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Phil Salazar

  

Phil Salazar is a rare individual whose diverse talents are upstaged only by his genuine communication with a live audience. The high-spirited sounds of Phil Salazar have often been described as bluegrass, but he draws from a wealth of sources, including Rock, Blues, Country, Jazz, Irish, Middle Eastern, and Asian music to achieve his sound, which Salazar describes as "FOLK FUSION." His energy, enthusiasm, and up-front personality constantly keep the audience involved in the show!

 
     
        
Gary Mule Deer        Kenny Loggins         Bob Weir
     
Born into a family of serious classical musicians, and a fiddle champion in his own right, he spent many years of earnest study appearing frequently with his father's orchestra. At the age of 17 he heard the classic "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" record by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band featuring the renowned fiddler Vassar Clements. He left the violin world to become a fiddler. Over the years he toured the major cities of the United States with his own groups, HandPicked, The Phil Salazar Band, The Rincon Ramblers, and The Acousticats and with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band founder John McEuen. Curently Phil is touring with Bruce Forman's Cow Bop and his own Harlem Holler. He's also busy teaching his 50 students and running a local jam.
         
        
  The Savoy's     Nitty Gritty Dirt Band             Cow Bop with Jimmy Wyble  
         
  Phil has appeared on numerous recordings with his Bands and with other notable performers including Bob Weir & RatDog, John McEuen, Kenny Loggins, W.J. Snuffy Walden, Dean Parks, Gilles Apap, Kate Wolf, Jimmy Ibbotson, Jennifer Warnes, Laurie Lewis, Jonathan McEuen, Hanna-McEuen, Peter Grant, Marley's Ghost, Ed Littlefield, Jon Wilcox, and Dan Wheetman.  
         
   
  Vassar Clements  Captain Wall                    Frank Salazar, Dad!  
         
  Phil has performed with such performers as: Clint Black, Bob Weir & RatDog, Dwight Yoakam, Steve Miller, Gilles Apap, John McEuen, Vassar Clements, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Gary Mule Deer, Chris Hillman, Cowboy Jack Clement, Bruce Forman, Jon Jorgenson, Albert Lee, David Grisman, Nick Forster, Peter Wernick, Larry Gatlin, Mark O'Connor, Jay Ungar, Kate Wolf, Mickey Hart, Jimmy Buffett, Tex Williams, Jonathan McEuen, Jamie Hanna, Jimmy Ibbotson, Nick Gravenites, Pete Sears, Jennifer Warnes, Laurie Lewis, Skunk Baxter, Van Dyke Parks, Jim Wimmer, Peter Grant, Randy Tico, and Jim Connor, Peter Rowan, Walter Forbs, Raul Reynoso, David P. Jackson, Jody Stecher, Keith Little, Paul Knight, Marley's Ghost, Ed Littlefield, Jon Wilcox, and Dan Wheetman.