Guitarist Joe Cefalu
Joe is originally from NYC and spent his formative years there practicing guitar, playing gigs
and hanging around recording studios.  Joe moved to California in 1996 and spent 9 years
teaching and playing in the San Francisco Bay Area.  He met his bride to be in Marin County, CA
and soon after the birth of their second son they decided to relocate to the great state of Idaho.
Joe and his family now reside in Northeast Boise.

A guitar instructor since 1991, Joe has students aged 9 to 70 and over the last 10 years has
averaged about 40 private lessons per week.  Joe enjoys playing on a variety of studio and
live performances.  Quite often, Joe is called upon to assist various artists in the studio,
sometimes juggling performing, arranging, producing and engineering duties.

As a freelance writer, Joe has been tapped by various guitar publications to evaluate and review
musical gear.  He's also done guitar transcriptions, interviews, instructional columns and album liner notes.
Joe has been a featured artist in such publications as Guitar Player, Guitar World and Guitar Magazines.

Joe continues to hone his craft as a musician and a guitarist on a daily basis and he
feels extremely grateful to be able to earn his living with a guitar in his hands.
In August of 2008, Cefalu released "Fear Itself", a new full-length CD of original music.

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Joe has been featured in these publications:

 Guitar Player - 8/2008, Guitar Player - 1/2007  Guitar World - 4/97,
Guitar Shop - 5/94, Guitar F.P.M. - 11/92, Guitar Player - 4/92,

"...Tasty and versatile. Joe has fire in his playing and the ability to adapt the heat to
just what the song demands."
John Stix - Guitar Magazine

"Joe is a real gutsy, fiery player.
Definitely one of the best up and coming rock guys out there."
Neal Schon - Santana, Journey

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