Artist description Classical Guitarist and Composer

Music Style Classical Guitar

Musical Influences Classical, blues, jazz, world folk music

Artist History American classical guitarist/composer Jay Kauffman's recitals present a rare marriage of virtuosity and musicianship with the engaging musical creativity of a natural composer. He has performed throughout North America, concentrating on the Eastern and Midwestern United States. His work as an Artistic Ambassador for the United States has also brought him concertizing throughout China, Korea, Taiwan, and Mongolia, as well as in India.He has graduate degrees from both the Juilliard School of Music, where he studied with renowned guitarist, Sharon Isbin, and from the Cincinnati Conservatory. He has been awarded numerous fellowships and scholarships, and has won top prizes in several national and international competitions, including ASTA, MTNA, and the Arts America Auditions. He performed his New York Debut at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall as the only winner in guitar of the 1994 Artist's International Competition.His music is published by Tuscany Publications, with exclusive worldwide distribution by The Theodore Presser Company. His compositions combine a high level of guitar wizardry with a fluid, expressive, and richly varied compositional technique.His music can be heard on his debut recording, Fingerprint, which contains music inspired by the traditions of Spain, Venezuela, Brazilis, The United States, Japan, Mongolia, and Turkey. Mr. Kauffman grew up in India and The Philippines, and he currently resides in New York, where he teaches privately

Instruments Solo Classical Guitar

Albums Fingerprint: Folk-Inspired Music for Classical Guitar

Press Reviews "This is a far-ranging collection----Kauffman is as adept as a technical guitarist as he is as an emotional one. Different from most solo guitar recordings and better for it." Dirty Linen, October/November 98"Kauffman's recording is amazing....[he exhibits] great range and ease with any style of music...brilliant technical quality and interest...interpretive freedom. He has a beautiful sound and plays with feeling, intelligence, and originality....[His composition "Threnody"] is magnificent and deeply moving, bringing us directly into his richly emotional world. "Farinaz Agharabi, Montreal Guitar Society Journal

Location New York, New York - USA

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