Joe Diorio

= Introduction - Jazz Guitarist and Educator =

Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Joe Diroio
Background = khaki


Img_capt = Jazz guitarist Joe Diorio
Birth_name = Joseph Louis Diorio
Born = Birth date and age|1936|8|6|mf=y
Origin = Waterbury, Connecticut
Genre = jazz/avant jazz/post-bop
Occupation = Guitarist, composer, educator
Instrument = guitar
Notable Guitars = by Gibson
Years_active = 1960 - present
Label = Diorio Records, RAM Records
External Link= [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=6285]

Joe Diorio was born in 1936. He has performed with legends of jazz like Sonny Stitt, Eddie Harris, Ira Sullivan, Stan Getz, Pat Metheny, Horace Silver, and Freddie Hubbard. [Jim Ferguson: 'Diorio, Joe', Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed 14 April 2008), ] In recent years he also recorded albums with modern performers like Robben Ford, Gary Willis, David Becker and fellow guitar education legend Mick Goodrick.Joe is a highly respected educator and currently teaches at the University of Southern California. He was also one of the first instructors for the Guitar Institute of Technology (G.I.T.). [ [http://www.mi.edu/Static/History.aspx History of Musician Institute of Modern Music, Guitar Music lessons Los Angeles ] ] He has published several instructional books and videos, and has released 10 albums under his name. [Jazz Structures for the New Millennium by Joe Diorio. Mel Bay Publishing, 2000.]

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