The JOHANNES LINSTEAD Dossier

HOME BASE REGION: Toronto, Ontario and Sosua, Dominican Republic

INSTRUMENT: Fiery Spanish Guitar with Sizzling Latin Percussion

COLLEAGUES: Jalidan Ruiz (percussionist from Cuba), Anastasios Bigas (drummer from Greece), Paco Luviano (bassist from Mexico), Geoff Hlibka (guitar), Jordan Abraham (keys and accordion). Note: we can perform as a trio up to a sextet.

PAST APPEARANCES:
- Catalina Jazz Festival
- Anthology, San Diego
- Kettle Moraine Smooth Jazz Festival
- Performed for Royalty in the
- Kingdom of Bahrain
- Beaches Int'l Jazz Festival
- Music Midtown Atlanta

NOTEWORTHY: Four "Top Ten" Billboard-charting albums, Named "Guitarist of the Year" in the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards, #1 on eMusic.com Jazz/Blues charts, #1 on eMusic.com World Music charts, Yamaha Guitars Influential Artist, "World Artist of the Year" in the T.O.M.A Awards, Six "Best Album" awards.

CONTACT

EMAIL :  mail@johanneslinstead.com
PHONE : 1-888-292-4722

"Latin Guitarist Johannes Linstead hit Smooth Jazz Island like a raging Guitar Storm. Johannes had a rare festival double encore. Makes a festival promoter realize why he works all year towards something like this."~Art Good, producer Catalina Island JazzTrax

"Johannes plays that guitar with such fire and passion that you’re swept away." ~Smooth Jazz Europe, Patrick Van de Wiele

"Johannes' live show hit a homer at the Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival, and he was our top CD seller as well."~John Ertl, producer Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival (KMJF)