About my Music Career::
I have been playing guitar since the age of five. My main teachers being my grandfather and Bobby Allerton (Ritual) By the time I was in eighth grade I was teaching the latest greatest tunes to all of my friends. As time rolled on I went on tours and crossed paths with many legendary musicians. Some of my favorites being Jim Hall, Allan Holdsworth, Frank Gambale (Chic Corea,Vital Information), Steve Smith (Journey, Vital Information), Vinnie Moore (UFO), Brian Setzer (Stray Cats, Brian Setzer Orchestra) just to name a few. There's a lot more but those are the legends that I think are truly bad ass, period!. I learned a lot from the people I have met. Whether it was riffs or just knowledge of the biz, they taught me a lot. I'm just a teacher who was lucky enough to be graced with the privilege of meeting music legends and I have done a lot of shows including the 30th anniversary woodstock reunion in '99. After the reunions I pretty much dropped out of the rock world to study 10 string classical guitar and write the 2nd volume of my "Lesson Transcripts". Now that I am done with the next volume of my guitar method, I am recording a couple new Cds with Sibelius Pro, hittin' the road again and looking for other PRO projects to be involved with. Session player gigs. Anyway, 2012 will be a rippin' year! For more info just Google JJ Haaz.
