Jean Marc Belkadi is a French-born, American

jazz fusion Jazz fusion (also known as fusion and progressive jazz) is a music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and jazz improvisation, improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues. Electric guitars, ...

guitarist known for his improvisational soloing technique.Gold, Jude (December 13, 2007)
"Extreme Sweeping: Jean-Marc Belkadi's Polytonal Plectrum Pyrotechnics"
'' Guitar Player''. Retrieved September 28, 2014. "Sensei to the Stars".

Career

Belkadi studied with Frank Gambale,

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, Joe Diorio,

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, and

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at the Musicians Institute in 1985. The

Guitar Institute of Technology Musicians Institute (MI) is a private for-profit music school in Los Angeles, California. MI students can earn Certificates and – with transfer of coursework taken at Los Angeles City College – Associate of Arts Degrees, as well as Bachelor ...

class of 1985 had notable alumni such as

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and

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. He taught at the school (GIT) from 1998 to 2007 and at the

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from 1996 to 2000.Gold, Jude (March 1, 2009)
"Lessons: Soloing Seminars"
'' Guitar Player''. Retrieved September 28, 2014. "Any idea you have, you can take it up the fretboard through the different pentatonic fingerings," says Belkadi. In 2017 Belkadi co-wrote (music) "White Linen" (featuring

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) with singer-songwriter Mike Posner, Mat Musto (aka Blackbear), Cydel Young and Peter Hortaridis. This song was produced by American hip-hop duo Mike Posner and blackbear is from their studio album ''

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'' (2017). He plays electric guitar on "Nobody Knows" (Mansionz) composed by Mike Posner, Musto and

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. A year later, Belkadi co-wrote (music) "Wide Open" with Mike Posner, Adam Friedman, James Bowen released January 18, 2019. "Wide Open" is track #2 of Mike Posner's third studio album, ''

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''. Belkadi has recorded the albums ''Stopover'' and ''Toulouse / Los Angeles'' and written 11 instructional book/CD sets published by Hal Leonard Corporation / Musicians Institute Press. In 2011, he released his first digital E-book with 60 MP3 audio tracks: ''The Composite Blues Scale for Electric Guitar''.

Personal life

Belkadi is married to graphic designer and painter Marie Christine Belkadi. She edited and designed Belkadi's instructional books and CDs.

Discography

* 1998: ''Stopover - Album'' * 1992: ''The Last Horizon'' * 1993: ''Mr King'' * 1997: ''Stopover'' * 1997: ''Time's Up'' * 1997: ''The Twelve'' * 1997: ''For Some Friends'' * 1997: ''Street Licks'' * 2017: ''Toulouse / Los Angeles - Album'' * 2010: ''Just for the Fun'' * 2012: ''Check Point'' * 2012: ''The Sniper'' * 2013: ''It's Not Difficult'' * 2015: ''Mission Possible'' * 2017: ''Toulouse Groove'' * 2017: ''Party Time''

Instructional book/CD sets

* 1997: ''A Modern Approach to Jazz, Rock & Fusion'' ( Hal Leonard Corporation/ Musicians Institute Press) * 1997: ''The Diminished Scale for Guitar'' (Hal Leonard/Musicians Institute) * 1999: ''Advanced Scale Concepts & Licks for Guitar'' (Hal Leonard/Musicians Institute) * 2000: ''Jazz–Rock Triad Improvising for Guitar'' (Hal Leonard/Musicians Institute) * 2001: ''Slap & Pop Technique for Guitar'' (Hal Leonard/Musicians Institute) * 2002: ''Outside Guitar Licks'' (Hal Leonard/Musicians Institute) * 2003: ''Progressive Tapping Licks'' (Hal Leonard/Musicians Institute) * 2004: ''Classical Themes for Electric Guitar'' (Hal Leonard/Musicians Institute) * 2005: ''Ethnic Rhythms for Electric Guitar'' (Hal Leonard/Musicians Institute) * 2005: ''Exotic Scales & Licks for Electric Guitar'' (Hal Leonard/Musicians Institute) * 2006: ''Technique Exercises for Guitar'' (Hal Leonard/Musicians Institute) * 2011: ''The Composite Blues Scale for Electric Guitar'' (Belkadi Publications)

References

External links

Official site

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Belkadi, Jean Marc American jazz guitarists American male guitarists French jazz guitarists French male guitarists Jazz fusion guitarists Jazz-rock guitarists Living people Musicians Institute alumni Musicians from Toulouse American male jazz musicians Year of birth missing (living people)