JIMMY BRUNO

Jimmy Bruno, born July 22, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a master jazz guitarist and jazz educator. One of the most critically acclaimed jazz guitarists performing today, Jimmy Bruno came to prominence as a jazz musician in the 1990's, after a successful twenty-year career as a sought-after commercial guitarist and session musician.   Those were the words that began Jimmy Bruno's professional career as a guitarist. Most of the other guitarists auditioning for Buddy Rich's band that day in 1973 were getting drumsticks thrown at them, Buddy's not-so-subtle way of showing disapproval. But not 19 year-old Jimmy; he got the gig. A Philadelphia native, he was born into a family no strangers to the music world. Jimmy's father played guitar on the 1959 hit "Guitar Boogie Shuffle" with Frank Virtue. Jimmy's mom was a gifted singer. Living in such a musical household, playing guitar eight to ten hours a day was read more...