Sax Great ERIC ALEXANDER - My composition "Footsteps" appears on world-renowned saxophonist Eric Alexander's new CD. The album is entitled, "Don't Follow the Crowd" on Highnote Records. It reached #1 internationally on the Jazzweek chart in July. Please give a listen to Eric's outstanding album.

"GUITAR PLAYER" MAGAZINE - Please check out my guitar lesson column in the JUNE 2011 issue of Guitar Player.

MY NEW BOOK - "Jazz Guitar Lines of the Greats", published by Jamey Aebersold Jazz, was released June of 2011. It's available in stores or on the Aebersold website - jazzbooks.com.

VIDEO LESSON SITE - Five Towns College and I have started a new website which provides free guitar lesson clips. Many styles are covered---rock, jazz, blues. It's called "learnintwo.com". Please let me know what you think.

Steve Briody is a NY area guitarist. His contemporary jazz CD, "Keep On Talkin" (2006), still receives national airplay and was selected to the 2007 Grammy ballot for best pop instrumental album. Produced by Rippingtons' keyboardist and good friend Bill Heller, it was his first (and only) major release, and featured outstanding performances from Jeff Lorber, Eric Marienthal, Mario Cruz, Greg Adams, & Jack Knight.

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, Bucky Pizzarelli, Greg Adams, Paula Atherton, Randy Brecker, Carl Fischer's Organic Groove, Jeff Lorber, Eric Marienthal, and Bernard Purdie.

He has been guitarist for The Long Island Music Hall of Fame Band from 2006-present.

Steve also teaches guitar at Five Towns College, and recently had a funk lesson column in Guitar Player magazine.

He is the author of the popular jazz guitar instructional book "Jazz Guitar Lines of the Greats", published by Jamey Aebersold Jazz, due in stores early 2011.