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About Me

As a performer, Jody has played virtually every style of music professionally. He has played many important venues such as the Hollywood Bowl and Universal Amphitheater. Today, he is primarily known as a jazz artist living in the Southern California area and has recently worked all over the United States, Canada, England and Germany. His newest CD, Wistful Thinking, has received critical acclaim.Jody has published over twenty-four instructional books about jazz guitar with Alfred Publishing/Warner Bros., Workshop Arts Publications, and Mel Bay Publications. Four of his books have appeared in the Smithsonian Institute's Folkways Exhibition in Washington, DC. In addition Jody has written for most of the major guitar magazines, including Guitar Player, Just Jazz Guitar and Finger Style Guitar.As an educator, Jody has held the positions of Professor of Jazz and Studio Guitar at the University of Redlands, in Redlands, CA, the University of La Verne, in La Verne, CA, and the Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts (ISOMATA), in Idyllwild, CA. In addition, he has also served as Associate Director of the National Guitar Workshop as well as Director of the Workshop's Jazz Summit in the early years of that program. Jody continues to conduct seminars and clinics all over the country.Equipment:Klein Custom Electric Guitar Acoustic Image, Clarus 1 Amplifier Raezor's Edge, Stealth 12, Speaker Cabinet

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Member Since: 5/15/2007
Band Website: jodyfisher.com
Influences: Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, Miles, Wes, Cannonball, Ted Greene, Howard Roberts, Lenny Breau, 'Trane, Joe Pass, Stan Kenton, Kenny Burrell, Johnny Smith, Joe Diorio, Scott Henderson, Don Mock, Pierre Ben Susan, John Abercrombie, Tal Farlow, Mike Stern, John Scofield, George Barnes, George Van Eps, Barney Kessel, Chick Corea, Michael Brecker, Dave Holland--you know, all the cats, and almost everyone I've ever worked with......
Sounds Like: Just me, I guess.....
Record Label: Jody Fisher Music
Type of Label: Indie

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News!

Hi All,Well it's been pretty busy around here with students, two book projects, and getting ready for my summer of workshops and traveling.In about two and a half weeks I'll be in Phoenix AZ, recordin...
Posted by Jody Fisher on Sat, 24 May 2008 07:09:00 PST

November 2007

Hi All,While most of my gigs are private this time of year, here are two that are open to the public:Saturday, November 17th6:00Java Lounge54245 North Circle Dr., B1Idyllwild, CA 92549USA(951) 659-JAV...
Posted by Jody Fisher on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:05:00 PST

News for Oct. 10, 2007

Hi All,I'm spending lots of time at home at the moment working on a new 2-book (with CD) series. There is no title yet, but if you have been working in my last book, "The Total Jazz Guitarist", you'll...
Posted by Jody Fisher on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:48:00 PST

Home again......

Hi All,Well, another summer clinic tour has ended and I find myself back home along with a lot of great memories of people, music, and wonderful experiences.Since I've been home I've had quite a few g...
Posted by Jody Fisher on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:07:00 PST

A Few Updates and News.....

Hi All,Just a few comments and announcements before I hit the road this summer.First, I'd like to thank Tony Palkovic for inviting me on his radio show on KSPC 88.7 in Claremont, CA.He interviewed me ...
Posted by Jody Fisher on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:50:00 PST

Welcome to My New Page on MySpace!

While I maintain a pretty detailed website at www.jodyfisher.com, I thought it would be cool to have a page that was a little more casual here on MySpace. I'll be making announcements on both sites, b...
Posted by Jody Fisher on Sat, 19 May 2007 07:08:00 PST