John Massaro (guitarist)

Last updated

John Massaro (born John Vincent Hazlett) was a guitarist for the 1980s band Kid Lightning.

Guitar fretted string instrument

The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings. It is typically played with both hands by strumming or plucking the strings with either a guitar pick or the finger(s)/fingernails of one hand, while simultaneously fretting with the fingers of the other hand. The sound of the vibrating strings is projected either acoustically, by means of the hollow chamber of the guitar, or through an electrical amplifier and a speaker.

In the 1970s at Centaurus High School he played in the band Jefferson. He went on to play in Steve Miller Band for two years, contributing to the Abracadabra album. [1] [2] Massaro also co-wrote several songs with Lee Ritenour. [3]

Centaurus High School high school in Colorado

Centaurus High School (CHS) is a secondary school in Lafayette, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Boulder Valley School District. The school is known in the community for its engineering, International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, and AVID programs.

Steve Miller Band American rock band

The Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in 1966 in San Francisco, California. The band is led by Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals. The group is best known for a string of (mainly) mid- to late-1970s hit singles that are staples of classic rock radio, as well as several earlier psychedelic rock albums. Miller left his first band to move to San Francisco and form the Steve Miller Blues Band. Shortly after Harvey Kornspan negotiated the band’s contract with Capitol Records in 1967, the band shortened its name to the Steve Miller Band. In February 1968, the band recorded its debut album, Children of the Future. It went on to produce the albums Sailor, Brave New World, Your Saving Grace, Number 5, Rock Love and more. The band's Greatest Hits 1974–78, released in 1978, sold over 13 million copies. In 2016, Steve Miller was inducted as a solo artist in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Massaro currently resides in Lafayette, Colorado, playing with Forty Nights.

Lafayette, Colorado Home Rule Municipality in Colorado, United States

The City of Lafayette is a Home Rule Municipality located in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 24,453 at the 2010 United States Census.

Related Research Articles

Dave Grusin American composer

Robert David Grusin is an American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist. He has composed many scores for feature films and television, and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record work, including an Academy Award and ten Grammy Awards. He has had a prolific recording career as an artist, arranger, producer and executive producer. He is the co-founder of GRP Records.

Fourplay contemporary jazz quartet in the United States

Fourplay is a contemporary American smooth jazz quartet. The original members of the group were Bob James (keyboards), Lee Ritenour (guitars), Nathan East (bass), and Harvey Mason (drums).

GRP Records American jazz record label

GRP Records is a jazz record label founded by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen in 1978. GRP was known for its all-digital recordings and jazz-pop sound.

Lee Ritenour American jazz guitarist, session musician, and composer

Lee Mack Ritenour is an American jazz guitarist who has been active since the late 1960s.

Amos Lee American singer-songwriter

Amos Lee is an American singer-songwriter whose musical style encompasses folk, rock and soul. He was born in Philadelphia and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in English. After working as a schoolteacher and bartender he began to pursue a career in music. His manager Bill Eib, a well-known artist manager and new artist development agent, submitted a demo recording to Blue Note Records which resulted in a recording contract and an association with singer Norah Jones.

Daniele Massaro Italian footballer

Daniele Emilio Massaro is an Italian former footballer, who played as a forward. He is mainly remembered for his highly successful career with A.C. Milan during the late 1980s and 1990s, under managers Arrigo Sacchi and Fabio Capello, with whom he went on to achieve notable domestic, European, and international success. Massaro was also a member of the Italian national team that won the 1982 FIFA World Cup, although he did not make an appearance in the tournament, and he was a member of the team that reached the final of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal during the tournament; in the final, he missed one of Italy's penalties in the resulting shoot-out, as Brazil went on to lift the trophy.

Alex Acuña Peruvian musician

Alejandro Acuña, known professionally as Alex Acuña, is a Peruvian drummer and percussionist.

<i>Abracadabra</i> (Steve Miller Band album) Album by the Steve Miller band

Abracadabra is the twelfth studio album by American rock band Steve Miller Band. The album was released on June 15, 1982, by Capitol Records.

William Franklin "Will" Lee IV is an American bassist known for his work on the Late Show with David Letterman as part of the CBS Orchestra and before that "The World's Most Dangerous Band" when Letterman hosted the NBC "Late Night" show.

Oscar Castro-Neves Brazilian guitarist, composer, arranger

Oscar Castro-Neves, was a Brazilian guitarist, arranger, and composer who is considered a founding figure in bossa nova.

Charles B. "Chuck" Findley is an American session musician. Most widely known as a trumpet player, he also plays other brass instruments such as flugelhorn and trombone. His technical abilities and versatility are renowned even among other session players, with the celebrated session horn player and arranger Jerry Hey saying "Chuck Findley can play anything".

Ronald Bruner Jr. is a Grammy award-winning jazz drummer, composer and producer.

<i>Steve Miller Band Live!</i> 1983 live album by Steve Miller Band

Steve Miller Band Live! is a 1983 live album by the Steve Miller Band. Recorded live at the Pine Knob Amphitheater, Clarkston, MI on September 25, 1982.

<i>Rio</i> (Lee Ritenour album) 1979 studio album by Lee Ritenour

Rio is an album by jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour recorded in New York City, Santa Barbara, and Rio de Janeiro. It was released in 1982 in the U.S. on Elektra/Musician Records, then on GRP in 1985 with a different album cover and track sequence.

<i>Collection</i> (Lee Ritenour album) 1991 compilation album by Lee Ritenour

Collection is an album by American guitarist Lee Ritenour released in 1991, recorded for the GRP label. Collection contains a retrospective of Ritenour's 1979-1991 work. The album reached #7 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart.

<i>Rits House</i> 2002 studio album by Lee Ritenour

Rit's House' is an album by American guitarist Lee Ritenour released in 2002, and recorded for the GRP label.
 All Music praised Rit's House as "among his more memorable and substantial efforts". The album reached #4 on Billboard's Jazz chart.

Shon Boublil Canadian Classical and Jazz Guitarist

Shon Boublil is a Canadian guitarist who won the Grand Prize of Lee Ritenour 6 String Theory in 2010. His Grand Prize included a full 4 years scholarship to Berklee college of Music, a Yamaha guitar, Monster Cables, D'Addario strings and a debut recording on the Six String Theory CD.

Melvin Lee Davis is an American bass player, vocalist, keyboard player, producer, TV composer and engineer based in Orange County, California. He is the music director for Grammy-award winning artist Chaka Khan and has recorded with The Pointer Sisters, Lee Ritenour, Bryan Ferry, Patti Austin and Gladys Knight & the Pips. He co-wrote "Soul Train's a-Comin", the theme song for the television show Soul Train. His albums, Tomorrow's Yesterday and Nature's Serenade were released through The Orchard; LTV: Love, Truth & Victory was released through P-Vine Records.

Tim Landers American musician

Timothy Gerard Landers is an American bassist best known for his contribution to the 1970s-80s jazz-fusion genre and his work with Al Di Meola, Billy Cobham, and Gil Evans. Landers is a session musician and was a member of Tom Scott's band on The Pat Sajak Show.

References

  1. ↑ Daly, Mike (1982) "Miller the Magician", The Age , August 26, 1982, p. 8, retrieved 2011-07-23
  2. ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Rock Discography, Canongate, ISBN   1-84195-312-1, p. 693
  3. ↑ Lee Ritenour


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.