Jazz and Blues Guitarist

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Biography

Tom DeMasters (b. 1957) has been playing guitar since he was 10. He started playing jazz at the age of 16 while studying with Ray Naylor in Kansas City Kansas. At the age of 18, Tom was ask to perform along with his group, at the National Republican Convention in 1976 for President Ford.

In 1980 Tom received a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Wichita State University studying jazz guitar with Jerry Hahn. In 1980 Tom moved to Los Angeles and studied one year at USC under Duke Miller, working towards a Masters degree. While in Los Angeles Tom read in a local paper that a guitarist named Steve Vai was playing with Frank Zappa and looking for students. Tom hooked up with Steve Vai and studied with him for 1 1/2 years.

In 1983 Tom along with his new wife and kids moved home to Kansas City. Since in Kansas City Tom has performed at one time or another with most of the jazz & blues musicians in Kansas City. Tom is featured on trumpeter Pat Morrissey's debut album.
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