Rolf Sturm is a NY/NJ area guitarist who has performed and/or toured with banjo pioneer Tony Trischka, drummer Billy Martin, country singer Eddy Arnold, the Argentinean tango group New York-Buenos Aires Connection, the Grateful Dead big band Illuminati, klezmer clarinetist Giora Feidman, and the Walter Thompson Orchestra. He also leads his own New York City area bands Feed The Meter and Just Cause, and he co-leads the Jazz trio Tricycle.Rolf has toured North America and Europe, performing at the World Expo 2000 in Hannover, Germany, and at Lincoln Center and Town Hall in New York City. He has performed on soundtracks for both film and television and has released many CDs on the Water Street Music label. Rolf has recorded dozens of CDs as a sideman, appearing on recordings with Loudon Wainwright, Glen Velez, Maggie Roche, Ike Willis, Dave Douglas, Cameron Brown, Jorma Kaukonen, David Johansen, and Pat Boone!?!
Rolf graduated from Ithaca College, with a BFA in Jazz Guitar. He has studied with John Abercrombie, Jim Hall, Bill Frisell, and Joe Pass.
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Rolf Sturm "“...very nice! I like the idea of relating so many things back to the major scale... it fills a definite need in guitar education.”
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Rolf Sturm Shawangunk WSM-118 “(guitarist Rolf Sturm is)...a distinct and compelling acoustic voice. ...Rolf is also a master of scrumptious chord motion... Shawangunk is the pure expression of his nylon-strung artistry." TONY TRISCHKA Learn more about the tunes |
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Rolf Sturm Solo Acoustic WSM-113 "In the tradition of his inspirations, guitarist Jim Hall and pianist Bill Evans..." "...music that is sublimely sensitive, while maintaining an undercurrent of mystery with an improvisational edge..." "A truly expressive guitarist..." |
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