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Denny Jiosa
Take the classic cool jazz of the late Wes Montgomery, add a spoonful of B.B. King and Eric Clapton, temper it with the fluid Latin sounds of Carlos Santana, bake it in a soulful oven turned all the way to hot and you have Denny Jiosa, one of the smoothest, most passionate contemporary jazz guitarists on the scene today. Jiosa is an active figure on the Nashville Scene as session musician, composer, producer and arranger. He has garnered Grammy nominations for three of the four albums he engineered for contemporary gospel artist Yolanda Adams. His production/engineering and soloing work has appeared on recordings for jazz sax player Kirk Whalum and NAC vocalist Slim Man. Jiosa has also worked his studio wizardry on seven albums by "gospel-jazz" artist Ben Tankard and in sessions with the group Take 6. He is currently writing and producing a lullaby project for Panda Music, featuring Crystal Gayle. Denny's career includes a long history of live performance. You may have seen him playing on-stage with Kirk Whalum, jamming with Steve Winwood or touring in the smash Broadway musical, "Pumpboys and Dinettes."His incredible talent as a composer, soloist and performer, both in the theatrical and musical arenas, is evident in his electrifying stage show. An evening with Denny Jiosa is a not-to-be-missed event filled with musical virtuosity, soaring guitar solos, memorable melodies and pure entertainment. Denny plays a natural finish Jazzica.

Instrument
Jazzica Custom

Homepage
www.dennyjiosa.com