I list these musicians here because they are good and because I've had contact with them in some degree. If a musician has the "rock star" attitude that they don't have the time to answer my email, then I don't have the time to add a link to their website, I don't have the time to go to a store to spend my hard earned cash for their CDs, and I don't have the time to go to their concerts and spend/waste more of my money. With the advent of MP3 swapping, the tables have turned on the record companies and "artistes"; they have got to kiss their fans' behinds or else: the public will not buy their music, people will swap their music for free instead of buying it, and/or the public will consciously and conspicuously ignore them. The public will not tolerate arrogant rock stars anymore. Any sign of hubris from rock stars will cause their most ardent fans to abandon them in an instant.

"Bands" are something that the fans believe in to make "real." In "bands", you'll usually see one or two guys who write all the songs, and the other members are "hacks". The "hacks" are expendable. In "bands" you'll see the songwriters as being close friends while at odds with the rest of the members. Whoever gets the songwriting credit gets the publishing money, the non-songwriter members are sidemen and therefore expendable. "Bands" usually break up when the sidemen realize that they're working just as hard as the songwriters to make the band successful, but are getting paid a fraction of the profits because they are just expendable sidemen. "Bands" go through personnel changes when the expendable sidemen get too frustrated with the songwriters who will not allow them to record any of their songs on the "band's" albums. "Bands" disolve when the expendable sidemen realize that they're being shut out of the "band's" gravy train while at their commercial peak. No, unfortunately "bands" aren't the fraternities nor brotherhoods of friendships that everyone thinks they are, they're ephemeral businesses whose members often distrust and dislike each other. Even the most famous rock band of all time, The Beatles, had members who hated each other at times and didn't speak to each other during their last year as a "band" and didn't speak to each other for a few years after they broke up. It's the music business not the music friendship.

So enjoy music, enjoy rock concerts, enjoy the experiences of listening to music, but don't give yourself delusions about artists and imagine them to be any more than what they are. They're people just like everybody else.

Los Angeles County Musicians Roster

book these bands

Brotherhood Of The Guitar

guitarists for hire

Japanese Breakfast

alt-rock band

Pillow Queens

alt-rock band

Beach Bunny

alt-rock band

Amy LaVere

bassist, singer, songwriter

Donna De Lory

singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist whose radiant voice and expansive musical vision encompass pop, world music, electronica and devotional mantras. In the pop realm, she s perhaps best known for her work with Madonna as a backup singer and dancer

Idan Raichel Project

producer, keyboardist, lyricist, composer and performer. During a career spanning a mere 17 years, Idan has become not only one of the most successful artists in Israel but also one of Israel s leading music ambassadors abroad

Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca

Afro-Cuban Soukous Music

Grouplove

an American indie pop band based in Los Angeles, California

they were doing well until singer and artist Hannah Hooper was striken will illness

Youngblood Hawke

Youngblood Hawke on wikipedia

an American indie pop band based in Los Angeles, California, a one hit wonder that was amazing when they peaked

Steady Holiday

Andrea "Dre" Babinski, singer songwriter guitarist

Laura Veirs

American singer-songwriter based out of Portland, Oregon

Charlotte Hatherley

English singer, songwriter, musician and guitarist

Erick Walls

guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, and songwriter

Bill Cutler

singer/songwriter, producer and manager

Wena Velasco

bassist

The Regrettes

American rock band from Los Angeles. The band is led by frontwoman Lydia Night.

Molly Miller

touring musician for famous bands, solo artist, Chair of the Guitar Department at Los Angeles College of Music

Lauren Ruthward

singer songwriter guitarist

Cindy Alexander

Cindy Alexander on Youtube

up and coming Los Angeles based singer songwriter

Marina V

Marina V on Twitch.TV

Marina V on Youtube

up and coming Los Angeles based singer songwriter

Khruangbin

Khruangbin

Khruangbin is a three-piece band from Texas, formed of Laura Lee on bass, Mark Speer on guitar, and Donald Johnson on drums. Taking influence from 1960's Thai funk - their name literally translates to "Engine Fly" in Thai - Khruangbin is steeped in the bass heavy, psychedelic sound of their inspiration, Tarantino soundtracks and surf-rock cool.

Kira & The Major 3

jazz and pop music group lead by Kira Morrison

guitar by Nico Co

bass by Marcy Mejia

drums by Tim Gaisser

Barns Courtney

up and coming English singer, songwriter, and musician

Tash Sultana

up and coming Australian based singer songwriter, one-woman-band

The CoatHangers

Julia Kugel's and Meredith Franco's Atlanta indie rock band

Kaela Sinclair

amazing singer songwriter

Best Coast

Bethany Cosentino's California indie rock band

Chelsea Wolfe

singer songwriter

Courtney Barnett

Australian singer songwriter

Vanessa Fernandez

jazz versions of pop songs, her recordings are used in many stereo hifi demos

Valerie June

Organic Moonshine Roots Music

Carlos Guitarlos

blues guitarist

Jess Lewis

bass

Laura Cox

blues guitarist

Jess Greenberg

rock guitarist

KatieJane Garside

British riot grrrl

KatieJane Garside

Daisy Chainsaw

Queenadreena

Ruby Throat

Robby Krieger

Robby Krieger - The Other Side

DOORS guitarist

Marisa Ronstadt & The Know-It-Alls

Marisa Ronstadt is a cousin of Linda Ronstadt

Finger Dancers

jazz pop

Cunao - Latin Folk Music

folk

Khun Narin's Electric Phin Band

Thai rock band

Annabella Lwin

Annabella Lwin

Annabella Lwin is the first Asian to make it big in the pop music world. She is no longer a member of the band Bow Wow Wow that tours with a new singer.

Camera Obscura

they have a great song "Razzle Dazzle Rose"

Apocalipstick

up and coming Los Angeles based rock band

Me N Ma Girls

the first all-girl pop hip hop dance ensemble from Myanmar

Brigitte DeMeyer

up and coming singer songwriter

Elizabeth Cook

singer songwriter

Dean Peer

solo bassist

Bryce Jacobs

guitar player, movie soundtracks

Tal Wilkenfeld

Australian bassist

Tom Kolb

guitarist

Laurence "Lol" Tolhurst

Levinhurst on wikipedia

Levinhurst on myspace

former keyboard player for The Cure

Marnie Stern

Marnie Stern

NY based shred guitarist

Will Ray

session and touring guitarist

Gary Gramolini

founding guitarist for John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band

Finest Dearest

SF rock band, great songs, broke up in 2010

Angels of Light

the song writing project Michael Gira started immediately after terminating Swans (1982-1997)

Anti-Flag

EMO rock band

Monsters Are Waiting

up and coming Los Angeles based band

Ashley Maher

world beat music

Keren Ann

Israeli/Dutch/Javanese singer songwriter who sings in many languages.

Davison Coleman

up and coming Los Angeles based singer songwriter duo

Jocelyn Scofield

up and coming Los Angeles based singer songwriter

Deborah Holland

Los Angeles based singer songwriter

Olga Tapia

Los Angeles based singer songwriter

Danielle Brisebois

Danielle Brisebois

Los Angeles based singer songwriter, actress

Free Heat

Jim Reid (vocals and guitar) was a founder member of The Jesus & Mary Chain with Ben Lurie

Hello Stranger

up and coming Los Angeles based band

Red Delicious

Pasadena, CA band signed to Warner Brothers records

Tyler Hilton

recently signed to Maverick Records, he's going to be huge, he's also an actor

Lily Allen

up and coming UK based singer songwriter

Lily Allen,

Lily Allen

Cole Gentles

up and coming NYC based singer songwriter

Thomas Blug

amazing guitarist from Germany

Mirror IMIJ Experience

Byron Bordeaux

Byron Bordeaux

Byron Bordeaux

Byron Bordeaux

guitarist for the legendary soul crooner, Bobby Wolmack, touring guitarist with The GAP Band or heading up his own band, The Mirror Image Experience Byron is a force to be reckoned with.

The Section

led by violinist/arranger Eric Gorfain, is Los Angeles' premier rock and roll string ensemble; includes Daphne Chen, Richard Dodd, and Leah Katz. Members of THE SECTION have toured or recorded with Jimmy Page & Robert Plant, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Smashing Pumpkins, Lowen & Navarro, Elton John, Faith Hill, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Better Than Ezra, Christina Aguilera, Grant Lee Phillips, Neil Diamond, Live, SheDaisy, Phoebe Snow, Dwight Yoakam and Clint Black.

Alicia Grant

alternative pop covers, beautiful voice, unfortunately she knows absolutely nothing of the music biz and is being managed by a svengali manager Michelle who is holding back her career by booking her into money losing venues and keeping her from meeting the right important people who could help her career.

Jon Brion

masterful guitarist, talented singer-songwriter, record producer

Jon Brion. He often plays with special guests including Eleni Mandell, Eliott Smith, Micheal Stipe of R.E.M., and others.

Cameron DePalma

from Portland, OR

Eenie Meenie

Denise Siegel's band has a great CD, probably the best unsigned band in the Silverlake rock music scene, write to them at

Krown Pocket, 3128 Rowena #2, Los Angeles, CA 90027

You buy copies of their EP on vinyl-$6.50 and CD-$4.99 at ROCKAWAY RECORDS, Amazon.com, Musicopoly, For more info check Allmusic.com

Eleni Mandell

is a folk singer who has been garnering "buzz" in the music industry

Brooke Ramel

singer songwriter, her songs have appeared on the tv shows "Glory Days", "7th Heaven", "Dawson's Creek", "Charmed", "Party of Five"

Kimberlee

singer songwriter

Diane Ponzio

is an excellent singer/songwriter/guitarist based in New York City, who appears in concert world-wide. She has currently released her third CD. She also travels internationally with Chris Martin performing at Martin Guitar clinics.

Kirstin Ashe

is a singer-songwriter, she plays guitar and piano. If you like performers such as Fiona Apple, Ani DiFranco, PJ Harvey, Tori Amos, and Joni Mitchell, you should come check it out.

David Knight - Arkkon

Arkkon is David Knight; he has worked with Danielle Dax; email David Knight

Ben Lacy

amazing percussive style guitarist

Kelly's Lot

singer songwriter, sounds like Grace Slick & Jefferson Airplane

DRUMMER: Mark Schulman

the best session/studio/tour drummer I have ever met is Mark Schulman, who has done more work for more famous artists on the major labels than anyone I've ever met. Mark Schulman

MOONPOOLS & CATERPILARS

are a great LA band that has been signed to EastWest/Elektra/Warner Bros Records. Check out their links here.

JD Natasha

Julieta Venegas

SKY CRIES MARY

is probably the best Seattle band today and are featured here

Tom Tom Club

great musicians

The Strokes, official site

great potential, lots of postive media attention, huge in the UK, Australia, and Europe

• The Strokes
• The Strokes, unofficial site
• The Strokes "Is This It", listen to the entire album
• Michael Gira, influenced The Strokes

Jennifer Warnes

outstanding singer songwriter

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

rock band from San Francisco

Demolition Doll Rods

ever heard of this Detroit all-girl rock band?? They sound like the Patti Smith Group

EVERCLEAR

Art Alexakis is from West Los Angeles, CA, great Portland, OR based band, you can contact Alex Alexakis who is the lead singer and a record producer.

Ani DiFranco

probably the most important folk singer of the 90's

PEARL

led by bassist Cary Berger, has released their own self produced and recorded an EP and I would definitely sign them to an R&D deal right this second, after I'd sign Cameron DePalma because their demo was so good. Call them at (213)936-0415

PHANTOM PLANET

Are a young LA band with an album on Epic/Sony Records. They are talented young musicians who are children of Hollywood show biz families; they are, as somebody else described them, "rich kids from the LA private school/snob circut ... except Darren ..." A few of them are professional actors and fashion models; their former drummer is a very talented fine actor. Their fanbase consists mostly of young teen and twentysomething girls, and not much outside of that demographic. They have great live shows, but their albums are lackluster, "toothless" is one way a critic described them. They're likeable friendly people, but they are in the Hollywood trust-fund studio-brat crowd, you know what I'm saying. This band seems to have turned from a real band into a boyband in exactly the opposite way "O-Town" turned from a boyband into a almost-real-band, but the result and their fanbase is the same. When this band-thing plays out or their fanbase grows up and moves onto the next boyband-with-guitars-of-the-month, the actors will probably move onto great fame and success. The other band members who aren't actors fail to distinguish themselves and will probably move onto something else. Darren should be allowed to solo more. I recommend seeing this band live because that's when they're great, as for their CDs, well, you listen to them a couple of times and you don't feel compelled to listen to them again. Their fanclub president Suzanne is kind of odd.

You can contact them individually: Alex, Darren, Jacques, Sam Jeff Conrad

Update 8/03: Just as I predicted, their famous actor drummer Jason Schwartzman has left the band in the middle of their recording their next album. As soon as a good script with a big budget and big budget paycheck came along, he ditched them. They have lost their celebrity followings that used to hang out with them backstage.

Update 11/03: Just as I predicted, exactly as I have been advising them, they started their own label to sell recordings of their live shows: Phantom Planet Bootlegs

Update 2009: Just as I predicted, they broke up when the actors' careers started gaining momentum.

Update 2020: Just as I predicted, their acting careers stalled so now they've reunited and are touring again.

Sleater-Kinney

Sleater-Kinney

they are oh-KRS (Records) !!! listen for yourself. This was probably one of the most important rock bands of the 90's. Janet Weiss, drummer, is also a member of the band Quasi. Sleater-Kinney

TEXAS TERRI

has anybody seen her live?

Trance to the Sun, Tess Records

has the hottest demo floating around, they sound like Joy Division/Ambient House/Medicine/Mazzy Star type rock I've been scouring record stores everywhere trying to find copies of their latest. I might soon locate a store that carries their demo/album. A major should sign these guys, they're really good. A few have told me they're on Tess Records. If I was an A&R exec, I'd sign 'em. Well, they're not on Tess anymore and are looking for a deal. If you'd like to get a hold of them - call Tess anyway and ask for Matt and he'll tell you how to find Elan (TTTS). The Tess phone # is (805)568-1601. Their CD on Tess Records is available, among other places, in the Darkwave/Projekt catalog (where my Eleven Shadows release is also carried stateside). Call Darkwave at 1-800-CD-LASER Trance to the Sun, Projekt Records Trance to the Sun, Tess Records Trance to the Sun, MP3.com

TOENUT

they have a great albums that for unknown reasons, MUTE Records doesn't seem to be promoting. Somebody kick MUTE's butt to get them to start properly promoting this great band.

Vanessa Paradis

sings great Lenny Kravitz songs and has an interesting voice. When she married actor Johnny Depp, her music career ended.

Jim Carroll

the late New York poet, punker, writer

Patricia Kaas

great French pop star, get her double-album live CDs

Toyah Willcox

British pop star, actress, wife of Robert Fripp, that nobody has ever heard of outside of the UK

Mission Of Burma

American band is hugely popular and influential in the UK, unknown in the USA

Roger McGuinn

of The Byrds fame, whole heartedly supports the strings - the 12 string set is his favorite

Jim Donovan

drummer for band Rusted Root, drum teacher, and owns his own music store and record label

John McDowell

drum music composer, drum teacher

Charity Chapman

alternative pop covers, beautiful voice

Anne Husick

NY singer songwriter, music teacher, formerly of the Band of Susans

Masanga

music from the Shona people of Zimbabwe

Adaawe

influenced by African vocal pop

Wozani

influenced by African guitar pop

Jaka

influenced by African guitar pop

Dramane Kone

traditional West African music

Yukiko Matsuyama

Japanese traditional and contemporary Koto artist

Danielle Dax

She's a very underrated artist. She has worked with Karl Blake, David Knight, Peter Farrugia, and David Cross. Danielle Dax, fanpage, Danielle Dax, Danielle Dax, Danielle Dax, Danielle Dax, Danielle Dax, Danielle Dax, Danielle Dax, Danielle Dax, Danielle Dax, ubl.com bio, This site has their bios.

Karl Blake

British poet, punker, writer, worked with Danielle Dax

Goldfrapp

alternative pop, beautiful voice

Jocelyn Pook

avant garde electronic music

Stephen James Taylor

avant garde electronic music, movie soundtracks

Groove Armada

great website

Abby Travis

bassist, singer

Ekova

alternative pop, beautiful voice, Ekova

Lucianas Wish

alternative pop, beautiful voice, violins & world beat instruments, Lili Haydn, Paul Cantelon, Martin Tillman

Chris Ho Band

improvisational ensemble with top-tier musicians from the Los Angeles area

Adam Ho

plays classic rock covers on his electric guitar on the Santa Monica 3rd Street Promenade, a street performer who gets paid in tips, (714)897-8768, (714)316-3469

Glyn Styler

lounge style crooner, jazz, singer songwriter, amazing artistic expression, Scott Walker-ish ballads

Exene Cervenka

Los Angeles poet, punker, writer

Steve Howe

legendary UK guitarist

Caroline Alexander

Caroline Alexander

she's friends with Coastal Dune

UK alternative rocker

Glen Matlock

famous UK punk bassist, kjdare @ freenetname.co.uk, glen @ glenmatlock.com

Bally Sagoo

from UK, owner of Ishq Records. I like his album "Rising From The East"

Lisa Go

Japanese singer / songwriter

Tom Corbett

bluegrass

Steve Morse

guitarist of many genres

Greg Koch

guitarist of many genres, clinician for Fender

Adrian Galysh

guitarist of many genres, clinician for Brian Moore Guitars

Michele Greene

singer songwriter

Eric Gales

guitar virtuoso that is being tragically overlooked today

DENGUE FEVER

Cambodian singer Chhom Nimol, Ethan Holtzman, Zach Holtzman, Dave Ralicke (of Beck's band), Senon Williams (of the Radar Brothers), Paul Smith. DENGUE FEVER yahoo-group. Chhom Nimol also performs with another band every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 8pm to midnight at the New Paradise Restaurant restaurant in Long Beach, CA. See my Los Angeles Restaurants webpage for the location of that restaurant. Send an email to Chhom Nimol to ask her when she'll perform next. DENGUE FEVER review

Chhom Nimol

Chhom Nimol

Brother Yusef

solo acoustic and steel string blues

Donnie V.

solo acoustic and steel string blues

Upstream

Halie Blackman's band enthusiatically plays reggae, ska, junkaroo. Their album "Jump to the Rhythm" has lots of great songs, (626)577-8463, (949)553-6949

Lisa Witty

from Michigan, now in Los Angeles, she's a really good singer songwriter

Zoo Story

Randy Coleman & Carlos Rivera make excellent alterntative folk rock

Maroon 5

Previously known as Kara's Flowers, now signed to Octone Records distributed by BMG. I was friends with these guys before they were signed. After they became famous, they ditched all their friends for their new celebrity friends. I still like their music anyway.

Jella Reyes

singer/songewriter from the Philippines

Honey Luv (formerly known as Premiere)

R&B, pop, gospel group from the Philippines, now based in San Jose, CA

Pinay

R&B, pop, gospel group from the Philippines

Jocelyn Enriquez

pop singer from the Philippines, she had hits in the 1990's

Rachael Yamagata

Asian singer

Laura Khoe

Asian model singer

One Vo1ce

Filipina model singers

Vienna Teng

singer songwriter similar to Maya Marin

Corrinne May

singer songwriter

Larissa Lam

singer songwriter similar to Maya Marin

Marsha Wattanapanich

Thai folk singer and pop star

Tata Young

Thai pop star and actress, Tata Young

Visiting Violette

Lee Takasugi, Glenn Suravech, Shin Kawasaki

Alex Masi & Trio of Doom

progressive rock band

Michael Angelo Batio

metalhead guitarist

Mickey Jones

former guitarist for Bob Dylan, actor

Vini Reilly and The Durutti Column

progressive rock band from the UK, performed with Morrissey

Phil Gates

Phil has been seen and heard on guitar at many of the L. A. Clubs with his eight piece band,"The Phil Gates Band" playing Funk, R&B, & Blues

Chris Thomas King

young African-American blues musician from the "deep South", he is the real deal "bluesman"

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, Blay Ambolley

veteran African guitarist musician

Holly Palmer

Los Angeles based singer songwriter

The Exit

young buzz band

Genesis P-Orridge

industrial music

Robin Trower

UK guitarist

Neptunes - surf band

surf band

Bill Tapia

103 year old ukulele player

Ana Popovic

blues guitarist

Stacey-Q

Stacey Lynn Swain, pop singer

Yngwie Malmsteen

speed shred guitarist

Marc Seal

speed shred guitarist

Hiram Bullock

the late session guitarist, July 25th 2008

Scott Walker

guitarist on 4AD Records

Steven Severin

former member of Siouxie & The Banshees, The Glove

Graham Coxon

underrated British rock guitarist for UK band BLUR

Graeme Revell

film composer, studio tech

Bauhaus

UK goth, punk, alternative rock band

Tia Carrere

actress and singer

Tommy Ramone

formerly of The Ramones, now a mandolin player

Antigone Rising

Doll by Doll

Alan Vega

Caleb Quaye

guitarist for Elton John and Hall and Oates during the 1970s

Starpoint

had hits in the mid-1980's, amazing vocals by Renee Diggs, amazing musicianship by Greg Phillips, they were an amazing live band

Expose

had hits in the mid-1980's

Gioia Bruno

Laurie Miller

Kelly Moneymaker

John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band

had hits in the mid-1980's as "Eddie and the Cruisers". The critics hated John Cafferty because he took Bruce Springsteen's musical sensibility to create better songs when Springsteen was just beginning to suck. The critics bashed John Cafferty because he was not Springsteen.

John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band

John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band

South Indian Music Academy of Los Angeles

Melody del Mundo

alternative rock singer from the Philippines, kind of an odd personality though, takes offense at everything. She is a kind of "has been" in the Philippines and an "almost was been" in America. Amazingly talented, but her personality alienated her fans. I used to wonder why amazingly talented people who seemingly have everything going for them, looks, talent, stage charisma, good material, etc., don't make it in the music industry, until I met a few like her.

Sugar Hiccup : The schizofficial Reunion Central

PinoyRadio Mornings with MELODY DEL MUNDO of Sugar Hiccup EP 20150806

Stellas Notch

Stellas Notch

interview Melody del Mundo

Stellas Notch - Melody del Mundo

Red Lily - Melody del Mundo

Melody del Mundo returns with Stella's Notch

Melody: Still sweet as sugar, and she's headed home July 24, 2015

COVER TRIBUTE BANDS

• Hosharian Brothers Band, oldies, Armenian songs
• Outer Wave Instrumental Surf Music
• Jimi Hendrix Tribute - Byron Bordeaux Mirror IMIJ Experience
• Jimi Hendrix Tribute - Byron Bordeaux and The EXP Band
• Sex Pistols Experience - I need a link
• Phunk Phamily Affair - Sly & The Family Stone Tribute
• AC/DC Tribute - Whole Lotta Rosies
• Beatles Tribute - The Fab Four
• David Bowie Tribute Band
• Depeche Mode Tribute Band
• Doors Tribute - Peace Frog
• Doors Tribute - Wild Child
• Led Zepplica Tribute - Led-Zepagain
• Led Zepplin Tribute - Led Zepagain
• Smiths Tribute - Sweet and Tender Hooligans, Smiths Tribute - Sweet and Tender Hooligans, Smiths Tribute - Sweet and Tender Hooligans, Morrissey & The Smiths Tribute - Sweet and Tender Hooligans, Morrissey & The Smiths Tribute - Sweet and Tender Hooligans
• Styx Tribute - Grand Illusion
• Bob Dylan Tribute - Joel Gilbert & Highway 61 Revisited
• Elvis Tribute - Scot Bruce
• Neil Diamond Tribute - Dean Colley
• The Johnnies, Southern Californian cover band, all covers, but they're really, really, good live
• Surf Rock Tribute - LongBoard Ranch
• Yes Story - The Premier Yes tribute
• TributeCity.com, Tribute Bands Directory

VIDEO GAME MUSIC

• Laura Shigihara, Plants vs. Zombies Soundtrack
• Grant Henry aka Stemage, many games

John York

former member of The Byrds

Lola Amaria

Malaysian star, doesn't speak a word of English. Search for pictures on your favorite search engines.

Dizzy Mandjeku

African electric guitarist.

Boubacar Sidibe

African electric guitarist.

Djelimady Tounkara

African electric guitarist.

The Music Circle

gathering place in Southern California for great Indian musicians

Debashish Bhattacharya

Indian guitarist

Harry Manx

guitarist playing tradition of the Blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas

UCLA's Game Music Ensemble

UCLA's Game Music Ensemble

Devin Gunay's musical group

Yardley

a long since forgotten duo girl band from the San Gabriel Valley that made very atmospheric guitar pop songs

Yardley

Maya Marin

outstanding singer songwriter who simply gave up making music, she was amazing as were her songs, but after years of frustration, she gave up music and now concentrates on making art photos

Maya Marin - Live on KUSI Morning News

Maya Marin

up and coming Los Angeles based singer songwriter

ADRIAN LEGG'S HOMEPAGE

ANCIENT FUTURE

Dan Schwartz

fingerstyle guitarist

Steve Oliver

multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer Steve Oliver is still being heard each day on contemporary and smooth jazz radio around the world

George Sabolick

fingerstyle guitarist

Justin Roth

fingerstyle guitarist

Ben Woolman

fingerstyle guitarist

John Pisano,

John Pisano

John Pisano's Guitar Night

Los Angeles, CA based jazz guitarist, organizes concerts, showcases jazz guitarists at his "John Pisano's Guitar Night" on Tuesday evenings, see his website for details

Pat Kelley

jazz guitarist

John Chiodini

John Chiodini on Facebook

jazz guitarist, soundtrack composer

Fretless Brothers

microtonal jazz guitar

Paul Brown

jazz guitarist

Jim Fox

jazz guitarist

Bruce Forman

jazz guitarist

Diane Hubka

jazz singer and guitarist

Echo Greywolf

Native American fingerstyle guitarist, dream music

Tom Smith

fingerstyle guitarist and banjo player

Grant Geissman

jazz guitarist

T. Dan Hofstedt

fingerstyle Hawaiian slack key guitarist

Larry Koonse

jazz guitarist

John Leftwich

bassist and guitarist

Anna Mjoll

jazz singer from Iceland

John Stowell

jazz guitarist

Gino Matteo

Gino Matteo

blues and jazz guitarist

Howard Alden

jazz guitarist, famous for the guitar music in the Woody Allen movie "Sweet and Lowdown"

Jimmy Bruno
Jimmy Bruno

jazz guitarist

Frank Potenza

jazz guitarist, director of the "Wire Chior" jazz guitar ensemble, teacher at USC, Frank Potenza USC

James Blood Ulmer

jazz guitarist

Charged Particles

The trio's repertoire blends jazz with elements of Latin music,funk, classical music, and other genres.

Outstanding bassist Aaron Germain

Kathleen Frasca

Dead Ringer

jazz vocalist Kathleen Frasca has an interesting "coctail jazz" ensemble with a great jazz guitarist. Call (818)563-2406 for booking.

The Jazz Poets

great jazz band, available for bookings

Anthony King/Guitar & Bookings: (818)726-6636, (818)509-1180

Ethan Phillips/Bass: (310)251-4439

George Kourtis/Drums: (310)724-0978

Raymond Pitts/Clarinet: (213)368-9539

TOM BALL

Tom Ball has made some of the most incredible solo guitar albums. He's had releases on Fantasy Jazz. I don't know anything about him except he's on an indie label: Kicking Mule Records, PO Box 158, Alderpoint, CA 95411 and his mail address is: Tom Ball, PO Box 20156, Santa Barbara, CA 93120 Somebody from a major, please sign him! The music is already recorded, it just needs to be distributed worldwide. His talent is amazing. Peter Poirier and Robert W. Van Sickel said he was good live. Tom Ball's albums are now being reissued on CDs by Fantasy Records.

Mark Isham

is a veteran jazz musician and film and tv score composer, join his mailing list for his newsletter

Dave Askren

jazz guitarist

Barbara Morrison

is a veteran blues singer, get on her mailing list for her next shows, call (213)937-9066, FAX:(213)965-0588, Barbara Morrison

Martin Taylor

is a great solo jazz guitarist from Britian

Martin Simpson

is a great solo fingerstyle guitarist and teacher from Britian

Doyle Dykes

is a great solo fingerstyle guitarist from Nashville

Tuck Andress

fingerstyle jazz guitar wizard

Laurence Juber

the lead guitarist in Paul McCartney's band, Wings, great fingerstyle soloist

Transcendence

jazz, Ruth Kasckow on Flute, Tomoko Takasagi on piano, Leslie Baker on bass, and Ken Park on drums

Tim Sparks

fingerstyle jazz guitar wizard, old website

Pat Donohue

masterful guitarist and talented singer-songwriter of blues, folk, and jazz

Ray Sandoval

Flamenco jazz guitarist

Joe Diorio

jazz guitarist often compared to the late Joe Pass

Ron Anthony

great jazz guitarist, uncle to jazz guitarist Ron Affif

Ron Affif

great jazz guitarist, newphew to jazz guitarist Ron Anthony

Hideaki Tokunaga

jazz guitarist

Sid Jacobs

jazz guitarist

Doc Dosco

jazz guitarist

Jim Stubblefield

Flamenco jazz guitarist

Robby Longley

Flamenco jazz guitarist

Scotta Amendola

Grammy-nominated for his work in TJ Kirk (Warner Bros.), this jazz drummer performs with famous bassist Todd Sickafoose and Pat Martino

Todd Sickafoose

famous bassist

Frank Gambale

guitarist, jazz, fusion

Steven King

one of the best acoustic guitarists, fingerstyle, and jazz, of all time, Taylor webpage

Anthony Wilson

jazz guitarists, amazing, UCLA teacher, (310)825-4761, Anthony Wilson UCLA teacher

Claus Boesser-Ferrari

fingerstyle guitarist

Bob Brozman

Hawaiian slide guitarist

Scott Stenten

two handed, double necked, guitar player

Andy Summers

British, former guitarist for rock band "The Police"

Andrew DuBrock

Guitar s music editor, and performs around the San Francisco area as a singer-songwriter. He looks like Jim Morrison. Andrew DuBrock

Stanley Clarke

great bassist

Victor Wooten

great bassist

Marcus Miller

great bassist

Dimitri Diatchenko

fingerstyle guitarist

Strunz & Farah

fingerstyle guitar duo, Flamenco, jazz

Del Casher

Del Casher email

guitarist who invented the "Wah Wah" effect pedal, Del Casher

Jaquie Gipson

acoustic guitarist, fingerstyle, amazing

Mimi Fox

jazz guitarist

Derek Bailey

jazz guitarist, owns Incus Records

Richard Smith

USC teacher, jazz guitarist, Richard Smith at USC

Steve Trovato

USC teacher, jazz guitarist, Steve Trovato at USC

Andrew Goldenhersh

fingerstyle guitarist and magician, sometimes performs with Sarah Stanley

David Oakes

fingerstyle guitarist and magician, sometimes performs with Steve Trovato

Michael Musillami

jazz guitarist

Yma Sumac

weird, weird, weird singer

William Eaton

current director of the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery. fingerstyle guitarist and luthier, guitar, harp guitar, lyre, violin, tablas, shakuhachi and traditional flute, great CD albums on Canyon Records

Gary Karr

the world's leading solo bassist, search internet for lots of articles praising his music

Brian Bromberg

bassist, composer, and producer, has toured, performed and or recorded with some of the greatest artists of our time

Jacintha Abisheganaden

a Singapore female vocalist, Jacintha Abisheganaden

Prasanna

Indian jazz guitar

Carlos Juan

German jazz guitar

Johnny DeMarco

Roland guitar endorcee, jazz guitar

Henry Johnson

jazz guitar

Corey Christiansen

jazz guitar, Corey Christiansen

Stephane Wrembel

Gypsy jazz guitar

Doc Powell

jazz guitar

Joyce Cooling

smooth jazz guitar

TM Steven

jazz bass, former bassist for Miles Davis, James Brown, Steve Vai and Joe Cocker

Peter Lang

fingerstyle guitar

Jennifer York

jazz bass

Thom Bresh

fingerstyle guitarist

Laura Silverstein

fingerstyle guitarist

Barry Zweig

jazz guitar

Tomas Janzon

jazz guitar

Dan Faehnle

jazz guitar

Bradra Buchin

jazz guitar

Rez Abbasi

jazz guitar, India

Peter Curtis

jazz guitarist

Bill Kirchen

country, twang, rockabilly guitar

Anna Homler

avant-garde jazz, experimental vocalist

Steuart Liebig

avant-garde jazz, contrabass guitarist, composer

Jim Goodin

avant-garde guitar

Emily Hay

avant-garde jazz, voice, flute, piccolo and piano

Brad Dutz

avant-garde jazz, drums

William Michael Mitacek

avant-garde jazz composer

Bobby Bradford

avant-garde jazz composer

Lyle Murphy, Lyle (Spud) Murphy

Equal Interval System (EIS) moves beyond traditional theory with a fresh and innovative way to composing music

Code 3, Jeff Miley - guitar

jazz fusion trio from Los Angles, CA

Alan Chapman & Karen Benjamin

husband-wife team of singer Karen Benjamin and pianist Alan Chapman

John Bergamo

percussionist. His music is amazing. He is the driving force behind The Repercussion Unit, a collective of percussionists. The line-up of the Repercussion Unit varies. From time to time, Ed Mann also takes part with them.

John Bergamo

John Bergamo

Repercussion Unit

Repercussion Unit

Repercussion Unit

Ed Mann

Stephen "Lucky" Mosko

Hands On'Semble

Taylor Guitars Endorcees

Taylor Guitars endorcees are some of the finest acoustic jazz, fingerstyle, blues, and folk musicians today.

Allen Kelinsky
Allen Kelinsky

Los Angeles, CA based jazz guitarist; a truly remarkable talent, I really don't understand why musicians as talented as he don't try to promote their shows more aggressively, try to sell their CDs more aggressively, and try to gig with other musicians. There are many people who wished they had the talent such musicians have, and some of these musicians just don't do anything. He works as a lawyer now.

Jim Hall

the late jazz guitarist

Ronald Muldrow, RIP

jazz guitarist, passed away in 2007

RIP: Mundell Lowe

Mundell Lowe on wikipedia

jazz guitarist, passed away 12-2-2017

Mary Kaye Trio

RIP 2007, the late famous jazz guitarist and vocalist. Famous for Fender's "Mary Kaye" Stratocaster guitar

James Boyk

James Boyk

Caltech professor and musician has recorded and produced for audiophile reference recordings label Sheffield Lab and his own albums and his own label Performance Recordings. He also runs the Caltech Music Lab Auditioning Facility for subjective evaluation of components for the audio industry.

Muriel Anderson

guitarist, classical, fingerstyle

she organizes a NAMM show called All Star Guitar Night

Muriel Anderson

Howard Le Guitar

classical guitarist

Jiji

classical guitarist, new classical music

Satik Andriassian

classical guitarist

Matthew Elgart

Matthew Elgart

classical guitarist

Ana Vidovic

classical guitarist

David Starobin

classical guitarist

Michael Gratovich

classical guitarist

Dublin Guitar Quartet

classical guitarists play music by Phillip Glass

Gloria Arjona

Spanish classical guitarist, teaches at Cal Tech

Guitar Romantica

Andres Carrasco and Kent Lindsay, classical guitarists

Aaron Spoor

classical guitarist

Connie Sheu

classical guitarist

Maggie Grether

classical guitarist prodigy

Enno Voorhorst

classical guitarist in Germany

John Schneiderman

classical guitarist

Andrew Hull

classical guitarist

Payam Larijani

classical guitarist

XueFei Yang

classical guitarist

David Ellis

classical guitar virtuoso; Ellis is a great gtr player who has his own CD available. A major label should sign this guy for an r&d deal; the music is already recorded and he's serious about his career (310)396-7467. His CDs are for sale at McCabe's Guitar Shop

JOUYSSANCE SOLOISTS ENSEMBLE

probably the most educated musical group ever, each with Ph.D's and have made albums for tiny indie classical labels. Contact Belinda, Nina, and Jim at (909)626-2394, (800)980-1795 Nina Treadwell is also a published historian of early 17th century music.

L.A. Guitar Quartet Scott Tennant

world's most famous guitar quartet is based in Los Angeles and at USC college, USC faculty classical professors Scott Tennant and William Kanengiser founded the internationally famous quartet, Sony's site Sony's other site

LOS ANGELES PIANO TRIO

classical Ph.D's, (310)396-4242

Eliot Fisk

is a great classical guitarist

Kurt Rodarmer

fine classical guitarist

John Bilezikjian

Armenian master Oud player & vocalist

Darryl Denning,

is a virtuoso classical guitarist and lute player. He has recorded for Citadel and Legend Records and is the music coordinator for CalTech where he also teaches classical guitar. Darryl Denning at Cal Tech, Darryl Denning email, Darryl Denning email

Christopher Parkening

classical guitarist, teacher at Pepperdine University, organizes the Parkening International Guitar Competition

Osvaldo Gold

classical guitarist

Martha Masters

classical guitarist

Edward Trybek

classical guitarist and composer

Michael Chapdelaine

classical guitarist and composer

Joe LoPiccolo

classical guitarist and composer

Stepan Rak

classical guitarist and composer, Stepan Rak, Stepan Rak

Adam del Monte

fine Flamenco guitarist

Scott Morris

classical guitarist, performs with Isamu Nakashio in group Hollywood Guitar Duo

Lee Zimmer

classical guitarists, performs with Eric Brenton in group Duo Sesoko

Peter Schickele

humorist classical music

The Debussy Trio

Marcia Dickstein, harp; Angela Wiegand, flute; David Walther, viola. The Debussy Trio presents a unique concert experience of chamber music in the 21st Century. Its innovative repertoire includes styles from French Impressionism to American jazz-fusion and works by film composers. The Trio has appeared in Prague, Copenhagen, Geneva, and at festivals, nationwide tours, and numerous California venues. Individually, Trio members perform with the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, the Long Beach Symphony, the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, and as freelance artists in film studios.

The Section

led by violinist/arranger Eric Gorfain, is Los Angeles' premier rock and roll string ensemble; includes Daphne Chen, Richard Dodd, and Leah Katz. Members of THE SECTION have toured or recorded with Jimmy Page & Robert Plant, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Smashing Pumpkins, Lowen & Navarro, Elton John, Faith Hill, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Better Than Ezra, Christina Aguilera, Grant Lee Phillips, Neil Diamond, Live, SheDaisy, Phoebe Snow, Dwight Yoakam and Clint Black.

Orion String Quartet

new classical music

Lera Auerbach

piano prodigy

Richard Grayson

classical piano, electronic keyboard works

Steve Thachuk

classical guitar

Jack Sanders

classical guitar, luthier

Jacob Herringman

classical lute

Gregg Miner

classical harp guitar

Tony Harmon

classical guitar

Goran Ivanovic

classical guitar, records with Fareed Haque

Fareed Haque

classical guitar, records with Goran Ivanovic

Michael Anthony Nigro

classical guitar, Argentinean guitar works

John Schneider

John Schneider

classical guitar, His radio show Global Village can be heard weekly on Pacifica Radio's KPFK at 90.7-fm in Los Angeles & worldwide at www.kpfk.org.

James Domine

James Domine at Pierce College

classical guitar

William Chapman Nyaho

classical concert pianist from Ghana, new classical music inspired by African music

Mike Christiansen

Professor of Music and Director of Guitar Studies in the Music Department at Utah State University, writer of guitar books for Mey Bay

Mike Christiansen on myspace

Mike Christiansen

Mike Christiansen in Lightwood Duo

String Theory

MASS Ensemble

Guitar Society Listings

Music of Africa

Columbia University

Sound of China Guzheng Music

Chinese Zither ensemble

Scott Morganm

New Media Artist, classically-trained composer

World Kulintang Institute

Indigenous Filipino music: Eleanor Academia, executive director and resident artist, is a noted authority and historian of kulintang. She started as a studio keyboardist/percussionist and a Sony Records artist. Pilipino Kulintang Music, Eleanor Academia & Asuncion Ojeda, Pilipino Kulintang Music, Eleanor Academia & Asuncion Ojeda, World Kulintang Institute

Gerald Shapiro

Gerald Shapiro at Brown University

Gerald Shapiro on wikipedia

American Music Mavericks

sounds and personalities of musical innovation in America during the 20th century. Interviews with music-makers and discussion with San Francisco Symphony Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas are highlights of the programs.

Frederick Noad

he passed away on September 13, 2001.

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