Monday, December 14, 2009

A Short Biography

Scott Tennant is a founding member of the Grammy®-winning ensemble L.A. Guitar Quartet, who are celebrating their 30th year in 2010. He is himself considered to be one of the world’s top classical guitarists, and is a favorite guest artist on music series and major guitar festivals around the world. He has made numerous recordings as a soloist on the GHA and Delos labels, and with the LAGQ he has recorded for GHA, Delos, Sony Classical, Windham Hill, Deutsche Grammophon and Telarc labels. Their Telarc release “LAGQ Latin”was nominated for a Grammy®, and it was their current Telarc title “LAGQ’s Guitar Heroes” which won a Grammy® as the best classical crossover recording of 2005.

Mr. Tennant is well-known as a teacher and author, currently with eight books to his name. He lives in the Los Angeles area, and is on the faculties of the USC Thornton School of Music, and the Pasadena Conservatory of Music.