More about our guest artist:

Guido Fazio is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area studied jazz improvisation and co-authored a book with his mentor and author of multiple instructional books, the late jazz guitarist, Warren Nunes. Guido has been teaching for more than 30 years and has surpassed 3,000 students to date. Besides being an outstanding improviser, Guido is a composer and arranger for big bands, small ensembles, duets and solo pieces that includes classical, jazz, pop, Gospel, and ethnic styles.

Guido has been a woodwind clinician for students from elementary school through college level, including jazz improvisation clinics at local college and high school festivals. His music literature includes classical, jazz classics, big band, The American Song Book, Afro-Cuban, country, folk, pop, Italian, Jewish, Portuguese, and South American styles.

Guido has performed with and backed entertainers and renowned jazz artists, including Steve Allen, Phyllis Diller, Mel Torme, Patsy Cline, Sarah Vaughn, Rich Little, Louis Bellson, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Bill Watrous, Phil Woods, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Bruce Forman and Gordon Goodwin.