Charlie Apicella
He has performed concerts and recorded with jazz legends Dave Holland, Sonny Fortune, and John Blake, Jr.
Charlie began his music training in 1999 at the University of Massachusetts studying composition and improvisation with Yusef Lateef and music history with Archie Shepp.
In 2005 he began studying under Dave Stryker who produced the Iron City records Sparks (2009) and The Business (2011).
Awards
Charlie Apicella is an Eastman Guitars Featured Artist a Guild Guitars Sponsored Artist and a ZT Amplifiers Official Artist. He teaches an online TrueFire guitar school, Charlie Apicella’s Solid Guitar and is a regular contributor to Vintage Guitar Magazine’s YouTube channel. Charlie Apicella has published two DownBeat Woodshed masterclass lessons and a lesson for Just Jazz Guitar magazine.
Gear
Eastman 805 CE Uptown guitar 1966 Guild T100 guitar ZT Amplifiers Jazz Club amp
Tags
Album Review
- Put the Flavor On It by Hrayr Attarian
- The Business by Greg Simmons
- The Business by Glenn Astarita
- The Business by Edward Blanco
- Big Boss by Dan Bilawsky
- Groove Machine by Don Phipps
September 08, 2011
Charlie Apicella and Iron City - The Business (2011)
January 06, 2010
Charlie Apicella & Iron City Release New Album Sparks in March 2010
"Apicella is a no-nonsense player of unquestioned chops and whose soul drips from each note... This is "organic" music, and Apicella is an exciting young player." JOHN HEIDT, Vintage Guitar Magazine
"Charlie Apicella & IRON CITY are modern day stewards of trippy blues and psychedelic jazz... The body language in the trio’s music flexes with an array of trippy blues swirls and acid jazz vibrations that draw from the psychedelic era of the ‘60s, but the band infuses it with a modern draft that keeps it fresh...and speak in a dialect that modern blues fans can relate to and find engaging." Susan Frances, JAZZ TIMES
Primary Instrument
Guitar
Location
New York City
Willing to teach
Intermediate to advanced
Credentials/Background
http://www.ironcity.nyc/lessons.html Charlie teaches via Skype and Facetime and in person in New York City on the faculty of the New York Jazz Workshop. https://newyorkjazzworkshop.com/faculty/charlie-apicella/ Check out the TrueFire Channel Charlie Apicella's Solid Guitar for Charlie's full video curriculum complete with PDF materials, interactive lessons, and more. https://truefire.com/channels/solid-guitar/l3255 Charlie Apicella has performed concerts and recorded with jazz legends Dave Holland, Sonny Fortune, John Blake, Jr
Photos
Album Discography
Titan vs. Sphinx
From: Destiny CallingBy Charlie Apicella
Videos
Charlie Apicella
Location: New York City
Instrument: Guitar
Born: January 1, 1987
Publicist: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
