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RÉSUMÉ
Chops
Guitars...
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Electric Guitar
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Electric Bass
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Solid-Body
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Hollow-Body
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Acoustic Electric
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Acoustic
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Guitar Synthesizer
Related...
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Sitar
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Chapman Stick
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Balalaika
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Mandolin
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Banjo
Other...
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Violin
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Percussion
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Drums
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Piano
A Few Career Highlights...
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Las Vegas Symphony Orchestra - Guitar Chair - Special Performances
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HAIM (Pop Band) - Guitar Instructor/Mentor
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Head Over Heels - Paula Abdul - Featured Guitarist
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Hilton Hotels & Casino - Guitar Chair
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Lead Jazz Band - Canter’s Nightclub (1995-2006)
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Jerry Lewis Telethon - Big Band
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Madonna - Session Player (1990's)
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Tina Turner - Session Player (1990's)
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Bell Biv DeVoe - Session Player (1990's)
Current Instruction/Teaching
Private Instructor: Guitar/bass, Music Theory, Composition, Jazz Combo (1989-Present)
Scott Henderson’s Art of Music School (2005-Present)
Music Professor - University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
Live Performance
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John Klemmer
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Tony Newton
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Brandon Fields
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Doc Severinson
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Joe Sample
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Joe Williams
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Chuck Findley
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Phil Woods
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Louie Bellson
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Milt Hinton
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Art Blakely
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Clark Terry
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Lee Konitz
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Maynard Ferguson
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Ed Shaughnessy
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Andy Narnell
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Don Randi & Quest
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Wayne Newton
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The Wiseguys
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Gladys Knight
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Frankie Avalon
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Rich Little
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Oui’3
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Siegfried & Roy
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Rip Taylor
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Tom Jones
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Marilyn McCoo
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Charo
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Tony Orlando
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Allen and Rossi
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Jim Nabors
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Phyllis Diller
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Milton Berle
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Carol Channing
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Harry Blackstone, Jr.
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Don Rickles
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Bottoms Up
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Four Lads and a Lady
... and more
Formal Education
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University of Akron - Bachelor of Music/Performance Emphasis: Jazz, Classical Guitar
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Pat Martino Jazz Clinic Modern Music School (Cleveland, OH)
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Phil Rizzo (Stan Kenton Clinics: Improvisation, Theory, Composition)
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Solo Guitar Study & Clinic w/ Joe Pass (Cleveland, OH)
Professional Endorsements
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