Giovanni Lombardi a.k.a. Gio Lombardi is a musician, performer, composer, international
seminarist, music educational columnist, music educator. Born in Pescara Italy, raised in
the coastal city of Bari, picked up his first guitar at the age of 10, he has not stopped
playing music ever since.
Giovanni’s love for music and his natural inclination toward education, has started him very
young as both, performer and teacher. Has played and taught extensively through out South
America, U.S.A and Europe where periodically goes back to give his clinics.
Gio Lombardi is an eclectic artist hardly be confined in a genre, he represents the modern
view of the musical world without forgetting the roots. Gio’s guitar style has been
described as with No barriers, his writing and playing styles is a journey through groovy
rhythm sections, Jazz influenced harmonies, spicy flavors, rock edge, soulful solos with a
touch of flashy virtuoso & sentimental ballads. His latest album release “Scripta Manent”
has been labeled as the “prominent work” of this decade in the West coast Acid Jazz
movement.
Gio’s services cover a broad array: performing, teaching, composing, track productions and
more.With more than two decades of experience, should you consider hiring him for your
project, professionalism in its broadest sense is guaranteed, but most of all, a personality
easy to work with.
