Mat Gurman

Guitarist Mat Gurman has been featured and praised by Guitar Player magazine- “…he’s a terrific player…crafty composer…effortless groove…lush and lustrous tone.” He has worked with a diverse range of artists including Lisa Loeb, BB King and Deepak Chopra. Mat is a fequent guest of the Tonight Show band and has backed up k.d. Lang, The Back Street Boys, Tanya Tucker, and the broadway productions of Wicked and Grease. Mat can be seen in his popular Starlicks instructional videos. His solo records include ‘Journey to the Center of the Groove’, ‘Illuminating Contradictions’, and ‘American Boy’. Mat Gurman Holds a B.F.A from California Institute of the Arts (Disney School of the Performing Arts) where he studied Indian and African music, Classical Guitar, Film and composition. He also attended Jazz Theory and improvisation classes at the now famous Dick Groves Music Workshops in Studio City, California. Mat is a veteran of College of the Siskiyous in northern California where he attended workshops and concerts with Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Williams, Jon Hendrix and Carmen McCrae under the direction of vocal/Jazz luminary Kirby Shaw. Mat takes position as principal guitarist for the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony. “Kremona builds some of the best nylon string guitars at any price.” – Mat Gurman