JOHN MORIARTY

﻿Guitarist and guitar-builder John Moriarty is a graduate of the National College Of Art And Design in Dublin where he studied Visual Communications. Primarily a performing guitarist, John's guitar building is a culmination of his two interests - visual design and music. He has played countless concerts including Guinness Jazz Festival, Glasgow Jazz Festival, Euro-Jazz Festival in Mexico City, JJ Smyth's and Vicar Street. John has recorded and toured with U.S. pianist Bill Carrothers and performed with Bobby Watson of 'Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers'. John has also played many guitar duets with fellow Irishman Louis Stewart. John has recently returned from the Healdsburg International Guitar Festival 2009 in California where his instruments were on display. from http://www.archtop.ie