Jazz Articles about Teddy Pantelas

Teddy Pantelas Trio: Shadow Warrior

by Mark Corroto
November 2, 2025

There is no denying the importance of place when it comes to a jazz musician's sound. Louis Armstrong will forever be tied to New Orleans, and Sonny Rollins to New York. The same can be said of guitarist Teddy Pantelas, whose musical voice reflects a distinctly Midwestern sensibility--stretching from Missouri to Indiana, and grounded in his Northeastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania roots. His lineage traces through regional greats like Pittsburgh-born Joe Pass and George Benson, as well as Cleveland's Bill ...