guru Tim Reynolds and attended master classes with world renown artists John Scofield, Jimmy Bruno, Manuel Barrueco, and Eliot Fisk, to name a few. For over a decade, Art has been teaching students of all ages to play guitar and appreciate all kinds of music. In 2008, Art bid a fond “Sayonara” to his students (and Virginia) and moved to Japan, where he recorded his debut solo guitar CD, “Easy Living” (a collection of classic jazz standards arranged for solo acoustic guitar). Art continues to pursue happiness and a thriving music career in Japan.