Charlie Apicella & Iron City
Level Bands/ Performing Artists
Genre Jazz
Bio Charlie Apicella was voted onto the 84th and 86th DownBeat Readers Poll for Guitar. He studied composition and improvisation with musical titans Yusef Lateef and Pat Martino and was trained as a historian by Archie Shepp and Dr. Billy Taylor. As a young guitarist he met his idol BB King, who offered him advice and shared some stories. He has performed concerts and recorded with jazz legends Dave Holland, Sonny Fortune, John Blake, Jr., and Avery Sharpe as well as contemporary masters Joe Magnarelli, Vic Juris, Dave Stryker, Don Braden, and Jon Herington of Steely Dan. In 2022 he formed The Griots Speak with bassist William Parker, saxophonist Daniel Carter, and percussionist Juma Sultan who is known for his work with Jimi Hendrix. He has written two Woodshed Masterclass lessons for DownBeat and one for Just Jazz Guitar magazine. He is the director of Blues Alive: ancestral voices of the blues and teaches guitar for TrueFire and the New York Jazz Workshop. He has released nine records for Origin, Zoho, and his own label, CArlo Music.
Website http://www.IronCity.nyc