Results for "jazz guitar"

Bob Crawford

Born: August 7, 1949

Bob Crawford, born in the Bronx, NY, is one of those rarepeople combining musicality, scholarship, and businessacumen into one seamless individual. After graduating fromthe University of Virginia in 1971 (Phi Beta Kappa/Magna cumlaude) Bob embarked on his musical career full time.

From being the Musical Director, Guitarist, and Vocalist forthe National Company of Paul Sills’ “Story Theatre” (1972-3) tothe publishing of his book “Symmetric Cycles” by RMCOMUSIC, Bob has been actively involved in songwriting,arranging, producing, and studio work as a guitarist andvocalist for the past 30 years.

Andreas Willers

Born: December 5, 1957

Andreas Willers has gained a reputation as an exceptional guitar player withan incredibly rich stylistic background reaching from blues and jazz toimprovised and New Music. The impressive technical and tonaloptions at his disposal are carried by a great feeling for form and tremenuosemotionalpower. His debut release was a solo recording for the famous FMP label inthe 1980's. He has worked with Paul Bley, Louis Sclavis, David Murray a.m.m.on stage and in the studio. He also works on different forms of improvisedand composed music.

Studied guitar and improvisation with Joe Diorio (at GIT, Los Angeles), JohnAbercrombie and Dave Holland(at Bannf School of Fine Arts, Alberta, Canada) among others

Robert Dunn

Born: December 14, 1953

I was born into the sort of family that made me want to stay by myself in my room practicing guitar & writing songs. Somehow I developed this mindset where I felt drawn to the surreal/abstract so I gravitated to music that that was that way (psychedelic, Hendrix, Doors, Beatles, etc.) I began studying jazz and as I progressed through bebop, hard bop, modal and into the 'avant garde' or free jazz I began to absorb these genres and developed my own musical approach. I did put together musical units mostly in LA, and where I currently reside - the San Francisco Bay Area that did attract some attention and this is what I am continuing to do to this day.

Giuseppe Pucciarelli

Born: January 29, 1993

Giuseppe Pucciarelli is a jazz guitarist and composer. He has been playing the guitar since the age of five when his father bought him a classical guitar for his birthday. From the age of 10, Pucciarelli received classical guitar lessons. A few years later, keen to further his expertise in advanced jazz improvisation and composition, he decided to go further with the music studies and, as a result, he moved to London for studying at the Guildhall School of Music. Shortly thereafter, he started to perform in the city’s most important jazz club including Ronnie Scott and Pizza Express and to teach all aspects of Music Theory, Jazz Harmony, Improvisation and Composition. Pucciarelli’s high level of motivation let him record his first original album ‘Shall We Say It Is Worth” at the age of 23

Guillaume Muller

Born: January 12, 1990

New York based guitarist, Guillaume Muller has been actively performing and recording since moving to the city in 2016. Guillaume released his debut album in the Fall 2019, entitled "Sketches of Sound". His original music draws influence from bebop and hard bop but with its own twist. More recently Guillaume released his second album, which is a solo guitar tribute to pianist and composer Horace Silver, entitled "Six Pieces of Horace" (2025).

Guillaume holds a bachelor’s in composition from Berklee College of Music (2016) and a master’s in Jazz Studies from NYU (2019)

Kamil Abt

Kamil Abt is a Polish-Australian jazz guitarist, composer, band-leader and arranger. He is a graduate of the prestigious Elder Conservatorium of Music and has been performing internationally – in Australia, Japan and Europe – for over twenty years. His musical career started in Australia, in Steve Mooney’s hard bop quintet, “Fifth House”. It was there that he also led his own jazz formations: Mosholu Parkway, Jazzyowski and SpeciaL K, also working with musicians such as Adam Page, Daniel J. Ross, Constantinos Koutsouliotas and John Wilson. In Japan he worked in renowned alto saxophone player Hiroshi Yaginuma’s quintet as well as with the Atsushi Matsunaga quartet, while also leading his own quartet

Juan D Arango

Born: April 25, 1987

With 6 recordings as a leader Juan D Arango is in a constant exploration of concepts where improvisation plays a very important role in the development of compositions. Currently, Juan is playing with AKA TRIO, MÈDULLA and AHUM. On february 2018 he forms a duo called Mèdulla with drummer Pedro Acosta, the duo explores the pc as part of the music and the timbre, they improvise over original compositions, standards and popular songs. Also, alongside Pedro Acosta and Kike Harker, on 2018 they decided to start a new project, trio style AKA TRIO. The trio have a strong influence of 1950´s BlueNote Artists such as Jackie McLean, Lee Morgan, Louis Smith, Hank Mobley, Kenny Drew, Curtis Fuller, Sonny Stitt among others and a great influence by Colombia roots music

Jamey Arent

Born: November 9, 1986

Jamey Arent is a guitarist, songwriter, and singer based in Los Angeles, described by Guitar Player Magazine as "a stunning player straddling blues, jazz, and rock." Born in Denver, Jamey picked up the guitar at the of age 12, when he first heard the Beatles. After completing a degree in jazz studies from the Oberlin Conservatory, he moved to Los Angeles to get a master's degree in studio/jazz guitar from USC and begin his career as a gigging musician. As a sideman, Jamey has performed and recorded with artists like Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Matthew Morrison, B. Slade, Spencer Day, Nigel Hall, and Raquel Rodriguez

Billy Joe Wiseman

Billy Joe Wiseman is an undeniably talented guitarist, having gained industry recognition and a fan following for his chops as an award-winning independent performer, session guitarist for Virgin Artists, and Guitar Chair for both the Las Vegas Symphony Orchestra and Hilton Hotels. In addition to teaching and coaching the popular female pop band Haim, Billy Joe has accompanied countless artists across the globe, including Paula Abdul, Joe Sample, Maynard Ferguson, Charo, Tony Newton, Doc Severinsen, Gladys Knight, John Klemmer, Tom Jones, Wayne Newton, Ed Shaughnessy,  Joe Williams, Louie Bellson, Brandon Fields, and slew of others

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