Frank DiBussolo
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Frank DiBussolo is an American jazz guitarist.
DiBussolo is a jazz guitarist and vocalist who can perform solo or with any size ensemble. He has recorded extensively and has been nominated for a Grammy eight times in his field. He claimed to have performed internationally with such notables as Frank Sinatra
, Tony Bennett
, Al Martino
, Buddy Rich
, Dizzy Gillespie
, Doc Severinsen
, Art Blakey
, Bucky Pizzarelli
, and Jack Wilkins
. Jimmy Bruno has said of DiBussolo, "It would be hard to imagine anyone playing the guitar better than this."
DiBussolo is currently a teacher at the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts
. The classes he teaches include: Guitar Teqniques, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz History, as well as many others.
DiBussolo is a jazz guitarist and vocalist who can perform solo or with any size ensemble. He has recorded extensively and has been nominated for a Grammy eight times in his field. He claimed to have performed internationally with such notables as Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
, Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett is an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz....
, Al Martino
Al Martino
Al Martino was an American singer and actor. He had his greatest success as a singer between the early 1950s and mid 1970s, being described as "one of the great Italian American pop crooners", and also became well known as an actor, particularly for his role as singer Johnny Fontane in The...
, Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich
Bernard "Buddy" Rich was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Rich was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" and was known for his virtuosic technique, power, groove, and speed.-Early life:...
, Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, singer, and composer dubbed "the sound of surprise".Together with Charlie Parker, he was a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz...
, Doc Severinsen
Doc Severinsen
Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen is an American pop and jazz trumpeter. He is best known for leading the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.-Early life:...
, Art Blakey
Art Blakey
Arthur "Art" Blakey , known later as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, was an American Grammy Award-winning jazz drummer and bandleader. He was a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community....
, Bucky Pizzarelli
Bucky Pizzarelli
John Paul "Bucky" Pizzarelli is an American Jazz guitarist and banjoist, and the father of jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli and upright bassist Martin Pizzarelli. Pizzarelli has also worked for NBC as a staffman for Dick Cavett and also ABC with Bobby Rosengarden in...
, and Jack Wilkins
Jack Wilkins
Jack Wilkins is a guitarist born on June 3, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York. He has played with many jazz greats including Stanley Turrentine, Jimmy Heath, Epitaph , and bassist Eddie Gomez, as well as with singers Mel Tormé, Ray Charles, Morgana King, Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett, The Manhattan...
. Jimmy Bruno has said of DiBussolo, "It would be hard to imagine anyone playing the guitar better than this."
DiBussolo is currently a teacher at the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts, or LVPA, is a four-year Charter High School located minutes away from historic downtown Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state....
. The classes he teaches include: Guitar Teqniques, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz History, as well as many others.