Guitar Players

A versatile solo guitarist who is at home with many styles, David performs mostly jazz, with some classical, rags, and pop music mixed in for weddings, parties, and other functions. His music adds an elegant and warm touch to these occasions.

David has released 7 albums of trio, duo and solo, has toured in Europe multiple times, and performed all over the Bay Area. A resident of the San Francisco Bay Area since 1969, David has led his own trio for many years in addition to his solo guitar work.Famed Brazilian guitarist Luis Bonfa, composer of 'Black Orpheus", called David "a giant of the 12-string..one of my favorite guitarists". He studied jazz guitar with Warren Black in Portland, Oregon, and improvisation with pianist Art Lande in Berkeley, California. He has performed with Dave Brubeck, Lionel Hampton, Woody Shaw, Art Lande, Mark Isham, pianist Jon Jang, and the Bay Area Jazz Composers Orchestra. As a composer David is the author of over fifty jazz tunes for small ensembles. He has also written three pieces for large ensembles.

Please listen to some of the sample tunes and give David a call or email!

Among other cities, David Widelock - Guitar Player may serve the following areas: San Francisco, Bay Area, Northern California, Silicon Valley, San Jose, Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Palo Alto, San Mateo, Concord, Hayward, Salinas, Santa Cruz, San Rafael, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Redwood City, Sunnyvale, Daly City, Fairfield, Fremont, Menlo Park, Novato, Piedmont, Vallejo, Los Gatos, Monterey, Napa, San Bruno, Walnut Creek, Burlingame, Campbell