He often incorporated the guitar in his routine and had many “greats” like Kenny Burrell as guests on the show.Joe can also be heard performing in the finest jazz clubs in the city. Joe Negri is the current Dean of jazz guitarists in Pittsburgh.A world-class guitarist, he is best known as Handyman Negri from the Mister Roger’s Neighborhood television show. Ron played with numerous artists most notably George Shearing and was a guitarist in Frank Sinatra’s band for the singer’s last twelve years as a performer. Ron Anthony grew up in Pittsburgh and moved to New York to find work as a guitarist.He later moved to the Los Angeles area. Ponder died in Pittsburgh in 2013 of lung cancer. Ponder eventually moved to Philadelphia and then on to New York where he played and recorded with some of the greatest names in jazz of that time.
Earland liked what he heard and hired Jimmy Ponder six months after he graduated from high school. As a high school student, he was skilled enough to sit in with organist Charles Earland during a gig in Pittsburgh. Embed from Getty Imagesīorn in Pittsburgh in 1946, Jimmy Ponder, was drawn to jazz guitar when he heard guitarist Thornel Schwartz playing with organist Jimmy McGriff. Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua was born in New Jersey but grew up just outside of Pittsburgh in Johnstown.Joe Pass was a working guitarist by age fourteen.He is most well-known for his solo jazz guitar playing best expressed in the album Virtuoso.
As a young person he was hired by organist Jack McDuff and by age twenty-one was recording for Columbia records.Of course, he became a superstar in 1976 with his album Breezin’. At age seven he made a few dollars playing ukulele at a corner drugstore, at age eight he took up the guitar and by age nine he was performing and recording. George Benson grew up in the Hill District of Pittsburgh.
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