Jeff Linsky (born April 12, 1952) is an American fingerstyle guitarist who plays Latin and
Brazilian jazz
Brazilian jazz can refer to both a genre, largely influenced by bossa nova and samba, that exists in many nations and the jazz music of Brazil itself.
Música instrumental Brasileira
The term "música instrumental Brasileira", which literally me ...
.
Career
Linsky was born in
Whittier, California. When he was ten, he began playing guitar. During the following year, he played at a church dance and attended a concert by classical guitarist
Andrés Segovia
Andrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña (21 February 1893 – 2 June 1987) was a Spanish virtuoso classical guitarist. Many professional classical guitarists were students of Segovia or their students.
Segovia's contribution to the m ...
. In his teens he often went to a jazz club in Hermosa Beach, but because he was too young to enter, he remained outside to listen to the music. A solo performance by saxophonist
Sonny Stitt made a strong impression on him. He took lessons from
Joe Pass
Joe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua; January 13, 1929 – May 23, 1994) was an American jazz guitarist. Pass is well known for his work stemming from numerous collaborations with pianist Oscar Peterson and vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, an ...
and Vicente Gomez. From the early 1970s to the late 1980s, he lived in Hawaii. He toured as a solo musician in the U.S. and Europe, then moved to San Francisco in 1988, and his music began to get more attention.
Discography
* ''Compositions'' (Insight 1977)
* ''Up Late'' (Concord Picante, 1988)
* ''Simpatico'' (Kamei, 1991)
* ''Solo'' (GSP 1992)
* ''Rendezvous'' (Kamei, 1992)
* ''Angel's Serenade'' (Concord Picante, 1994)
* ''In the Enchanted Garden'' with Kevin Kern (Real Music, 1996)
* ''California'' (Concord Vista, 1996)
* ''Passport to the Heart'' (Concord Vista, 1997)
* ''Guitarra Latina Romantica'' (2013)
DVD
* ''Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar Solos'' (
Mel Bay
Mel Bay (February 25, 1913 – May 14, 1997) was an American musician and publisher best known for his series of music education books. His '' Encyclopedia of Guitar Chords'' remains a bestseller.
Biography
Early life
Melbourne E. Bay was bo ...
, 2003)
* ''Latin Jazz Gutar'' (Mel Bay, 2008)
References
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American acoustic guitarists
American male guitarists
American jazz guitarists
Fingerstyle guitarists
1952 births
Living people
20th-century American guitarists
20th-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians