Success Stories

Mike's beats have been among the most-sampled by producers and musicians as diverse as NWA, Grandmaster Flash, Janet Jackson, De la Soul, Christine Aguilera, Prince and many others. He has performed and recorded with the likes of Herbie Hancock, The Headhunters, Paul Jackson Jr., Bobby Hutcherson, Woody Shaw, Joe Henderson, Pharoah Sanders, Brand X, Bill Summers, Albert King, Sly Stone, Shawn Phillips, Freddie King and Ernie Watts

On Thursday, May 15, New Orleans guitarist Phil DeGruy returns to GIT with his unique 17-string Guitarp for an afternoon open counseling session demonstrating his virtuoso solo performance skills. DeGruy recently released a new CD, Just Duet, on which he performs with guitar luminaries including Larry Coryell, Charlie Hunter, Mike Stern, Hank Mackie, Reeves Gabrels, Steve Masakowski, and David Tronzo.Steve Vai, no stranger to the outer orbits of guitar performance, said of DeGruy, "Phil's approach to the guitar sounds like John Coltrane meets Mel Brooks at a party for Salvador Dali. It's uncanny the way he has conjured up such an unorthodox way to attend to virtuosity."