Artists Who Care Make a Difference for Kids!
GITC is blessed by assistance from many artists. We are working on this page so you can learn more about these artists who give so much.
Please pardon our dust!
GITC Welcomes & Thanks These Artists for their Recent Support of our Work!
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Craig Chaquico
Craig Chaquico is the platinum-selling lead guitarist and songwriter with Jefferson Starship as well as a chart-topping smooth jazz solo artist. more… |
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Al Di Meola
A bona fide guitar hero and perennial poll-winner, Al Di Meola has been recognized internationally over the past four decades as virtuoso of the highest order. more… |
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Cody Lovaas
Dallas born, San Diego-raised singer-songwriter Cody Lovaas has discovered a voice and pure direction that make it hard to believe he is only sixteen years old. more… |
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Christian McBride
Four-time GRAMMY®-winning jazz bassist Christian McBride can be likened to a force of nature, fusing the fire and fury of a virtuoso with the depth and grounding of a seasoned journeyman. more… |
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Brent Paschke (Pharrell)
Combining the innovative vision of a seasoned producer, the keen ear of a polished engineer and the funky guitar chops reminiscent of legendary axmen like John Frusciante, Brent Paschke delivers the full package in the studio. more… |
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Craig Chee & Sarah Maisel
Individually, Craig Chee and Sarah Maisel have been performing and teaching across the nation and around the globe. more… |
Craig Chaquico, founding member of Jefferson Starship is GITC’s newest artist advocate!
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As you may have already have experienced at a GITC event, Guitars in the Classroom is fortunate to benefit from the support of very fine, charitably minded artists who are dedicated to bringing more music making to schools. Some are well known to you and others’ stars are rising as you read. GITC gladly welcomes any artist who wants to make a difference for children in the schools to join our musical team. In 2015, the super-accomplished Craig Chaquico has begun contributing his talent to this work.
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Community and education-minded performers who advocate for GITC like our Youth Ambassador of Music in the Schools, Cody Lovaas are reaching out directly to kids in GITC schools.CODY AT NH They are inspiring thousands of students through monthly school concerts in schools with several participating GITC classroom teachers. They also stop into individual classrooms to write songs with the kids. This kind of person to person service truly changes lives.
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Jackson Browne and GITC founder and executive director Jessica Baron at the Anaheim NAMM Show. Jackson signed a beautiful Martin guitar for auction to support programs.Some very busy artists help us by signing instruments for our charity auctions. Others tell the public about our programs from the stage or help us meet people with special skills who can help out with projects.
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The ways in which artists can make a difference are many and the children their music and dedication touches are changed for a lifetime.
If you are an artist (or know of one) who is interested in creating musical access for young people, we want to encourage you to get in touch with GITC. We will empower you to create social change on tour or at home in your own community. GITC hopes to offer you a number of rewarding ways to help you accomplish your important goals. |
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To get more information about participating as a GITC Artist, please contact [email protected]. or give us a call at (619) 578-2326.
To become a GITC Artist/Advocate, click here!
To become a GITC Artist/Advocate, click here!
GITC artists (l to r) Vicki Genfan, Craig Chaquico, founder Jess Baron, Cody Lovaas, AC Cutrone and president, Art Harvey
Meet all of our wonderful Artist Advocates!
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Drew Taubenfeld
Drew is a professional guitarist from Baltimore Maryland. In 2006 he moved to Los Angeles to pursue music full time. That was a 2,707 mile move across country to do what he loves every day. Things have gone well for him! Drew tours as the guitarist for Selena Gomez, Victoria Justice, Demi Lovato, Carolina Liar, Taio Cruz and others you might have heard of. more... |
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Trey Alexander
Trey Alexander picked up his first guitar at age 15. It was an antique acoustic model that his parents used as a decorative piece in their home. Although... more... |
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Muriel Anderson
Widely respected as one of the foremost fingerstyle guitarists in the world, Muriel Anderson’s unique approach to the instrument virtually transforms the guitar... more... |
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Banana Slug String Band
The Banana Slug String Band was started in 1985 by four naturalists working for San Mateo Outdoor Education and Exploring New Horizons. They established... more... |
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Suzy Bogguss
"For me growing up from child to adult, music was a way to express myself, all my emotions, it gave me a voice, and a way to be heard!! Kids need... more... |
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Colibrí
Colibrí, Spanish for hummingbird, is a duo that presents lively, interactive musical journeys through Latin America. Using an exciting array of traditional folk instruments... |
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Maria Butterly
"For me growing up from child to adult, music was a way to express myself, all my emotions, it gave me a voice, and a way to be heard!! Kids need it especially in today’s society when time is in a hurry..." |
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Daniel Revel Miller
Bob Marley once said "In this bright future you can't forget your past." Never has this mantra been more true than with breakout artist Daniel Revel Miller, a singer and songwriter who transforms his background and experience into catchy and up-tempo party beats. |
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Dr. Emre Sabuncuoglu
Education is one of my chief passions in life. Early in life, my father's natural way of sharing even the most theoretical aspects of mathematics in such a way that a little boy could understand became part of my own character. |
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Vicki Genfan
Every now and then an artist comes along whose music reaches out and touches the soul of all who hear them…virtuoso guitarist, singer and composer Vicki Genfan is among those artists… |
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Russell Gulley
The 1970's were exciting times for a young musical hopeful to be hanging in Muscle Shoals. With the likes of the Stones, Bob Seger, Blackfoot, Skynyrd, and even Bob Dylan coming in and out of town... |
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Jon T. Howard
Born in St. Charles, Missouri, Jon T Howard grew up the hard way. Few songwriters have lived to tell the tales that Howard serenely lays to paper and song... |
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Tony James
Growing up amid the melodies and rhythms of everyday Manhattan, Tony's passion for music formed early. He studied cello and voice as a boy, drums and percussion as a teen, and guitar in later years.... |
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Joe Jencks
Joe Jencks is an international touring performer, songwriter, entertainer, and educator. From venues like Lincoln Center in New York, to coffee houses, festivals, spiritual communities, and schools, Joe Jencks has spent the last nine years touring full time... |
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Julia Jordan
Julia Jordan is a singer/songwriter who writes about life, love and meditation. Her soulful, self- empowering songs pull inspiration from her jazz and folk roots, her urban street education and her natural R&B soul... |
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Laurence Juber
As a young working musician in London, England in the 1970s, Laurence Juber got an extraordinary, life-changing break when Paul McCartney picked him to become Wings’ lead guitarist... |
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Tamaray
Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas and raised in Bakersfield, California this fiery redhead with a traditional country sound is taking Nashville by storm. Tamaray knew from a very young age that she was born to sing and write country music. |
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Patty Larkin
Patty Larkin grew up in a music and arts oriented family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Descended from a long line of Irish-American singers and taletellers, her mother is a painter, her sisters both musicians. ... |
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Buddy Mondlock
Buddy Mondlock writes songs. He does it so well that some great songwriters have recorded his songs on their own albums. Guy Clark and Nanci Griffith to name just a two. But there's nothing like hearing the guy who wrote 'em, sing 'em. ... |
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Mark Kroos
Currently based in Williamsburg, VA, Mark Kroos is one of the only people in the world touring his trade. His primarily instrumental style is characterized by open harmonies, polyphonic textures, incredible tapping... |
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Tom Lunneberg
I suppose the short version of my musical bio is that I've been playing guitar for almost 30 years... |
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Makana
"Art and life are one. My inspiration stems from art's potential to ignite curiosity, the seed of transcendence. I am a native of Hawai'i and a citizen of the Earth..." |
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Larry Mitchell
Larry started playing guitar at age 9, after his mom threw his drumset out the window. He is self taught on guitar. In 1986 and 1987 Larry won the New York City "Limelight guitar solo contest... |
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Rik Palieri
Rik Palieri- Folk-singer, Songwriter & Storyteller Rik is a talented singer, song writer, multi instrumentalist, storyteller and member of "The Mythical Order of The Rose Tattoo", who lives the musical life to the fullest... |
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Timmy Riordan
Boston singer-songwriter Timmy Riordan plays a role in the world of contemporary folk music that reaches far beyond his own time on stage. He writes abundantly, performs regularly, and is on a mission... |
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Ravi
An artist whose credits span from the dives of Manhattan to the Oval Office, he tours the country performing original music, conducting guitar clinics, and lecturing on crucial issues facing the music industry... |
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The Quarrymen
Everybody is familiar with The Beatles and John Lennon. But have you ever wondered where or what inspired John Lennon to perform and write music? It was a warm afternoon in Liverpool... |
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Randall Williams
Two hours after informing his voice teacher that he was leaving the world of classical music, Randall Williams graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Mons, Belgium at the head of his class... |
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George Winston
With a tour schedule that includes more than 110 shows a year - solo piano concerts, solo guitar concerts, solo harmonica concerts, and solo piano dances, Winston is driven... |