Jimmy Bruno

Born in Philadelphia on July 22, 1953, Jimmy Bruno was first exposed to music by his parents at a very early age. His mother was a singer and his father, Jimmy Bruno, Sr., was a notable jazz guitarist who was best known for his performance in 1959 on the hit recording "Guitar Boogie Shuffle" with Frank Virtue and the Virtues. When Bruno was about eight his childhood love for music began to develop when his father brought home what would be Jimmy’s first guitar. As a child, he never had any formal training, but instead absorbed the life altering sounds of Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, John Coltrane and Oscar Peterson.

In 1973, when Bruno was just nineteen, he landed his first big gig when Buddy Rich came to Philly holding auditions for a guitarist. He spent the next year on the road with Buddy, receiving quite a musical education. When he returned to Philadelphia in 1974, he found few gigs as a jazz musician and decided to try his luck playing in Las Vegas, finally settling in Los Angeles as a studio musician. In the end it wasn’t the place or the music he loved. Since his return to Philly in 1988, Jimmy Bruno has created a name that is synonymous with jazz guitar, recording numerous albums for Concord Records and now for Mel Bay Records.

In addition to his new album with Mel Bay Records, Jimmy Bruno has recently been featured in three, live concert DVDs released through Mel Bay Records - Jimmy Bruno: Live at Chris’ Café, Volumes 1 and 2 and Jimmy Bruno and Jack Wilkins: Live at The Theatre. Jimmy is also a Mel Bay author who to date has written several instructional books for six and seven string jazz guitar. Jimmy Bruno is co-chair of the Jazz Guitar Department at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA and is a featured writer for Just Jazz Guitar Magazine.

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Titles by Jimmy Bruno:

Product Number	Title	Format	Price
20402DP	Art of Picking Book/DVD Set	Book+DVD	$29.95
20199DVD	Benedetto Players DVD: and the Guild Jazzmasters in Concert	DVD	$24.95
99148DVD	Jimmy Bruno & Jack Wilkins DVD: Live From The Theatre at Washington, Virginia	DVD	$24.95
20523DVD	Jimmy Bruno Live At Chris' Jazz Cafe DVD	DVD	$24.95
20559DVD	Jimmy Bruno Live At Chris' Jazz Cafe, Volume 2 DVD	DVD	$24.95
09772CD	Jimmy Bruno Solo CD	Compact Disc	$14.95
99147DVD	Cafe Benedetto DVD	DVD	$24.95
10312CD	MB3 Jazz Hits, Volume 1 CD	Compact Disc	$14.95
20001	Six Essential Fingerings for the Jazz Guitarist	Book	$9.95

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