1983年、東京生まれ。
地元と第2の故郷徳島を拠点とするマルチプレイヤー(ギター、ウクレレ、ベース、鍵 盤、他)・作詞/作曲家・アレンジャー・トラックメーカー・シンガーソングライター。
ウクレレプレイヤーとして、「International Ukulele Contest 2020」にて最優秀賞(MVP)を含む4冠受賞。
ギタープレイヤーとして、「Morris FingerPicking Contest 2015」にて最優秀賞(MVP)を含む2冠受賞。
CMやテレビ番組などの音楽制作、アーティストらの楽曲プロデュース(SHINGO★西成)、楽曲アレンジ(ア ンジェラ・アキ、沢田知可子、KOKIA、GAKU-MC ほか)、ギターサポート(沢田知可子、河口恭吾、Crystal Kay、岡本真夜、元ちとせ、WATARU ほか)、教則本の執筆などを手掛ける。
幼少期から音楽環境に恵まれた家庭に育ち、Blues, Rock, Countryなど様々な音楽を咀嚼。
アメリカ在住の父の元で過ごすなど、ひたすらギターに夢中な少年期を過ごす。
やがてアンジェラ・アキに見出され、オープニングアクトを務めたことからキャリアをスタートさせる。

 現在は、自身のライブのみならず、楽曲提供・アレンジ・レコーディング・ミックス・サポート・機材開発チー ム参加・執筆等を手がけるマルチな才能を活かし活動中。各方面から熱い視線を送られている。
ギター/ウクレレ教室田園調布HOMIES & HOMIES UKULELE ORCHESTRA主宰。
アコースティックギター・マガジンにて『実は簡単! オープン・チューニング活用法』連載中。
ラジオ・パーソナリティとして2011年~FM徳島『家内制手工業的ラジオ番組 エバラ健太 エバラじお』担当中。

▪CM制作実績
キヤノン 、ハウス食品、医療機器・医薬品ニプロ、ENEOS、キューピー、UCC上島珈琲、BOSS×週刊ヤングジャンプ、かんぽ生命保険、他

1999年ギブソンジャズギターコンペティション優勝。
2001年、 SONY MUSIC よりデビューアルバム 「nu jazz」をリリース。 以後10年間在籍、現在までに SONY 他から 10 枚のリーダー作品をリリース。
2002年、「Summer Madness」 リリース。 2003年、プロデューサーに笹路正徳氏をむかえてJazz'n pop リリース。
斑尾ジャズフェスティ バル出演。
2004年、リチャード・ボナ(ba)、アリ・ホニッグ(dr)をフィーチャーしたトリオアルバム"Three Primary Colors"を Ny で録音。レコーディング途中に指弾きに転向。
2005年、1年限定ユニット T K Yのメンバーとして活動。Fuji Rock Festival、東京JAZZを筆頭 に全国20箇所以上のジャズ・ロックフェスティバルからのオファーにより出演。 2006年、アコースティックメインのアルバム"3,2,1"リリース。
拠点を東京から湘南エリアに移す。 2007年、海辺の1日を表現したコンセプトアルバム「Beautiful Day」 をLAで録音。
エンジニアにアル・シュミットをむかえ、リンカーン・ゴーインズ(ba)、スティーブ・フェローン (dr)をフィーチャー。リリース後はトリオで全国ツアーを開催。
アジア最大級のジャズフェス"Java Jazz Festival "にリーダーユニットで出演。
2008年 全国47都道府県ソロツアーを実現。 2009年 イタリアツアー、香港ジャズフェスティバル出演。
2010年、フレンチカリビアンのミュージシャン達とレコーディングした「Jam Ka」発売。 グアドループの民族音楽グオッカの太鼓(ka)がフィーチャーされたこの作品で独自の世界観を展開。
Blue Note NY& Tokyo 、生まれ故郷秋田で発売記念ライブを行う。 「The Best」も同時発売。
2014年 、オーガニックジャズをコンセプトにアルバム"GNJ" を T5 JAZZよりリリース。
2016年、Flyway LABEL を設立。 第一弾作品としてパリで録音された「Jam Ka」の続編、「Jam Ka Deux」をリリース。
この作品をきっかけにParisやMunichのジャズクラブ、Martinique Jazz festivalに出演。
2019年 、Jam Ka Deux(17年)ツアー直後のスタジオセッションを収録したアルバム"Jam Ka 2.5"をリリース。
グォッカの本拠地Guadeloupeで行われた "Festival Eritaj"に出演。

あらゆるフィンガーピッキングのスタイルをミックスさせた独自の奏法、ジャズをベースに様々な 国を旅して得た影響や経験を音楽に採り入れながら、世界を音で繋ぐギタリスト。

Born in Puglia in 1964, after many experiences in various music genres, he graduated in guitar in 1987 as a soloist with the highestmarks and praise. Since the end of the eighties, and for over a decade, he has been the winner in numerous national and International competitions.

He has since given countless concerts in prestigious venues and theaters in Italy, France, England, Spain, Germany, Scotland, Holland, Hungary, Switzerland and Ireland, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, China, Japan and various US states: California, Oklahoma, Arizona, Indiana, Washington and New York.

As a soloist, he has performer several concerts for guitar and orchestra. In chamber music he has been part of several duo ensemble ensembles with flute, violin, harp, voice, and percussion up to quintet with strings, collaborating with Italian and International artists of the highestrenown.

He has recorded several records as a soloist, including: A Guitar in “Frack” (CuriousEditions); Latin serenades of the 1900s (attached to the magazine GuitArt); The Wizard of a Guitar (WLO Records), a CD dedicatedentirely to his Parthenopean music transcriptions.

Paradiso is the author of the very success fulbasic method THE GUITAR GUIDED, divided into three volumes with minus-one enclosures CD – a real “Best Seller” of the basic musical didactic, published by Curci di Milano . THE GUITAR GUIDED, which for many years has been instrumental in musical instruction, has reached the Top Tenas the best-selling music book in Italy. In addition, the same method is introduced and adopted in several schools and conservatories in Europe, the United States and South America, and in 2015 was translated into the Portuguese language by the Vitale publisher of Rio de Janeiro under the title O ViolaoMàgico.

Apart from the method, in recent years he has released several original descriptive publications for guitar solo to the guitar orchestra: Preludi Sentimentali (CD attached by Giulio Tampalini), Volante Ensemble Guitar (volume 1 & 2), I love Guitar (music by Remo Vinciguerra), Travel in America, Latin American Dances and FaunisticImpressions. His publications have won numerous critics’ awards including “Five Stars” on Seicorde’s magazine and GuitArt’s cover.

Paradiso is regularly invited throughout the world to hold masterclasses and seminars on his didactic methodology and especially for guitar orchestras.

He iscurrently a guitar professor at the Istituto Superiore di Musical Studies “G. Paisiello” in Taranto.

In Rome, in 2000, over one hundred and fifty of his students received first place with 100/100 pointsat the First National Contest for guitar lessons in music-relatedcourses.

There are numerous awards and attestations for his prolific teaching activity, including the prestigious “Guitar d’Oro” award for the Didactics at the XVII Interactionary Conference at the Conservatory “A, Vivaldi” in Alexandria and the prize “Maestro d ‘Italy’ obtained twice in 2008 and 2012.。

1999年、ジョンズ・ホプキンス大学ピーボディ音楽院入学。翌年、特別進級により同音楽院修士課程に入学。2002年リサイタルを行い修士課程演奏家ディプロマを取得し首席卒業。
マヌエル・バルエコ、レイ・チェスター、尾尻雅弘、増田幸作の各氏に師事。

1991年全日本ギターコンクール独奏部門首席、1992年第４回国際ギターフェスティバル仙台コンクール独奏の部２位、1997年第15回スペイン音楽ギターコンクール優勝。

在米中、ニューヨーク、ワシントンＤＣ、ボルチモア、シカゴ、マイアミ、デンバー、他全米でコンサート活動を行う。2001年9月に米国の同時多発テロ後、ワシントンDCの国務省にて演奏。また、2002年１月ワシントンDCのケネディ・センターでミレニアム・コンサート、4月にはニューヨークにて世界貿易センタービルのためのチャリティーコンサートを行いTVニュース番組で全米に紹介された。2002年、コスタリカ国際ギターフェスティバル、ワシントンDCで、アウローラ・ギターカルテットでアンダルシア協奏曲（ロドリーゴ）をオーケストラと協演。また日本各地にて演奏。さらに11月に行われたニューヨークのカーネギーホールで演奏し成功を収めた。
2003年、再びコスタリカ国際音楽祭に招待され、ラジオ、テレビに出演。またコスタリカ国立交響楽団と協演した。2005年、ワシントンDC在米日本大使館でリサイタルを開催。日本帰国後、２度の台湾ツアーで、台北と高雄で演奏。台南芸術大学（台南市）でマスタークラスも行う。2008年NHK交響楽団団友オーケストラと共演。東京ギターカルテットとして2009年3月東京文化会館にてリサイタルを行った。5月には作曲家・佐藤弘和の作品展でカザルスホールでも演奏。2010年、スペインツアーで7都市で演奏。
翌2011年には再びスペインに招かれリサイタルと国際ギターコンクールの審査員を務めた。

ギタリスト作曲家レイ・ゲーラとも親交があり、ギター２重奏曲、組曲「道」を捧げられる。組曲「道」の世界初演は、2007年5月に東京、茨城で行われた。
そのほかに、2010年、NHK連続テレビ小説「てっぱん」で音楽を担当したバンドネオン奏者・作曲家の啼鵬氏、山下亮江氏とタンゴトリオ“A.R.C.”を結成し演奏活動を行っている。

録音も積極的に行っており、妹・昌子とのギターデュオで「ファースト・インプレッション」「アラウンド・ザ・コーナー」（現代ギター社）を発売。ソロアルバムでは「ミ・コラソン」「グラシア」を発売。「グラシア」では2008年レコード芸術5月号で準推薦盤を受賞。
日本スペインギター協会理事、日本ジュニアギター協会会員。現代ギター音楽院、ギター文化館、ギターショップアウラなどで後進の指導にもあたっている。

1995年生まれ。8歳よりギターを始める。
濱田圭、藤井敬吾、福田進一各氏に師事。

2013年大阪音楽大学クラシックギター専攻、特待生入学。
2017年3月に同大学卒業、並びに優秀賞受賞。

デヴィッド・ラッセル、パヴェル・シュタイドル、佐々木忠、フランシスコ・ベルニエール、リカルド・ガジェン、イグナシオ・ロデス、大萩康司、朴葵姫、ガブリエル・ビアンコ、トマ・チャバ、オスカー・ギリア各氏のマスタークラス受講。

第38回日本ギターコンクール上級部門第優勝。
第22回山陰ギターコンクールプロフェッショナル部門優勝。
第44回山口ギターコンクール上級部門優勝。
第42回ギター音楽大賞、大賞部門優勝、大阪府知事賞受賞。
第26回名古屋ギターコンクール優勝。
第50回クラシカルギターコンクール優勝。
その他多数のコンクールで上位受賞。

2018年 台湾国際ギターフェスティバル参加。
2018年、2019年　JGAギター音楽祭　出演。

アーツサポート関西平成30、31年度「岩井コスモ証券ASK支援寄金」拝受。

現在積極的にコンサート活動を行う。

His formal debut came in Alice Tully Hall where he received critical acclaim. Soon after, he was chosen by Hi Fidelity Magazine as one of the Young Artists of the year.
Mr. Zito was an Artist International Competition prize winner. Called “First rate throughout the entire afternoon” by the N.Y. Times, Mr. Zito has received praise for both his solo and ensemble work. He has toured extensively throughout the United States and Europe.
This versatile performer is equally at home on lute as he is on the guitar.
On one evening with Philharmonia Virtuoso he performed back-to back concertos on mandolin, lute, and guitar.

Mr. Zito is no stranger to working with voice. He has performed and toured with Orpheus and Andreas Scholl and Carnegie Hall with St. Luke’s Orchestra with David Daniels and Roger
Norrington. In a memorial concert for Peter Pears, the NY Times said, “One admired (his) easy assurance with this music, the runs and flourishes dispatched with fluent virtuosity.

Mr. Zito is currently on the faculty of Nassau Community College, Adelphi University, Hofstra University, and Queens College.

ブラックミュージックをルーツとしたファンキーなカッティングと繊細な感性からなる極上のサウンドメイキングで数多くのアーティストツアー、レコーディングに参加
（久保田利伸「僕らの音楽」出演、テンプテーションズ来日コンサートetc…）
1995年頃から再びアコースティック志向を強めフラメンコ、スラップ等のテクニカルなリズムを盛り込んだ自由でアグレッシブなプレイと軽妙なトークで幅広いファン層を獲得している！
2002年「ももかん」（丸山ももたろうとのギターデュオ）結成
CD「Momokan」「Momokan2」発表。
2008年石井完治ソロアルバム「コンチェルティーノ」発表
同年・近藤ナツコ＊石井完治「あいたくて」発表
2010年石井完治2ndソロアルバム「リピエーノ」と静沢真紀とのギターDUOユニット<アコギGroove＞1stアルバム「グッドフェローズ」を同時に発表
同年近藤ナツコとの2nd アルバム「S.I.G.N」発表
松谷冬太「森のうた」プロデュース。Sleepy Sheepのユニット名として活動
2011年「ポイ捨て」「ユニクロ」「バレーシアオレンジ」等のTV-CMも好評。
横浜ミュージックスクール、下北沢ヴァロアヴォイスで講師もしながら、年間150本以上のライブ活動も勢力的にこなしている。

2012年教則DVD「超絶ソロ・アコースティック・ギター講座」
2013年教則DVD「ファンク・ブルースギター講座」
（株）アトスインターナショナルより発売

2014年「富士通GRANNOTE」大人世代を楽しむPCのTV-CM、スラップ奏法で独演奏
2014年8月ジャニーズウエストPVに出演
2015年アコギGROOVE　2ndアルバム「アミーゴ」キングレコードより発売
2016年「磯崎みお」テイチクエンタテイメントより1stアルバム「Fairy」プロデュース、作曲、演奏
2019年石井完治ソロアルバム「Kanzi」アッシュバニーより発売
2021年「mickie & New Frontier」1st UNIVERSE 発売
2022年「MIo & Kan」Premium Y’s music TV CD & DVD を300枚限定でrelease<磯崎みお(Vo)石井完治(Ag)>

ボサノヴァ・アーティスト（ボーカル＆ギター）

海のある町に育ち、その風景に似合う音楽がやりたいと感じていた頃、ボサノヴァに出会い感銘を受ける。ギター弾き語りスタイルでボサノヴァシンガーとして2003年にメジャーデビュー。
現在３枚のアルバムリリースと、シングルを含めた12タイトルの参加作品がある。

関東を中心に精力的なLIVE活動をしており、レストランやカフェ、企業や行政イベントなど、様々な場で歌っている。ふんわりとした海のそよ風のような情緒あるボサノヴァ、天性のソフトヴォイスは聴く人の心を癒している。
https://karen.bossa.info/

Andrew York is one of today’s most visible and innovative classical guitar composers, winning a GRAMMY with the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet during their sixteen-year partnership.
Andrew’s discography includes “California Breeze,” a new recording for Sony Japan, three solo CD’s for the GSP label, ten CD’s with the LAGQ on Delos, Sony and Telarc labels, as well as inclusion on Rhino Records “Legends of Guitar” and numerous other compilations.

In film, Andrew shares the stage with artists Eric Johnson, Albert Lee, Doc Watson, and Mason Williams in the documentary “Primal Twang,” written and hosted by eminent musician and storyteller Dan Crary.

For the last decade, Andrew’s concert touring schedule has spanned more than thirty countries. Recent concerts include Bogotá Columbia, Ankara Turkey, Czech Republic and Andrew’s eleventh tour of Japan.

In 2006 Andrew recorded and performed with the Atlanta symphony for the opera “Ainadamar” by Osvaldo Golijov. The recording of “Ainadamar” (Deutsche Gramophone) won two GRAMMY awards.

York’s compositions have been recorded by guitar luminaries John Williams and Christopher Parkening, and Japanese pianist Mitsouko Kado. As a published composer, York’s works appear in print worldwide through Alfred Publications, Hal Leonard, Mel Bay Publications, Guitar Solo Publications, Doberman-Yppan in Canada, Ricordi in London, and Gendai in Japan.

Besides his classical performance and compositional accomplishments, Andrew also has an extensive background as a jazz guitarist, studying with jazz legends Joe Diorio and Lenny Breau. As a classical musician, Andrew received a grant from the Del Amo Foundation for Study in Spain. Andrew received his Master of Music degree from University of Southern California, and is the only USC graduate in the school’s history to twice receive the Outstanding Alumni of the Year Award – in 1997 as a member of LAGQ and in 2003 as the sole recipient.

Kazuhito Yamashita has been called one of the most fascinating performers of his day.
He is an exceptional classical guitarist who can take complex music for full symphonies and arrange it for solo guitar. Some of his works include Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite.
Kazuhito has won numerous performance competitions for his outstanding technical skills and always impresses with his ability to play non-guitar music on the guitar.
Now working with his family as the YAMASHITA FAMILY QUINTET, Kazuhito has taken his work to another level. If you aren’t already familiar with them, we highly recommend that you watch the videos posted below and prepare to be blown away!
The Yamashita Family Quintet uses 2001 and Argento Series strings.

Kazuhito Yamashita has been called one of the most fascinating performers of his day.
He is an exceptional classical guitarist who can take complex music for full symphonies and arrange it for solo guitar. Some of his works include Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite.
Kazuhito has won numerous performance competitions for his outstanding technical skills and always impresses with his ability to play non-guitar music on the guitar.
Now working with his family as the YAMASHITA FAMILY QUINTET, Kazuhito has taken his work to another level. If you aren’t already familiar with them, we highly recommend that you watch the videos posted below and prepare to be blown away!
The Yamashita Family Quintet uses 2001 and Argento Series strings.

Oliver Fartach-Naini has established an international reputation for innovative collaborations that have encompassed a diverse range of musical styles, from tango and oriental to classical and contemporary forms. Tours, master classes, festivals as well as radio and TV appearances in Europe, Asia, Australia and the USA have brought him international acclaim.

His recording activities include the CD Tangos sin Palabras (2003) with his Tango quintett Tango Concertante and the Persian music CD Didar – Live in Berlin (2004) for which he collaborated with Majid Derakhshani (composition, tar and voice), Thea Nielsen (flute) and Amir Abbas Zare (daf). Oliver’s Deutsche Grammophon world premiere recording of Schubert’s Winterreise, arranged for viola (Richard Yongjae O’Neill) and two guitars, topped the South Korean Classical Charts for three months after its release in early October 2007. To date Oliver Fartach-Naini has released 7 CDs with 5 different chamber music formations for the German Labels Deutsche Grammophon, Kreuzberg Records and Acoustic Music Records. 2014 will see two new CDs with his guitar duo partner Lee Song-Ou from South Korea.

In 2006 the German publisher Edition Margaux honoured Oliver with the publication of the series Collection Oliver Fartach-Naini, a selection of numerous compositions written for and dedicated to him and his ensembles. His standing as an educator has seen him selected as the repertoire consultant for the 2012 AMEB (Australian Music Examinations Board) classical guitar syllabus which entailed the publication of 7 graded repertoire books and the compilation of a 1000 work repertoire list for classical guitar.

As a student of American guitarist and composer Laurie Randolph Oliver Fartach-Naini holds degrees from the University of the Arts Berlin (Instrumental Studies) and the Academy of Music and Theatre Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in Leipzig (Music Performance). He has also participated in a host of international master classes, including those with Eduardo Fernandez, Alvaro Pierri, Abel Carlevaro, Thomas Müller-Pering, Pepe Romero, Hopkinson Smith and Nigel North.

Since his relocation from Berlin to Adelaide in 2005, Oliver has lectured in guitar performance at the University of Adelaide’s Elder Conservatorium of Music.

Further information is available on:
https://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/oliver.fartach-naini

https://www.ethnoclassics.com/

After winning both the First Prize and the Audience Choice Award in the Barrios WorldWideWeb Competition, the First Prize in the Montreal International Classical Guitar Competition, and the ‘Governor of Tokyo’ prize in the Tokyo International Classical Guitar Competition, Tariq Harb quickly established himself as one of the leading classical guitarists of his generation. Harb’s “well-deserved acclaim complements the virtuosity and freshness with which he is known to perform.” (Savino Music) His playing demonstrates “not just his flawless technique but also his refined taste and a great, innate sense for truly beautiful interpretation.” (The Jordan Times) Chosen as CBC Radio’s NEXT! guitarist in 2013, he was celebrated as “Canada’s next classical guitar superstar” and was showcased performing at the Glenn Gould studios in Canada, which helped further propel his career worldwide.

Harb’s past concert appearances in North America, Europe, the Middle East, South America, and Asia, are highlighted by performances in prestigious halls such as the 2000 year-old Roman Amphitheatre in Jordan, the Bunka Kaikan concert hall in Tokyo, the world-famous Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Edinburgh’s International Conference Centre for TEDGlobal in the UK, and the illustrious Cairo Opera House in Egypt. Moreover, Harb performed and gave masterclasses in major guitar festivals including the Sauble Beach Guitar Festival and the Guitar Foundation of America Convention and Competition. Future notable engagements include a residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in October 2017, and his Carnegie Hall debut in March 2018.

Tariq Harb has four solo albums in his name to date: ‘From Bach to Barrios’, ‘A Guitar Through the Eras’, ‘Harb Plays Sor Studies’ and ‘Copla’. Harb also released a DVD to compliment his ‘Harb Plays Sor Studies’ album, comprising video performances and educational material on all the twenty Sor/Segovia Studies.

A Jordanian-Canadian with Palestinian roots, Harb moved to Canada to commence university studies. At age 25, after quitting his initial career in finance and starting a performance career in music, he diligently studied the guitar with Roddy Ellias, Patrick Kearney, Jerome Ducharme, Dr. Garry Antonio and Dr. Jeffrey McFadden, and the violin with Clemens Merkel of the Bozzini Quartet and Claude Gelineau. He also participated in numerous masterclasses, including ones run by Jason Vieaux, Pavel Steidl, Rémi Boucher, and Manuel Barrueco. Harb currently holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Toronto, a Masters in Performance degree from McGill University, and Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce degrees from Concordia University. He joined Concordia University’s Music Department as a faculty member in Fall 2015. Tariq Harb is sponsored by Hill Guitar Company, Savarez, and LaBella Strings.

Photo Credit: Amer Sweidan

After winning both the First Prize and the Audience Choice Award in the Barrios WorldWideWeb Competition, the First Prize in the Montreal International Classical Guitar Competition, and the ‘Governor of Tokyo’ prize in the Tokyo International Classical Guitar Competition, Tariq Harb quickly established himself as one of the leading classical guitarists of his generation. Harb’s “well-deserved acclaim complements the virtuosity and freshness with which he is known to perform.” (Savino Music) His playing demonstrates “not just his flawless technique but also his refined taste and a great, innate sense for truly beautiful interpretation.” (The Jordan Times) Chosen as CBC Radio’s NEXT! guitarist in 2013, he was celebrated as “Canada’s next classical guitar superstar” and was showcased performing at the Glenn Gould studios in Canada, which helped further propel his career worldwide.

Harb’s past concert appearances in North America, Europe, the Middle East, South America, and Asia, are highlighted by performances in prestigious halls such as the 2000 year-old Roman Amphitheatre in Jordan, the Bunka Kaikan concert hall in Tokyo, the world-famous Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Edinburgh’s International Conference Centre for TEDGlobal in the UK, and the illustrious Cairo Opera House in Egypt. Moreover, Harb performed and gave masterclasses in major guitar festivals including the Sauble Beach Guitar Festival and the Guitar Foundation of America Convention and Competition. Future notable engagements include a residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in October 2017, and his Carnegie Hall debut in March 2018.

Tariq Harb has four solo albums in his name to date: ‘From Bach to Barrios’, ‘A Guitar Through the Eras’, ‘Harb Plays Sor Studies’ and ‘Copla’. Harb also released a DVD to compliment his ‘Harb Plays Sor Studies’ album, comprising video performances and educational material on all the twenty Sor/Segovia Studies.

A Jordanian-Canadian with Palestinian roots, Harb moved to Canada to commence university studies. At age 25, after quitting his initial career in finance and starting a performance career in music, he diligently studied the guitar with Roddy Ellias, Patrick Kearney, Jerome Ducharme, Dr. Garry Antonio and Dr. Jeffrey McFadden, and the violin with Clemens Merkel of the Bozzini Quartet and Claude Gelineau. He also participated in numerous masterclasses, including ones run by Jason Vieaux, Pavel Steidl, Rémi Boucher, and Manuel Barrueco. Harb currently holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Toronto, a Masters in Performance degree from McGill University, and Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce degrees from Concordia University. He joined Concordia University’s Music Department as a faculty member in Fall 2015. Tariq Harb is sponsored by Hill Guitar Company, Savarez, and LaBella Strings.

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Guitarist Lubomír Brabec (*21/5/1953 in Plzeň) is undoubtedly one of today’s top Czech performers. After decades of concerts he has conquered the most important stages at home and abroad with his classical guitar. He is famous for his obsession for searching out unusual settings to stage his uncommon shows. His audiences are always captivated by his high artistic level. His approach to listeners of classical music has always been ahead of normal customs. His concerts expand borders, merge divergent types of music, and systematically embrace experimentation. In addition to being a virtuoso of his own instrument, he is also a captivating speaker. He regularly performs on prestigious stages with the world’s top soloists, chamber ensembles, and orchestras. The quality of his shows attracts a broad musical audience.
Lubomír Brabec is also an active researcher. He methodically searches archives for undiscovered works. He is responsible for reviving many compositions forgotten in archives for centuries. He has likewise adapted hundreds of works by other authors for the guitar and in the process has expanded the possibilities of the guitar as a solo and accompanied instrument.

He is no less active in his recording activities. His discography contains over 30 titles, including interpretations of Sor, Bach, Tárrega, Paganini, Vivaldi, Villa-Lobos, Trojan, and Granados. Lubomír Brabec has also captivated a wide listening audience with his departures into the world of popular and jazz music, where, for the purpose of promoting classical music, he has again expanded the possibilities of the interpretation and opportunities of his own instrument. Nevertheless, the apex and cornerstone of his activities has always been classical music. He has received numerous prestigious awards and honours as a top-selling and accomplished artist.
The critics regard Brabec as a musician of refined taste, tone, and technique and rank him as one of the top guitarists in the world. His riveting performances and natural virtuosity have earned him the admiration of the concert-going public. He often attracts media attention with his unconventional travelling and sports activities. In 1997 he became the first musician in the world to perform a concert in Antarctica.

Born in Istanbul of Greek/Armenian descent, Mr Biberian’s ethnic roots are integral to his compositions. He studied at Trinity College of Music, graduating in 1968. In 1965 a French Government grant took him to France to study with Ida Presti and Alexandre Lagoya. He studied composition with James Patten, Elisabeth Lutyens and Hans Keller, as well as widening and enriching his musical knowledge by working with non-guitarists Anthony Kinsella (piano) and Vic Bennett (clarinet).
Following a successful debut at the Wigmore Hall, he was invited to work with the London Sinfonietta and Pierre Boulez, Luciano Berio, the Nash Ensemble, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and many others. He has played at the Proms, at Covent Garden and has performed concertos and given solo recitals worldwide.

He has always enthusiastically encouraged and championed the creation of new compositions for guitar. New works have been written for and/or dedicated to him (for solo and ensemble) by James Patten, Elisabeth Lutyens, Reginald Smith Brindle, Alfred Nieman, Charles Camilleri, David Bedford, Roger Williams, Glen Morgan, Robert Keeley, Jeffrey Joseph, Kenneth Paige, Daniel Sturm, Vojislav Ivanovic, Betty Roe, Ivor Mairants, Geoffrey Burgon, Aurelio Peruzzi, Judith Bingham, Monique Cecconi-Botella, Ottavio Negro and Luis Morales Giacoman.

In addition to his pioneering work in chamber music, and always in search of exciting possibilities for the guitar, he expanded the role of the instrument by combining with mime in three works, “Pierrot”, “Harlequin’s Toccata” and “Colombine”, which are now successfully established as stage and concert pieces. He has produced a great number of compositions, not only for solo and ensemble guitar but also for all string instruments including a concerto for guitar, cello and 19 strings, which received its world premiere at the Habana International Festival of Guitar, Cuba in May 1992. His guitar compositions are being recorded and performed by an ever-increasing number of guitarists. Mr Biberian’s compositions have been published in England, Italy, Holland, Canada and the USA.

Juan Serrano’s incredible musical execution has been witnessed and enjoyed by millions around the world. Serrano has drawn awe and praise from his audiences, aficionados, critics, and artistic peers. Critics have called him the “best flamenco guitarist living today.”

Serrano’s mastery of flamenco not only comes from his many years of discipline and study of the guitar, but also because he grew up in Cordoba, Spain, the birthplace of this rich and dazzling music. At age nine, Serrano was studying under his father, a professional guitarist, and learning the traditions of flamenco which is a fusion of Jewish, Moorish, Christian and Gypsy musical elements between the 8th and 15th centuries in Andalucia. Juan made his professional debut at age 13 and as a teenage earned a reputation all over Spain and Europe as a gifted musician. He performed and recorded with the top flamenco musical, dance, and theatrical companies. At this time Serrano also started his solo career. His home town of Cordoba was so proud of his accomplishments that they replaced the bell in the town clock with recordings of his guitar playing.

Juan Cristóbal Martín is a Spanish flamenco guitarist and an author of flamenco guitar method books.

Martín started learning the guitar at the age of six. In his early twenties he moved to Madrid to study under Niño Ricardo and Paco de Lucía. He played in clubs in Málaga, Seville and Granada. He soon moved to London, where he has developed most of his career. One of his first recordings was Picasso Portraits (1981) based on the music he played at Picasso’s 90th birthday celebrations. Each section is a depiction of a painting by Pablo Picasso. Although it was not released until the 1990s, he recorded a track with Rory Gallagher in 1984 (on the album, Wheels Within Wheels). Also in 1984 his track “Love Theme from The Thorn Birds” reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart. He recorded with Herbie Hancock in 1987 and has played on stage with Miles Davis.

Juan Martín is the author of two flamenco guitar methods, El Arte Flamenco De La Guitarra, issued with cassette tapes and later with vinyl sound sheets, and ‘Solos Flamencos’ issued with CDs and DVDs. Both methods, printed in English and Spanish, are successful in the English-speaking world.

He now divides his time between London and Málaga.

Martín has been voted one of the top three guitarists in the world in the magazine, Guitar Player. He has an English wife, Helen. They have a family business called Flamencovision.

Biography Courtesy of Wikipedia

www.flamencovision.com
www.youtube.com/user/JuanMartinOFFICIAL

As one of the newest voices in Instrumental music, Vahagni has been bending the genres of Flamenco, Jazz, and World music to create a unique style of his own. With multiple awards, 5 star reviews and a consistent, forward motion career, Vahagni continuously takes his music to new heights.

Vahagn ”Vahagni” Turgutyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia in 1985. Brought up in a family of Artist’s, Vahagni’s father Sarkis Turgutyan, Guitar soloist for the National Philharmonic of Armenia, Mother Satenik ShahNazaryan, a theatrical Actress, and Uncle Artur Shahnazaryan, an Ethno- Musicologist and National Artistic Director of Armenia, all influenced and nourished Vahagni’s musical development.

Vahagni began playing the Guitar at the age of nine under the instruction of his Father. At a very young age Vahagni showed a great interest in Flamenco Music. After several years of studies with his Father, Vahagni embarked on the first of his numerous trips to Andalusia, Spain. Under the Guidance of world famous Flamenco guitarist Paco Serrano, Vahagni spent over two years mastering his craft, and participating in numerous Festivals in Andalusia. During the” Cursos Superior del Guitarra Flamenca” held in Malaga, Vahagni got the opportunity to play for his childhood idol and legendary Flamenco guitarist, Manolo Sanlucar. It was Vahagni’s original and unique sound that impressed the maestro, which led to a rare offer to study as a disciple of Sanlucar.

Upon returning to the United States, Vahagni has recorded three studio albums.” Short Stories” 2008, picked up by Music Camp and a best seller in Japan. Featuring musicians such as, Jimmy Branly, Carlitos del Puerto and Luis Conte to name a few, and was the winner of “best guitar album of the year” at the 2010 Armenian Music Awards.
“Solitude” 2011, Ingrooves/Fonatana-Universal Music Group, which features, Tigran Hamasyan on Piano, Artyom Manukyan – Cello, Hamilton Price – Bass, Jimmy Branly – Drums & Percussion and a guest appearance by Gerardo Morales on Percussion and Palmas.

” Solitude ” is a ground-breaking release which introduces Vahagni not only as a composer and guitar virtuoso but a pioneer in new World Music. By exceeding the boundaries, Solitude is a blend of multiple ingredients, which captivates listeners of all demographics.

Vahagni recently recorded his 3rd studio album “Broken compass” 2012, LMS Records. The album is a solo effort featuring Vahagni as an instrumentalist, composer/arranger and producer. Broken compass touches on the Latin side of influences and is also a new music catalog for Indart Music.

Vahagni’s guitar playing has taken him on several world tours, festivals, clinics, and appearances on TV and radio shows. In 2012, Vahagni was the featured soloist for the Pacific Shores Philharmonic presenting “Via Crscis” by Carlos Surinach, conducted by Burns Taft.

A side from performing, Vahagni also writes a column for Fingerstyle 360, and is currently a Teaching Assistant for the guitar department at California Institute of the Arts where he received his MFA. Vahagni is proudly endorsed by La’bella strings, Cordoba guitars, Godin guitars and German Vazques Rubio guitars.

Chuscales was the name given to Jose Valle Fajardo by his Grandfather. Since then, the name Chusco has come to describe a guitarist of consummate skill and a profound understanding of the Flamenco traditions.

A native of Antequera, Spain, Chuscales grew up in a traditional gypsy family well known for its professional musicians and dancers. His grandmother was among those who lived in the caves of Sacromonte, one of the legendary cradles of flamenco. Chuscales recalls, “there were shows, with Gypsies from Granada who grew up in families that lived there. I wish you could see it, the families in the caves and the singing and dancing. There might be seven, eight, maybe nine caves, all with singing and dancing, and there would be more singing and dancing on the streets every day. It was unbelievable. It was very formative time in all my life. It was like a dream. This is where I learned everything — the rhythm, the beat, the guitar. I am still learning from those thousands of nights performing with my family, with my father, my grandfather, and my friends.

Chusco began guitar lessons at age six under the instruction of his uncle Joaquín Fajardo as well as Maestro Agustinillo, two prominent masters in the region where such greats as Segovia have studied. As a teenager, Chuscales found himself frequently in the company of Paco de Lucía, who often performed in the area and would take time to play with the talented youngster and to answer his questions. Meanwhile, he began his performing career as a dancer — an experience that provides him with a detailed understanding of flamenco’s rhythmic nuances. Chusco elaborates as the accompanying guitarist, “I can understand and follow dancers. I can see where they are going before they take their next step. I know what the dancer is looking for, how much tension is in the music, the right rhythm, when to play strong or soft so if a dancer asks me for something, I know what they ask.” Chuscales’ affinity for dance is delightfully apparent in his artistry, blending music and movement as he does is no accident. “It’s something we learn through life,” he says. “A lot of people don’t have my luck to grow up in the caves, learning flamenco in a Gypcy family where the music comes from tradition to tradition, from legend to legend. I thank God I have been around such great musicians all my life.

Whether versed in flamenco traditions or not, audiences find Chuscales’ music at once touching and exotic, his presence is engaging and his skill as a guitarist, simply astounding. A Chuscales concert is an experience that audiences take with them. He played the guitar for prince and princes of Spain at Santa Fe in 2009. He appeared in films “Camelamos Nauerar” (1976), “Gypsy Heart” (1998), “Flamenco Passion & Soul” (1999), “Viaje Al Duende” (2009),”The Spanish Table” (2010) and “El Payo” (2010).

David Leiva was born in Almería but raised in Barcelona which is where he currently resides. With ten years began his musical career studying classical guitar and music theory. He is graduated in Pedagogy of classical and flamenco guitar.

Nowadays he teaches flamenco guitar in the “Conservatori del Liceu of Barcelona”.

Since 2008 has created its own methodology, being admired and respected by gender specialists and guitarists worldwide. He is the author of the following books which have all received good reviews of specialist in the genre and musicians in general:

España a dos Guitarras- Sabicas & Mario Escudero- , Book/DVD
Treatise of Accompaniment to “el Cante” – Soleá, Seguiriya, Alegrías, Tientos, Tangos, Bulerías, Fandangos, Taranta and Malagueñas, Book/DVD
Flamenco Guitar Guide
A tutorial of flamenco and its accompaniment, Book+Cd Spread in four volumes
Flamenco Guitar Rhythimic method, Book + Cd in two volumes
Camarón guitar tab con voz
Enrique Morenten guitar tab con vozPaco de Lucía tab con voz
Combo flamenco Book+Cd
Suite de flamenco Book + Cd

He signs and tries the guitars of the prestigious luthier “Juan Montes – Azahar” and has propelled two pioneer flamenco guitar packs with the Real Musical brand.
As a soloist he has performed in many theatres, music festivals and international well-known concert halls. He has founded the David Leiva Group. With this musical band he has performed in several national and international tours. His experience as a guitar accompanist led him to perform with well-known flamenco’s cante and baile artists.

In 2012 released his first album “Fuente Victoria” a disc with nine exceptional compositions.

伝統的なクラシックギターの王道のテクニックを駆使し、真実のスペイン音楽の音色を継承する唯一無二のギタリスト。
バロックギターやビウエラなどを用いた古楽の分野でも精力的に活動を行なっている。またジャズやポピュラーのミュージシャンとの共演も多く、ジャンルに囚われない活動で注目されている。
北海道札幌生まれ。上智大学外国語学部イスパニア語学科卒業。その後スペインに渡り、巨匠ホセ・ルイス・ゴンサレスの薫陶を受ける。
その後、アレックス・ガロベーに師事し、現代的な奏法と音楽表現法を学ぶ。
2000年に帰国。精力的に演奏活動を行うとともに、ヤマハやシンコーミュージックなどの出版物への編曲や教本執筆も多数。
洗足学園音楽大学ワールドミュージック科講師（クラシックギター専攻）。公益社団法人日本ギター連盟代表理事。
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