1. James Edwin Ferguson was born on December 23,1948 and is an American guitarist, composer, journalist, and educator.
13 Facts About Jim Ferguson
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Jim Ferguson has performed in the US and abroad, is featured on solo guitar CDs showcasing his original compositions for classical guitar, and has had numerous compositions published in both anthologies alongside the works of other notable contemporary composers and in publications dedicated solely to his works.
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Jim Ferguson has written several jazz guitar instructional books, including All Blues for Jazz Guitar.
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Jim Ferguson moved to California and began his music career in the 1970s, performing, teaching, and devoting serious study to the guitar.
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Jim Ferguson has written articles for Guitar Player, Down Beat, JazzTimes, Fingerstyle Guitar, and Classical Guitar.
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Jim Ferguson received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Performance and Literature from Mills College and wrote his thesis on Darius Milhaud.
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Jim Ferguson has written for The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, and edited several volumes for Guitar Solo Publications of San Francisco, including an instructional series on the works of Fernando Sor, Leo Brouwer, and Matteo Carcassi, and Federico Moreno Torroba's Castillos de Espana.
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Jim Ferguson compiled numerous collections of historic performances for Fantasy Records, Rhino Records, and Concord Records, and worked on several projects for other labels including Riverside Records.
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Jim Ferguson writes compositions and arrangements for both solo guitar and ensemble settings, including nylon-string guitar and flute, and nylon-string guitar and contrabass.
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Jim Ferguson learned composition from Joseph Blaha and Ernest "Red" Varner.
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Jim Ferguson has performed with Paulo Bellinati, Ray Drummond, Jorge Morel, Tommy Tedesco, and Ernie Watts.
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Jim Ferguson has taught jazz and classical guitar privately and at California State University Monterey Bay, Evergreen Valley College, and San Jose City College.
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Jim Ferguson has given private lessons, conducted workshops, and has appeared on radio and television.