Member Since: 3/4/2006
Band Website: joegiglio.com
Band Members: Some of my notable collaborators are guitarists: Bucky Pizzarelli, Howard Alden, Jack Wilkins, Joe Diorio, Peter Bernstein, Joe Beck, Paul Bollenback, Joe Cohn, John Stowell, Carl Barry, etc, bassists: Ron McClure, Murray Wall, David Shaich, etc, saxophonist Jimmy Halperin, violinist Rob Thomas, and trumpet players such as the legendary Joe Wilder, John Marshall and Bob Arthurs. A recent duet project with saxophonist Jimmy Halperin has resulted in an ongoing series of live performances, & enough recorded material for two CDs, the 1st of which will be issued in Autumn '07; The April '07 issue of "20th Century Guitar" magazine features a wonderful interview with your's truly. Numerous excellent reviews of my two current CD releases appear in "Jazz Times"; "Just Jazz Guitar"; "20th Century Guitar"; "All About Jazz"; and other fine music publications. These two new CDs are available at CD Baby & itunes; “3 Spirits†is a mix of standards, originals & boppers, featuring Rob Thomas-violin; Ron McClure-bass; & Joe Giglio-guitar/vox/pen; “Clairvoyant Avenue†is by Threedom, a collective ensemble dedicated to spontaneus music, with bassist David Shaich, drummer Tyrone Govan, & guitarist Joe Giglio; Previous CDs, “Inside Out†& "Flashback Premonition†are available as downloads from this site-see 'Store'.
Influences: Lester Young;Art Tatum;Cecil Taylor;Eddie Lang;Muddy Waters;Malcom X;John Coltrane;Brooke & Elwood;Bill Evans;Al Kooper;Grant Green;The Beatles;Forence & Joe;Louis Armstrong;The Cuban Missile Crisis;Cuban Cigars;Django Reinhardt;Picasso;Theo Kojak;Jerry Garcia;S3NY;Joe Pass;Fresh Vegetables;Charles Ives;The Beach;B.B. King;Albert Ayler;Manhattan;Sydney Bechet;Ernest Hemmingway;Steve Geraci;Mike Bloomfield;Howard Fraidkin;Joe Venuti;David Tanenbaum;Pharoah Sanders;Vermeer;Robbie Basho;The Animal Kingdom;XO Cognac;Tracy Nelson & Mother Earth;Jim Hall;James Taylor;Enrico Caruso;The Lone Ranger;Tony Lucas;Bob Dylan;The Summer of Love;Camille Pissarro;Aglia e Olio;Steve Kerlinger;John Cipollina;J.S. Bach;1966 Bordeaux;Livingston Taylor;Mario Puzo;Muddy Waters;The Cold War;Kenny Rankin;Joe Puma;New Paltz,NY;Modigliani;Dick Gregory;Mose Allison;Serpico;The Tenor Of The Times;Quicksilver Messenger Service;Harry Partch;3 Days of Peace & Love;Ricky Nelson;Al Pacino;Sal Mosca;Charles Lucania;More To Come...
Sounds Like: Music I have dreamed...
Record Label: World w/o labels...
Type of Label: Indie