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John Basile

John Basile is an accomplished jazz guitarist and composer known for his soulful melodic playing, sophisticated harmonic sense, and deep conversational approach to improvisation.             

Born and raised in Boston John attended Berklee College and graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music. He honed his skills studying with some of the great jazz guitarists of the era including Jim Hall, Barry Galbraith, and Chuck Wayne.

Moving to NYC in 1985 John has performed and recorded in a wide variety of formats both as a sideman and a leader.

Heatin' Up

By John Basile

Label: Stringtime Jazz
Released: 2024
Track listing: Under The Influence; For All We Know; Girl Talk; See Saw; Moon And Sand; Never Will I Marry; Summer's Dawn; Like A Lover; Tear It Down; Countenance.

New Releases, Birthday Celebrations For Dorothy Donegan, Alberta Hunter, Billie Holiday & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
April 15, 2024

This broadcast makes the graceful morph from Womens History to Jazz Appreciation Month with new releases from John Basile, Kandace Springs, Jamie Baum, Queen Esther, Leigh Pilzer, Lizz Wright and Tierney Sutton, with birthday shoutouts to Dorothy Donegan, Alberta Hunter, Billie Holiday, Doris Day, Christine Jensen, Tessa Souter, Teri Parker, Tia Fuller, and Amina Claudine Myers, ...

John Basile: Heatin' Up

by Bill Milkowski
April 2, 2024

John Basile's warm tone and impeccable articulation on Heatin' Up at first may trigger memories of the late, great Pat Martino, an iconic guitarist whom Basile obviously admires. But listen closer to the elegant phrasing, the confident use of space and “less is more" approach he applies to tunes like Cy Coleman's “See Saw," the oft-covered ...

Moon And Sand

March 11, 2024

Album: Heatin' Up
By John Basile
Label: Stringtime Jazz
Released: 2024
Duration: 4:04

Satisfied

By John Basile

Label: Springtime Jazz
Released: 2023
Track listing: Deja Vu; I’ll Close My Eyes; Animations; All Day; Satisfied; I’m A Fool To Want You; Spring Forward; Starcrossed; Straight Punches.

Straight Punches

September 4, 2023

Album: Satisfied
By John Basile
Label: Springtime Jazz
Released: 2023
Duration: 2:55

Guitarist John Basile Releases 'Satisfied' with Gary Versace and Carmen Intorre, Jr.

September 3, 2023

Jazz enthusiasts are in for a treat as the highly-acclaimed jazz guitarist John Basile announces his 11th, much anticipated new release, Satisfied. The project brings together a stellar trio featuring the incomparable Gary Versace on Hammond B3 organ, and driving the rhythm forward is the impeccable Carmen Intorre Jr. on drums. The session features a captivating ...

Silent Night

By John Basile

Label: Stringtime Jazz
Released: 2021
Track listing: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Baby It's Cold Outside; Lulladay ; Silver Bells; Silent Night; Toyland; Oh Tannenbaum; What Child Is This?; A Child Is Born; Christmas Time Is Here; The First Noel; Auld Lang Syne.

A Neon Jazz Christmas!

by Joe Dimino
December 22, 2019

Welcome to the annual Christmas show, trying to get all jazz fans into that seasonal mood. Each song is cultivated primarily by modern artists and a sprinkling of cats from years back. Featuring the likes of Dave Stryker, Pasquale Grasso, Glenn Crytzer and John Basile. Dig the holiday season and a brand new year, kids.