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Musician

"You're onto something there, you're a real innovator" Les Paul, The Iridium, 4/14/2008 Michael Coppola began playing guitar at the age of eleven. His musical foundation, which began with instruction from guitarist Ritchie Lengel, was later developed through the combination of classical fingerstyle studies and lessons with jazz artist Sal Salvador. He pursued his education at the Boston Conservatory of Music; in Austria, at Die Hochschule Fuer Music, where he studied serial and atonal composition with Guenther Kahowitz, and later in Manhattan with jazz master Walter Bishop Jr. In 1980 Michael won 1st place in the Ovation Guitar Company's national competition

Album

New Impressions

By Michael Coppola

Label: Independent Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Movin' (Coppola) (9:26) Ring Touch (Coppola) (5:10) L.E. Blues (Coppola) (5:00) New Impressions (Coppola) (7:45) Flour on the Floor (Coppola) (6:41) Diana's Day (Coppola) (6:17) Roxy Again (Coppola) (4:34) Christmas Time is Here (Guaraldi) (7:52)

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Article: Album Review

Michael Coppola: New Impressions

by Matt Merewitz
October 7, 2003

Guitarist Michael Coppola’s newest release, New Impressions, is a gem. With a crew of talented sidemen, Coppola has showcased his rare skills on 9-string guitar while also showcasing his compositional skills. On acoustic bass Coppola has Jim Andrews, on alto sax Tim Moran, and on drums Arti Dixson. A varied stylistic program provides the listener a ...