Meet Lou Volpe
The guitar of Lou Volpe, a mainstay of the New York music scene for the past two decades, has graced the recordings and performances of many of the finest and most successful musical artists. A deep knowledge of classic American guitar styles combined with writing, arranging and production skills has led Lou through a variety of recordings...
- Herbie Mann - “Astral Island” (Atlantic) - Coproduction, composition and arranging, extensive
touring.
- Bette Midler - “Live At Last” (Atlantic) - Album solos and touring.
- Judy Collins - “Sanity and Grace”, “Trust Your Heart”, Running For My Life” (Elektra) - Solo and rhythm guitar, arranging, many tours and T.V. appearances.
- Terumasa Hino - “Double Rainbow”, “Pyramid”, “New
York Times” (Columbia) - Solo and rhythm guitar, arranging and writing, concerts and television in Japan.
- Harry Chapin - “Living Room Suite” (Elektra)
- Richard Harris - “The Prophet” (Atlantic) - Solos and rhythm tracks for producer Arif Mardin.
- Les McCann - “Road Warriors” ) Greene Street Records) - A Creed Taylor production.
- Joey Di Francesco - Solos and rhythm guitar for Joey's first three Columbia albums including “Where Were You?”, produced by George Butler, with Count Basie alumni.
- Lou Volpe - “Morning Madness” (Love Records) - Composition and arranging for solo European project.
Other performance and recording credits include work
with Peggy Lee, Gil Evans, Chaka Khan, Larry Coryell,
Bo Diddley, Jon Lucien, Tania Maria, Hank Crawford,
David “Fathead” Newman, Chet Baker, Freddie Hubbard,
Liza Minelli, Lionel Hampton, Roberta Flack, Phoebe
Snow, The Manhattan Transfer and Herbie Hancock.
A native of the Bronx, N.Y., Lou's empathetic virtuosity has allowed him to work in a wide variety of musical contexts while developing a unique approach to jazz guitar - a warm and lyric romanticism that illuminates the worlds of Jazz, R&B and Adult Contemporary with singing intensity and exquisite taste.
He has completed a solo recording, “Can You Hear
That?”, with a radio-friendly collection of songs including a fresh interpretation of “You Send Me”.
He maintains a busy schedule of live appearances (see
itineraries page) recording
and teaching schedules in the Metro-New York area.
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