Artist description Solo Guitar. Sometimes digital...sometimes classical....... sometimes electric!.......Humphrey Millinium.....Fender Strat......Martin D28......Guitar Synth

Music Style Classical/Rock Guitar

Musical Influences Yngwie Malsteen, Steve Morse, Andres Segovia, J.S. Bach, Franz Schubert, Arnold Schoernberg

Similar Artists Y. Malmsteen, Bach, Schubert, Vinnie Moore, Frank Gambale

Artist History Philip has been a professional guitarist for 15 years. He holds a degree in Classical Guitar from Stetson University. He commands both classical and electric guitars. Currently Philip is in his fifth year as Guitar Professor at Sweet Briar, Randolph Macon and Lynchburg Colleges. Philip has studied with the best guitarists in the world: Stephen Robinson (whom Andres Segovia called "one of the greatest guitarists of our times"), Classical guitar legend Pepe Romero, Yale's Ben Verderey, Cuban virtuoso Ric Cobo, Adam and Bruce Holzman, Mark Delprioria (Manhattan School of Music), The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and David Russell. Philip studied privately with composer Harold Blanchard whose "New Earth Sonata" features Quincey Jones, Hubert Laws, Chick Corea and William Kanningeiser. Philip is a founding member of The Stetson Guitar Quartet. On the electric Philip plays with the original folk/rock group Justin Thyme. He has opened for The Jerry Garcia Band, Hall and Oats, The Kingston Trio, John McCuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Cheasapeake.

Group Members Philip Ryland Napier.......Justin Thyme is Philip, Jimmie Ping, Leighton Childress, Drew Steger and Shawn Hamlin.

Instruments Millenium 1990 by Thomas Humphrey....Fender Strat......Martin D28.......GuitarSynth by Roland

Albums Justin Thyme: The begining of Time Philip Napier: Guitar Philip Napier: StarLust

Press Reviews "I have not heard such 'oneness of player' and instrument." -Frances Gorden (Piano Professor). "Philip's concerts are a session in musical elegance"- Dr. Harvey Burgett (Organ Professor). Philip came to me to add jazz to his already highly developed talent as a classical guitarist","I recollect easily Phil's immediate grasp of the things I was conveying to him concerning improvisational technique, be it in jazz or some other genre, and I do recall that he was performing as a solo guitarist with considerable success. -Harold Blanchard (CBS Masterworks)

Additional Info Many award winning classical and rock students have come from Philip's studios! Philip currently is the guitar instructor of young guitarist Cory Brammer, who musical maturity and technique promise to be well known soon

Location Lynchburg, Virginia - USA

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