Giuseppe "Peppino" D'Agostino is an Italian-American guitarist. His first two albums, ''Bluerba'' and ''Silk and Steel'' were recorded in Italy. D'Agostino moved to America in 1985. Starting out by performing in the streets and on Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, he graduated to playing in restaurants then clubs, and finally, concert halls and festivals after a fellow musician introduced D’Agostino to a booking agent. He made his American recording debut in 1987 with Acoustic Spirit on Shanachie Records.
Career
D'Agostino was born in 1956.
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D’Agostino emerged on the acoustic guitar scene in the late 1980s.
In 1997 he wrote, composed and produced a soundtrack for the feature length Italian movie ''Ardena'', directed by
Luca Barbareschi
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Early life
Barbareschi was born in Montevide ...
. In 2016 he composed, arranged and recorded the original score for a 15-minute auditorium program for the
Monterey Bay Aquarium
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.
To date Peppino has recorded 18 CD's.
Discography
* ''Acoustic Spirit'' (
Shanachie, 1986)
* ''Sparks'' (Shanachie, 1988)
* ''Close to the Heart'' (Mesa, 1993)
* ''Venus over Venice'' (Mesa/Bluemoon, 1995)
* ''A Glimpse of Times Past'' (Acoustic Music Records, 1998)
* ''Classic/Steel'' with
David Tanenbaum (2001)
* ''Every Step of the Way'' (
Favored Nations
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The first album released by the label was '' Coming to Your Senses'' by guitarist Frank Gambale in 2000. Soon ...
, 2002)
* ''Bayshore Road'' with Stef Burns (Favored Nations, 2005)
* ''International Guitar Night'' with
Antoine Dufour
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Dufour started playing guitar at the age of fifteen. He went on to study at the CEGEP in Joliette, where he listened t ...
(Pacific Music, 2006)
* ''Made in Italy'' (2008)
* ''Nine White Kites'' (2010)
* ''Begin'' with Pacific Guitar Ensemble (2012)
* ''Penumbra'' (2014)
* ''For the Beauty of This Wicked World'' with Corrado Rustici (2019)
* ''Connexion'' (2020)
References
Guitar PlayerSuperheroes of Wood, Steel and Nylon – August 2017 issue
External links
Official Peppino D'Agostino website*
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Italian guitarists
Italian male guitarists
1956 births
Living people
Favored Nations artists
Shanachie Records artists