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7-string jazz guitarist, George
Stone, performs regularly in the Northwest in a
variety of settings and venues with a number of
great players in the Seattle area.
He became interested in guitar as a teenager, and in his 20's studied classical
guitar. He has become in-demand as a Jazz
player and is recognized as an outstanding
rhythm-section player by many Seattle area
musicians. George plays a hand-made 7-string Trenier Magnolia
which was custom-built for him by a local guitar
luthier, Bryant Trenier. He is a member of
the Seattle Jazz Guitar Society
and teaches privately.
His
main guitar influences
include Ron Eschete, Milo Petersen, Wes
Montgomery, Pat Martino. Other influences
include, Gary Steele, Stan Getz, Kenny Barron, McCoy
Tyner,
Cannonball Adderley among many other greats
artists.
George, grew up in Montana and has resided in
the Seattle area for 18 years.
George performs
regularly in duo, trio and quartet settings with many
in-demand Northwest
musicians. He has performed with Ambience
Jazz Quartet, Buck-Stone Guitar duo, Tobi Stone, and
Earshot Hall of Fame inductee- Gary Steele. |