Guarna has toured five continents with his own quartets and as a top sideman in several exciting groups led by Lenny White, E.J. He was a featured artist on over thirty albums, and composed “If You Dare,” a Funk-Rock song on Lenny White's 2010 Anomaly CD. Lonnie Smith, Mulgrew Miller, Fred Wesley, Mike Clark, Uri Caine, The Allman Brothers, The Yellowjackets, and Gary Bartz. Tom has forged his own voice as a modern jazz guitarist, performing with a wide range of artists including Wallace Roney, Stanley Clarke, George Cables, Mark Turner, Branford Marsalis, Randy Brecker, Dr. Throughout the 1990s, Guarna worked with several jazz bands, and joined Blood Sweat and Tears in 1995, touring extensively with them until 1998. The inspiration for his fascinating 2019 album “Spirit Science,” with Aaron Parks on piano, Joe Martin on bass, Justin Faulkner on drums and Ben Wendel on saxophone and bassoon, comes from this fascination with Sacred Geometry, otherwise known as “Spirit Science”. Sci-Fi offered some hope that the universe held other possibilities, and Sacred Geometry offered Tom a way of making sense and giving order to a world which seemed to fragment before his young eyes. Tom’s way of escaping the ugliness of reality, while pouring his pain into his music, was to delve into the world of Science Fiction, and later, Sacred Geometry. Tom’s father was brutally murdered, and he had to put his career and college studies on hold while he helped get his mother and brother get back on their feet, enduring grueling years in court, never receiving justice. He was on a promising career trajectory when his world crumbled at age 21. Tom rapidly demonstrated the dexterity and creativity to play and compose beautifully, playing gigs on the NY club scene and studying classical guitar and composition at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music in 1986, additionally fine-tuning his education with John Abercrombie. Guarna’s is a story worth telling: he began his musical studies at age fifteen, emulating his father’s Classic Rock guitar playing in their Staten Island, NY home. He is known the world over, having played on five continents with some of the top names in Jazz and Rock, invoking the voices of Masters of Old while creating fresh, innovative musical stories. a touch of grit, asserting a most contemporary approach to music often rooted in the mainstream- albeit with a disposition that runs as broad as it goes deep” earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in 2008, and a Master of Music Degree at The Juilliard School in 2010. superb chops and melodic invention” and by John Kelman (All About Jazz) as having a warm, full-bodied tone. Guarna, described by Tom Schnabel (Rhythm Planet) as “demonstrat. Grammy-nominated guitarist, composer and arranger Tom Guarna is an unparalleled artist, incorporating many styles (Jazz, Funk, Latin, Soul, Blues, Pop, R&B, World Music) into his own blend of unique and engaging music.
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