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Doug Munro was born on 9 July, 1953, is an American jazz musician. Discover Doug Munro's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?
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Doug Munro Net Worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Doug Munro (born July 9, 1953) is an American musician, arranger, producer, composer, author, and educator specializing in jazz, bebop, Brazilian jazz, jazz fusion, and gypsy swing.
Douglas Anthony Munro was born July 9, 1953, in Yonkers, New York.
He started his musical studies at age seven, taking drum lessons.
By age fourteen, he was playing dances in Yonkers and New York City.
At age 20, Munro broke his back in a gymnastics accident, which ended his career as a drummer.
in 1977 at age 24, he underwent a successful back surgery, after which he began playing guitar as a way to pass the time during recovery.
After his recovery from spinal surgery, became a guitarist, performing locally and teaching guitar lessons.
In the late 1980s Munro met record producer Joe Ferry, and the two would have a professional relationship for over 25 years.
Since 1986 he has released over fifteen albums as a band leader and has appeared on over 75 recordings as a guitarist, sideman, producer, and arranger.
He has been nominated for two Grammy Awards and was the recipient of two NAIRD Awards by the American Association of Independent Music.
In 1986 he released the LP Courageous Cats.
The album included Marshall Toppo on bass and John Jones III on drums.
In 1990 Joe Ferry introduced Munro to David Drozen, owner of Optimism Records.
Optimism released Munro's album When Dolphins Fly, which was recorded with Bob Berg, Charles Blenzig, Joe Bonadio, Will Lee, Al Orlo, Ken Ross, and Marshall Toppo.
Based on the success of the album, Munro received a contract to record a second album, Autumn in Blues, with Jeff Andrews, Rob Aries, Charles Blenzig, Joe Bonadio, Tony Cimorosi, Alex Foster, Adam Nussbaum, Lew Soloff, and Marshall Toppo.
Optimism went out of business before releasing the album, resulting in a legal dispute over the master recordings.
In 1993 Munro founded the Purchase College Jazz Studies program and served as director from 1993–2002.
He is on a faculty member and Director Emeritus of the Jazz Studies program at the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College.
He has written four books on jazz guitar improvisation techniques for Alfred Music, including Swing to Bebop.
His preferred guitars are the Gibson ES175 Herb Ellis model, Godin Multiac Nylon Duet, Dell'Arte Legend 503, Martin D-35, and the Fender Telecaster.
The album was released in 1993 by the Chase Music Group.
In 1995 Munro returned to his trio roots with the album Blue Lady.
Munro divided his career into arranging, performing, teaching, and producing with friend and collaborator Joe Ferry.
In 1999 he taught in a study abroad program sponsored by Purchase College.
He performed with flamenco guitarist Mariano Mangas.
They toured Europe and recorded the album Jazz/Flamenco Guitars on the Purchase College label.
In 2000 Munro recorded the first of two albums with his organ group II-V-I.
The first album, Blueness, was recorded with Jerry Z, Mike Thompson, Alana Alexander, and Ken Gioffre.
In 2004 he started a series of four Boogaloo recordings for Scufflin' Records.
The first, Boogaloo to Beck featured Lonnie Smith, David "Fathead" Newman, and Lafrae Olivia Sci.
In 2004 and 2007, respectively, Munro released two Brazilian jazz albums with his group Big Bossa Nova.
These would be the last two recordings Munro would do for Chase Music Group.
In 2010, following the appearance of Napster and the easy accessibility of recorded music, he formed his record label GotMusic.
In 2010 he released Alone But Not Alone Vol. 1, an album of a solo guitar that used loops.
During the next year, he released A Very Gypsy Christmas with his gypsy swing group La Pompe Attack featuring Cyrille Aimée, Howie Bujese, Michael Goetz, Ken Peplowski, and Ernesto Pugliese.
