Bio

Gary is a musician singer/songwriter known as "G-Man". His has performed SOLO, DUO and with his groups, in the Tri-State area and around the country, for over 25 years. He also does jingle and recording sessions and played harmonica for two years on BROADWAY IN THE ORCHESTRA OF "THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES.His eclectic writing and performing style is an amalgum of several musical influences:,Classic Southern and Country Rock,Contemporary Blues Funk,RB,Soul,Cool and Brazilian Jazz. Besides his Vocals and Harmonica, Gary uses Guitar and Guitar Synthesizer (Roland GR-1) in performance. His finger-style technique, pianistic approach and simultaneous mix of guitar and custom synth patches - strings,organ,horns, etc.- add to his unique sound. EVERYTHING IS LIVE. He is an endorsee for Hohner Harmonicas, Heritage and Ibanez Guitars and Shaker Blues Microphones. Gary's website is www.gmanband.com. If you want to search other sites, just Google his name, see what comes up and have fun. On the Smooth Jazz/Fusion front, Gary has a Four-Piece Group, including Keyboards,Bass, Drums. Three years' ago, Gary formed a more blues/rock-oriented "Power Duo" with former bandmate,Kosaku Nakamura. Kosaku Nakamura (a.k.a. KO) started his guitar playing in high school. His main musical influences are rock, metal and blues but with Gary he has created a unique style and sound with his 7-string guitars. He is not only a great player but he is also an accomplished audio engineer. His engineering credits include “Liquid Tension Experiment 1 & 2” and “Rudess/Morgenstein Project” and several other demos which made some artists famous. He still records various demos and his own materials at his home studio.