"The heart is the Universe. The Universe is the heart. Dig it." -- Tisziji Muñoz
Featuring Tisziji Muñoz/Guitar, Don "Yaka" Pate on Bass and Tony "Sadhu-Bhav" Falco/Drums, with guest pianist Gregg Murphy of the Rashied Ali Quintet
Tisziji Muñoz
www.anamimusic.com “Not entertainment, inner-attainment”™
Spirit-taught, avant-garde jazz virtuoso and extreme guitarist, Muñoz is best known for his uniquely original guitar sound and playing style, likened to that of a spiritual tornado. His career, spanning over four decades, includes a vast repertoire of creative works and inspired compositions released by his independent label, Anami Music. Tisziji has received unqualified praise from artists and fellow collaborators Rashied Ali, Pharoah Sanders, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Henry Kaiser and Ra Kalam Bob Moses, among others. ...
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"The heart is the Universe. The Universe is the heart. Dig it." -- Tisziji Muñoz
Featuring Tisziji Muñoz/Guitar, Don "Yaka" Pate on Bass and Tony "Sadhu-Bhav" Falco/Drums, with guest pianist Gregg Murphy of the Rashied Ali Quintet
Tisziji Muñoz
www.anamimusic.com “Not entertainment, inner-attainment”™
Spirit-taught, avant-garde jazz virtuoso and extreme guitarist, Muñoz is best known for his uniquely original guitar sound and playing style, likened to that of a spiritual tornado. His career, spanning over four decades, includes a vast repertoire of creative works and inspired compositions released by his independent label, Anami Music. Tisziji has received unqualified praise from artists and fellow collaborators Rashied Ali, Pharoah Sanders, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Henry Kaiser and Ra Kalam Bob Moses, among others.
Tisziji took a lead role in the development of Toronto’s underground music scene, where he began a long-lasting, working relationship with pianist Paul Shaffer, with whom he performed, as guitarist in the musicals Hair and Godspell.
In mid-70’s NYC, Tisziji began a dynamic collaboration with saxophonist Pharoah Sanders in renowned settings such as the Village Vanguard, the Village Gate, Sweet Basil and Fat Tuesdays.
A ‘guitar-god’ to many, Tisziji adopted an ascetic lifestyle in Upstate NY, and rarely appears in public but has surfaced from time to time in the most conventional of settings. He has led the McCoy Tyner Trio at the acoustically unique Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, joined Pharoah Sanders at the Montreal Jazz Festival, appeared on David Letterman as a guest artist and at Carnegie Hall with Paul Shaffer, been a featured artist at The Iridium and at Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola/Jazz at Lincoln Center.
His uniquely eccentric sound and musical philosophy have been documented in radio interviews, to include the BBC, Harvard University, Boston University and New England Conservatory broadcasts. An accomplished author, Tisziji has independently published numerous written works encompassing his own Heart-Fire Sound, embracing the subjects of spirituality, genius, creativity and time mastery. His books and music have radically transformed the manner in which musicians think and play music, validating the spirit of the genuine creative artist.
“Tisziji Muñoz is an amazing guitar player, the Hendrix-Coltrane of the guitar. His music is pure American avant-garde.” - Phil Ramone
"Tisziji Muñoz is a creative genius and he demonstrates that when we play. It is a way of life with him. He is of that different order of life, being humble, extraordinary and very spiritual.” - Rashied Ali
“I have played with all the great guitar players, from Eric Clapton to Van Halen to Santana to Jeff Beck, and nobody plays guitar the way Tisziji Muñoz does. He is very spiritual, and as a guitar player he swings wild.” - Paul Shaffer
“He thinks and plays on a higher level. Tisziji plays with that spiritual quality that is about being Free. That is in his music, that unique Sound. If you want to know about Tisziji, you have to listen to his music.” - Pharoah Sanders
“Tisziji’s songs are beautiful and simple yet complex and deep classic melodies, every one of them. His songs put me in the space that I most love playing music.” - John Medeski
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