NOV. 19 - At the Iridium backing up jazz vocalist Michele Mele. NOV. 21 - Accompanying many exceptional vocalists at a concert at Five Towns College. DEC. 11 - "Salute to Tal Farlow and Johnny Smith". Peter Rogine (head of guitar studies) and I will be joining the guitar students at Five Towns College that night. I am glad to be playing with Funk Filharmonik when they headline the upcoming Scranton Jazz fest on August 8th. Check out their latest CD! Please look for my lesson column (“funk guitar”) in the June 2009 issue of Guitar Player magazine. I recently had a great time playing with Bucky Pizzarelli at the Dix Hills Performing Arts Center, along with bassist Dave Lobenstein, drummer Frank Bellucci, and guitar guru Peter Rogine. Played on 2 tracks from Paula Atherton's new CD, “Groove With Me”. Please check it out. It features Chieli Minucci, Onaje Allen Gumbs, Bill Heller, and Greg Adams. I played on her new single “You're All I Need To Get By,” which is now on smooth-jazz radio. Recently recorded on Mario Cruz' CD, “Desires of the Soul” – to be released later this year. Steve Briody is a NY area guitarist. His latest CD, "Keep On Talkin" (2006), had 2 top-ten singles & was selected to be on the 2007 Grammy ballot for best pop instrumental album. It was his first major release, and features outstanding performances from Jeff Lorber, Eric Marienthal, Mario Cruz, Jack Knight, Bill Heller, and Greg Adams. Rippingtons' keyboardist Bill Heller produced it with impressive skill. Steve, a relative of the late Tal Farlow, studied jazz guitar with legend Jack Wilkins and has been a busy musician in the NY area for some time, and enjoys playing in many genres. He has worked with Dave Valentin, Mario Cruz' Natural Selection, Sean Grace, Don Grusin, Funk Filharmonik, Paula Atherton, Primo, Randy Brecker, Carl Fischer, Stealin' Dan, Jeff Lorber, Eric Marienthal, and Bernard Purdie. He also has been the house guitarist for the Long Island Music Hall of Fame Awards. Steve also teaches guitar at Five Towns College, and is presently working towards his doctorate there as well. He currently has a lesson column in Guitar Player magazine, and hopes to publish a jazz guitar instructional book possibly in 2010. Steve thinks he is a knowledgeable Mets fan, and lives in Commack, Long Island with his wife Mary and 12-year-old son Sean, who is an expert on U.S. presidents.

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