About Esmond

World class jazz guitarist - backed visiting Americans - Art Farmer, Al Cohn, Jimmy Witherspoon, appeared opposite Chick Corea, Elvin Jones.

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Guitarist

North Wales

The Marlborough Jazz Festival Programme bills Esmond Selwyn as "Britain's best ever jazz guitarist...." In his monumental work "The Great Jazz Guitarists"Ivor Mairants describes Esmond as having " a fingerboard technique second to none..." He has toured withArt Farmer, Al Cohn and Salena Jones and was also featured sidesman with the UK's finest tenor sax man, Don Rendell for over 15 years.Esmond has shared the billing with Charlie Byrd and at the MaltaJazz Festival with Chick Corea, Michael Petruccani and Elvin Jones... His work has received written commendations from Dave Liebman, Johnny Smith and Tony Kofi...

Esmond's Song list

3000+ Songs from "The American Songbook"

Musicianship

Genres:

Jazz, Blues, Modern jazz, Latin jazz, Swing

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Instruments:

Guitar

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Event types:

Concert, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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