BRAD HOYT
Genres: Pop, Art Song, Folk • United States

When Brad Hoyt made the journey from jazz piano to fingerstyle guitar, he didn’t require a passport. It is possible to easily navigate between these stylistic countries, with all the natural links that exist between them. Hoyt’s ambitious new album, Far Away from Everyday bridges this gap with 14 original compositions recorded by unique ensembles combining the talents of modern fingerstyle guitar masters with some of jazz’s most distinctive artists. "Musicians such as 3-time Grammy-winner Jeff Coffin (saxophone), 2-time Grammy-winner Howard Levy (harmonica) and recent ASCAP Golden Note Award honoree Phil Keaggy (guitar) make up only ten percent of this featured line-up, joining Hoyt who plays various incarnations of the piano or his beloved one-of-a-kind 30-string harp guitar."  - Janet Goodman, Music News Nashville   Brad Hoyt was born May 27, 1971 in Muncie, Indiana, and lived there until graduating college. As an undergraduate, Hoyt took lessons in both read more...