Frank Massey Jazz Fusion Guitar Jazz Guitarist from Encinitas, CA

I provide instrumental jazz/fusion background music, playing electric guitar over professionally recorded backing tracks, so that it sounds like an intimate small ensemble. My set includes a variety of tunes that are classics of the genre and range from uptempo funky rhythm to slower ballads. All tunes have improvised solos as well as standard melody lines. I have a spontaneous improvisational style that reflects my melodic mediterranean influences, blended with American roots of blues, funk and jazz. My performance can provide a nice variety of background music and set the right mood for your event. You can expect me to show up on time, be easy going, polite, professional, and always sharply dressed. I was born in Naples, Italy, and my early influences include the Neapolitan Power and the Neapolitan Renaissance movements of the late 70s and early 90s, featuring a reggae, soul, and funk-infused mediterranean mix of jazz and rock. I released the album Funky Nights in 2021, featuring renowned jazz saxophonist Les Arbuckle and Argentinian drummer Bernardo Yacono. I am also a graduate of the Atlanta Institute of Music and Media, with a degree in music and technology with concentration on guitar. I am versed in music theory, reading and writing music, composition. production, sound processing, and performance. I have an extensive engineering education and I am an Avid Pro Tools user certified.