“Come Together!" presents the debut album from master jazz guitarist John Cariddi. Produced by Gold/Platinum award winning Producer/Pianist Dennis Bell, The Album features jazz/smooth jazz covers of classic songs from the American Songbook including Marvin Gaye's “What's Goin On?", TLC's Waterfalls, James Taylor's “Fire & Rain," The Beatles “Come Together," Chick Corea's “Armando's Rhumba," and Des'ree's “You Gotta Be," in addition to three new originals from Producer Bell.
John began playing the guitar at a very early age. After high school, he sought to expand his musical knowledge by attending Fairleigh Dickenson University and Manhattan School of Music. He then became an instructor for Jazz Studies at the Manhattan School for Music and Ramapo College. As his experience grew he began accompanying such well-known singing artists as Robert Goulet, Vic Damone, Nancy Wilson, Joel Grey, Al Martino, Patti Austin, Ricki Lee Jones, and Peggy Lee, as well as playing in the Pete Levin and Steve Marcus Bands. He also appeared in Broadway shows such as “Play Me a Country Song," “Godspell," and “Jesus Christ Superstar." His composing talents have been heard in musical scores for the well known “Friday the 13th" movies as well as “House," “Spring Break," and the critically acclaimed horror thriller “The Shining."
Over the years, John's guitar artistry has been heard on numerous National radio and television commercials. Currently, along with his ever expanding teaching practice, John appears live in many special event shows as well as with various inovative Jazz and Rock groups in the Tri-state area. A master guitarist with a blazing technique, John's dynamic approach to live performance has made him one of the most in-demand guitarists in the New York area.
Come Together is available from iTunes, Amazon.com, CDBaby.com, Guava Jamm Store, and Yahoo.
For Release 12 PM GMT August 5, 2008 CSP/GJE.
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