Masa Sumide
Posted by: ScottAllyn in Videos, Music, Japan, Fingerstyle, Artists on Aug 07, 2008
I've been listening to a lot of Masa Sumide lately (check out the cool video and you'll understand why).
Masa is originally from Japan but spent a number of years living in Australia, where he switched to playing solo fingerstyle guitar, before finally returning back home to Japan. He has several albums to his credit and has played on stage with the likes of Laurence Juber, Don Alder and Andy McKee. He is an extremely captivating fingerstyle guitarist who plays everything from melodic ballads to funky jazz and blues. His technique is incredible!
Most of the online music services seem to have Masa Sumide's music and you can find a few of his CDs on the Acoustic Music Resource Online Catalog. There are also sample clips of his music in the Discography section of the Official Masa Sumide Website. The website is mostly Japanese, but the links and song titles are in English.
