Jody Fisher
About Jody Fisher
Guitarist Jody Fisher is an international jazz guitarist and guitar educator, known especially for his solo guitar performances and recordings. He has worked professionally in various styles of music and has performed and conducted clinics and classes all over the world in both group and solo contexts. Mr Fisher has appeared with countless well known jazz artists all over the United States over his career and continues to be an active performer and educator in the jazz guitar community.
Education
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B.M. Chapman University
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M.M. Cal State University Long Beach
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D.M.A. University of Southern California
Areas of Expertise
- Jazz Guitar Performance and Jazz Education
- Concert Soloist
- Recording Artist
- Freelance Jazz Projects
- Composition for Guitar
Professional Background
Performed With
- Jody Fisher & Friends
- Alphonso Johnson
- Bernd Heitzler
- Betty Cox Johnson
- Betty White
- Big Joe Turner
- Bill Toll
- Billy Barty
- Bo Diddly
- Bobby "Boris" Pickett
- Bobby Troupe
- Brandon Fields
- Coasters
- Connie Francis
- Danny Thomas
- Dennis Miller
- Don Rickles
- Drifters
- Duane Eddie
- El Chicano
- Frank Gorshin
- Frank Haunchild
- Frankie Laine
- Gabriella Anders
- Gene Barry
- Harry Connick Jr.
- Helen Forest
- Helen O'Connell
- Hot Goods
- Ink Spots
- Jan and Dean
- Joe Diorio
- John Abercrombie
- John B. Williams
- John Barrymore
- John Williams
- Jon Finn
- Julie London
- Keely Smith
- Keenan Winn
- Kelly Garrett Marshall Hawkins
- Marvin Miller
- Mike Stern
- Pat Butram
- Phyllis Diller
- Rich Little
- Roberta Sherwood
- Rosemary Clooney
- Rosie and the Originals
- Sam Houston
- Shirelles
- Shirley and Lee
- Shirley Bassey
- Skyles and Henderson
- Spinners
- Sterno and the Flames
- Tal Farlow
- The Association
- The New Modernaires
- The Penguines
Publications
- The Guitar Mode Encyclopedia--Alfred/Workshop Arts
- Beginning Jazz Guitar--Book and CD--Alfred/Workshop Arts
- Intermediate Jazz Guitar--Book and CD--Alfred/Workshop Arts
- Mastering Chord Melody--Book and CD--Alfred/Workshop Arts
- Mastering Jazz Improvisation--Book and CD--Alfred/Workshop Arts
Jazz Guitar Masterclass (along with Steve Khan, Ron Eschete, Mark Whitfield, Joe Diorio and Scott Henderson) - Alfred/Workshop Arts
- Guitar Chord and Scale Finder--Alfred/Workshop Arts
- Jazz Guitar Christmas--Book and CD--Alfred/Workshop Arts
- Rhythm Guitar Encyclopedia--Book and 2 CDs--Alfred/Workshop Arts
- The 30-Day Guitar Workout--Alfred/Workshop Arts
Stand Alone Tracks: Smooth Jazz--Book and CD play-a-long set - Alfred/Workshop Arts
- The Art of Solo Guitar, Vol.I--Book and CD--Alfred/Workshop Arts
- The Art of Solo Guitar, Vol.II--Book and CD--Alfred/Workshop Arts
- I Used To Play Guitar--Book and CD--Alfred/Workshop Arts
- Teaching Guitar--Book and CD--Alfre/Workshop Arts
- The Total Jazz Guitarist--Book and CD/Alfred/Warner Bros/Workshop Arts