Results for "guitar"

Piotr Lipowicz

Born: June 27, 1991

KUG Jazz Department

Tyler Evans

Born: March 9, 1988

Tyler Evans has been playing around the NJ, PA area since 2009. A recent graduate of Lehigh University with a BA in Music and English Literature, Tyler dove into the field of music as an educator and performer. He's studied and performed with Bass and Buisness master Gene Perla, the trumpeter and arranger Bill Warfield, and the NJ guitar master Vic Juris, as well as guitar guru Larry Barbee. Tyler's bands feature a free sense of interpretation within Jazz Standards; featured composers Including Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis just to name a few. Free Improvisation is a staple in Tyler's aesthetic, but his bands can tailor themselves to any room - consider booking Tyler for artistic integrity, and a performance of the utmost maturity.

Craig Brann

Born: April 3, 1978

Arriving in the City in 1996 from his home town of Windsor in rural Maine, Craig Lawrence Brann was fully aware of what it was like to be a big fish in a small pond, but was immediately caught up in the powerful current of NYC's vast oceanic and unparalleled jazz scene. From celebrated prodigy to a salubrious pro touché in— you guessed it —a New York minute. With every spare Andrew Jackson, he would make his way into the city to see his known heroes or to be introduced to those who would soon come to crowd that same pantheon. Imagine Craig's sublime joy and gratitude when the very musicians he cut his teeth following around this inimitable City, would come to share the stage with him and even record his music

Mike Bloomfield

Born: July 28, 1943

By the time Michael Bloomfield joined the Butterfield Blues Band in 1965 and thus played his way into blues and rock history, he was already an accomplished guitarist in the mold of his heroes Jimmie Rodgers, B.B.King, T-Bone Walker,etc. and could hold his own in the Southside Chicago clubs where he made his bones. He introduced the blues to a whole new generation, and opened the doors for the acknowledged masters to gain respect and recognition for their music. He always gave the original bluesmen their due and though he has slipped into the cracks of musical history, his contribution to the popularity and acceptance blues guitar is immense. Michael Bernard Bloomfield was born July 28, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois

Bob Musso

Robert Musso is a New York City-based guitarist, composer, engineer, and producer. He is the founder of the independent record label MuWorks as well as the recently launched MussoMusic.com. Over the course of a 25 year career, working on any side of the mic, Musso has produced, mixed, re-mixed, played on, written, or otherwise contributed to over 1000 records, CDs, movie soundtracks, etc. on every continent in the world except Antarctica. After graduating from Rutgers University with two degrees (Economics and Recording Engineering), Musso began obtaining studio work as a musician, engineer, and assistant producer

Dusan Jevtovic

Born in Serbia in the late seventies, Dusan Jevtovic began his musical education listening to the wide variety of music that could be heard on the national radio – everything from American jazz and British hard rock to the Serbian traditional folk music. His parents bought him a guitar at 12, after he saw the legendary guitarist RM Tocak and his group Smak in concert. Shortly thereafter, Dusan put together his first band ‘Trim’, quickly drawing attention of the listening public, who recognized the youngsters unusual talent and abundant energy evident in every performance. Couple those early experiences with his three years of private studies under the tutelage of Radomir Mihajlovic Tocak, and you have the main ingredients of Dusan’s virtuosic guitar playing, recognizable sound and stylistic versatility. Fast forward to 2003

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Donald W. Mohr

Donald W. Mohr grew up just outside of Peekskill New York, home of Aaron Copeland and Jackie Gleason. Introduced to jazz at a young age by various New York musicians such as Paul Serrato, Lee Dratfield, and Eugene Randolph, he studied with Steve LaMattina before attending the Berklee College of Music for Contemporary Writing and Production and studied guitar with David Tronzo and Craig Hlady. After college, Donald worked as an audio engineer with a focus on mastering. In 2011, with longtime friend and college roommate Jacob Hamman, he formed The Jazz Destroyers. After Jake moved out of town, Donald re-formed the band with a new lineup with Thomas Baker on Bass and Dale Lynn on drums

Kerry Too Smooth Marshall

Kerry "2 Smooth" Marshall is an artist on the move. Undeniably known as a celebrated guitarist, producer, artist developer, and guitar instructor, his unique, innovative and signature sound is one that is sought after by many all over the country. This North Carolina native began learning guitar at an early age, and immediately began a quest to make a difference in the world of music. After relocating to Birmingham, Alabama at the age of 11, he rapidly became known as a phenomenon in the region. A driven perfectionist at heart, Kerry has been fine-tuning his craft for almost 20 years. His musical style is influenced by artists like Erick Walls, Tim Stewart, Kevin Wilson, Eddie "Spanky" Alford and Steve Vai, yet infused with his own individual touch