Joe Pass, Johnny Smith, Martin Taylor, Charlie Byrd, Jeff Linsky, Lenny Breau, Ted Greene, Tommy Emmanuel, Django Reinhardt, Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Chet Atkins, Andres Segovia, John Williams - to name a few
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Easy Living is now available
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Art Hodges is an American guitarist, composer, arranger, and teacher currently residing near Tokyo, Japan. For over 25 years, he has studied, mastered, performed, and taught a variety of guitar styles and musical genres (including jazz, rock, blues, and classical).
At Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts, he avidly studied both jazz and classical guitar disciplines, as well as music composition and arranging. Art was also a student of guitar guru Tim Reynolds, and attended master classes with world renown artists John Scofield, Jimmy Bruno, Manuel Barrueco, and Eliot Fisk, to name a few.
Since the early 90's, Art has been an eclectic voice in the central Virginia music scene. He has collaborated, performed and recorded with everything from jam bands to classical ensembles. He may hold the unique distinction of being the only guitarist in history to both memorize the Bach Chaccone in D minor, and portray "Slash" in a Guns-N-Roses parody/tribute band.
For over a decade, Art has been teaching students of all ages to play guitar and appreciate all kinds of music. In 2008, Art bid a fond "Sayonara" to his friends, fans, and students and moved to Japan, where he recorded his debut solo guitar CD ("Easy Living") and continues to pursue happiness and a thriving music career.
Check out Art's amazing guitar playing and his new CD, "Easy Living", available now at iTunes and other fine music stores.
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