About Richard Fitzgerald

Like many musicians who grew up in the 60's, I was attracted to guitar not only by the Beatles, but the whole vibrant and diverse music scene of the 60's. Pop, Rock,

Folk, Blues, Jazz. Country and Bluegrass were at full boil. My current eclectic tastes will reflect that influence. I have played music from each of those genres.

In my early 20's I began playing solo gigs mixing folk, blues, country and some singer-songwriter pop. I later studied classical guitar at the University of Wisconsin

- Parkside under James Yoghourtian.  I later studied Jazz guitar with Scott Sawyer, a well known North Carolina player. Scott has toured with the world with Nnenna 

Freelon and other major jazz figures. He has an extensive resume as a performer and recording artist. I also studied with the late Howard Morgen. Howard authored

many notable finger - style jazz instruction books. Some of his former students include, Tom Paxton, Carly Simon, and Paul Simon.