Tony Bradan

Tony Bradan was a Canadian jazz guitarist. See [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000405 "The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada"] for details on his teachers, work, and students.

Teaching Method

Four volumes entitled "A Learning Approach for Playing the Guitar", based on Tony's handwritten manuscript, have been edited and published by [http://www.georgearvola.com George Arvola] of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Recordings

Recordings exist with Bobby Gimby, and Mart Kenney and His Western Gentlemen.

Basic Guitar Lessons by Tony Bradan (Silvertone)

tudents

In addition to those students mentioned in [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000405 "The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada"] , the following guitarists have been identified as having been past students of Tony's:
* [http://www.georgearvola.com George Arvola]
* [http://www.myspace.com/michaelmaguiremusic Michael Maguire]
* [http://ihormusic.com/home/ Ihor Kukurudza]
* [http://www.warrengreig.com/ Warren Greig]
* [http://jamespett.com/ James Pett]
* [http://www.bigsteamband.com/bio.html Whitney Smith]
* [http://www.actuellecd.com/bio.e/wiens_ra.html Rainer Weins]
* [http://www.yamaha.ca/content/yamahamusicschool/teachers/index.jsp?from=teachers Richard Stewardson]

References

*"Mart Kenney and his western gentlemen" by Mart Kenney
*"The West, a nest, and you, dear" : a bio-discography of Mart Kenney and His Western Gentlemen" by Ross Brethour
*"Canadian jazz discography, 1916-1980" by Jack Litchfield

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