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He played for many years in Los Angeles before returning to the Philadelphia area. \nHe counts Johnny Smith, Hank Garland, Joe Pass, Tal Farlow, Wes Montgomery, Howard Roberts, Jim Hall, and Pat Martino amongst his influences. \nIn March, 2011 Jimmy opened up Jimmy Bruno's Guitar Workshop, a website that allows students to learn directly from Jimmy through video lessons. A student can watch video lessons of Jimmy teaching, record a video and send it to Jimmy for his review. \n Selected discography\nHollywood Gypsy (1986) - with the Tommy Tedesco Trio, \nSleight of Hand (1992), Concord, \nBurnin' (1994), Concord, \nConcord Jazz Guitar Collective (1995), Concord - with Howard Alden \u0026amp; Frank Vignola, \nLike That (1996), Concord - with Joey DeFrancesco, \nLive at Birdland One (1997), Concord, \nFull Circle (1998), Concord - with Howard Alden, \nLive at Birdland Two (1999), Concord, \nPolarity (2000), Concord - with Joe Beck, \nTwo for the Road (2000) - with John Leitham, now Jennifer Leitham, \nMidnight Blue (2001), Concord, \nHeading North (2001) - with Jack Wilkins, \nSolo (2004), Guitar Sessions, \nMB3 Jazz Hits, Volume 1 (2006) - with Vic Juris \u0026amp; Corey Christiansen, \nMaplewood Avenue (2007), Affiliated Artists, \n Selected bibliography\nArt of Picking, Mel Bay, \nSix Essential Fingerings for the Jazz Guitarist, \nNo Nonsense Jazz Guitar, Mel Bay, DVD\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Jimmy+Bruno","playStationPath":"/stations/281861604/play","stationId":281861604,"bioPath":"/music/Jimmy+Bruno/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Joe+Diorio+Trio","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3d8/3d8dd6bb20d2007fc3c35eb743d2988b_md.jpg","artistName":"Joe Diorio Trio","artistId":94293,"station_id":275722624},{"musicPath":"/music/Bill+Connors","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/924/9246d0909e919ed9a3558755a8e5d754_md.jpg","artistName":"Bill Connors","artistId":108677,"station_id":281863220},{"musicPath":"/music/Marty+Paich","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/992/9929fe0a325fe8f6966c4289e75c9b6a_md.jpg","artistName":"Marty Paich","artistId":105763,"station_id":281787342},{"musicPath":"/music/Mark+Elf","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0b5/0b5299a5630aad17dcd68c81b911a314_md.jpg","artistName":"Mark Elf","artistId":107005,"station_id":281862271},{"musicPath":"/music/Lucky+Thompson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c72/c728c2c2073c71f09eb08ebb7e113802_md.jpg","artistName":"Lucky Thompson","artistId":102231,"station_id":280764059},{"musicPath":"/music/Wynton+Kelly+Trio+Wes+Montgomery","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/79e/79e00e8680b9e91a1dc5091e76a5cecb_md.jpg","artistName":"Wynton Kelly Trio \u0026 Wes Montgomery","artistId":113686,"station_id":282569472},{"musicPath":"/music/Peter+Bernstein","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fa7/fa78711fa8bea73752f629cfca367ef1_md.jpg","artistName":"Peter Bernstein","artistId":457210,"station_id":401274684},{"musicPath":"/music/Jaki+Byard","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c35/c351fe4fcaca3d086f03cbcb4ba41aaa_md.jpg","artistName":"Jaki Byard","artistId":102259,"station_id":280764076},{"musicPath":"/music/John+Scofield+Pat+Metheny","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/61f/61f36f2c32ba515834ce9cd3985b8602_md.jpg","artistName":"John Scofield \u0026 Pat Metheny","artistId":101867,"station_id":287828380},{"musicPath":"/music/Lenny+Breau","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e3a/e3a0ac92eb2fcf99392abb5dead33560_md.jpg","artistName":"Lenny Breau","artistId":104052,"station_id":281861587},{"musicPath":"/music/Roni+Ben+Hur","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3c9/3c9a13f0582189b4fc7c9758393cc1bb_md.jpg","artistName":"Roni Ben-Hur","artistId":107547,"station_id":281862576},{"musicPath":"/music/Royce+Campbell","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/776/776847fb3cfba1e38258306507a799b7_md.jpg","artistName":"Royce Campbell","artistId":105925,"station_id":281862009},{"musicPath":"/music/Randy+Johnston","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/345/345bf600004fa4f507499000d5813f3d_md.jpg","artistName":"Randy Johnston","artistId":111116,"station_id":282359821},{"musicPath":"/music/Oscar+Aleman","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ccc/ccc30bd68b44d8cc4bb3523ccc483691_md.jpg","artistName":"Oscar Aleman","artistId":101064,"station_id":280763512},{"musicPath":"/music/Tim+Miller","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/15f/15fcd0c74d4aa43f334954d902d53f94_md.jpg","artistName":"Tim Miller","artistId":108984,"station_id":282140383},{"musicPath":"/music/Larry+Martus","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bf3/bf3cbc382a113f3428bc0ab8857c4b88_md.jpg","artistName":"Larry Martus","artistId":120059,"station_id":283329520},{"musicPath":"/music/Jeff+Richman","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/609/609d3cabaf255c3fa71d35da61650f30_md.jpg","artistName":"Jeff Richman","artistId":94140,"station_id":275673147},{"musicPath":"/music/Eddie+Lang","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/043/043f2523496ff4fa71e0f08db9a9d0c3_md.jpg","artistName":"Eddie Lang","artistId":101063,"station_id":279419191}]}