The David Guidi Quartet

The David Guidi Quartet
“The music is introspective and
thoughtful, yet by turns burningly hot
when it needs to be.”
- Cadence Magazine
“Musicianship is excellent and you
guys are playing!”
- Delfeayo Marsalis
“Trane himself would be proud of
Guidi’s penetrating solos.”
- Jazzchicago.net
“David Guidi is a work of art in
progress.”
- Bunky Green
The members of the David Guidi Quartet
have performed across the globe and as a group,
they program original compositions along with
a wide array of arrangements of jazz standards.
They have featured several prominent
musicians including Jason Marsalis and Marcus
Roberts and seek to coordinate venues as a
quartet in addition to upcoming collaborations
with musicians such as Ron Westray, Marcus
Printup and Vincent Gardner.
The leader of the quartet, David Guidi, is
an award-winning composer and performing
musician who is consistently recognized as a
rising jazz artist. He has been referred to as
both a “…Significant young artist, clearly
committed to a long life of jazz”
(Jazzreview.com) and as “…Someone to watch
carefully in the future” (Cadence Magazine).
Photo: Andrew Louis
David Guidi
- Toronto Trane Studio
Contact Information:
Dr. David Guidi
2336 Douglas Street #524
Austin, TX 78741
(512) 592-0698
daveguidi1@hotmail.com
www.davidguidi.com

The Quartet’s performances include the
blues and swing aspect of jazz music along with
numerous other styles that are synonymous
with the most respected and recognized groups
performing today. They have performed
extensively in the southeast and continue to
welcome other national and international
venues.
Artist Profiles:
David Guidi, Saxophone
Currently based out of Austin, TX,
David’s recent and past activities include
working on the faculty at the University of
Texas at Austin as well as performing with and
composing for various ensembles. A past
student of renowned saxophonist Bunky Green,
he was recognized as an emerging talent in
2001 and was one of only twenty-three artists
nationwide invited to participate in a weeklong
residency program at The Steans Institute
in Chicago. While there, he had the
opportunity to work under the tutelage of
David Baker, Nathan Davis, James Moody,
Danilo Perez, Rufus Reid, and alongside many
of today’s most recognized young artists.
He has performed extensively across the
country and around the world at several major
European jazz festivals. His compositions have
received widespread acclaim, obtaining
recognition in several major competitions
including the 2005 ASCAP Young Jazz
Composer Composition Awards, which he won
for his big-band chart entitled Hike!!!. His
large jazz ensemble compositions are widely
available through Walrus Music Publications.
Recent select performances by the members
of the quartet include:
� 2008 International Association of Jazz
Educators Annual Convention
Toronto, Canada
� Trane Studio with Jason Marsalis
Toronto, Canada
� Snug Harbor with Jason Marsalis
New Orleans, LA
� Donna’s with Jason Marsalis - New Orleans, LA
� Kokopelli’s Jazz with Jason Marsalis
Savannah, GA
� Hampton University with Marcus Roberts
Hampton, VA
� Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola at Lincoln Center
New York, N.Y.
� St. Margaret’s Church - Palm Desert, CA
� Palm Desert High School - Palm Desert, CA
� The Elephant Room - Austin, TX
� St. Augustine Jazz Society - Featured Artist
Concert, St. Augustine, FL
� St. Augustine Labor Day Jazz Festival
St. Augustine, FL
� Durham School of the Arts - Durham, N.C.
� Zydeco’s - Raleigh, N.C.
� Tallahassee’s Jazz in the Park Concert Series
Tallahassee, FL
Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola - Lincoln Center
New York, N.Y.
David and his quartet recently received an
invitation to perform at Lincoln Center as
representatives of the ASCAP Foundation in a
concert series featuring award-winning composers.
In addition to regular performances with his quartet,
he has performed with the most revered artists in
jazz including Dave Brubeck, Kenny Garrett, Terry
Gibbs, Dave Holland, Slide Hampton, Branford
Marsalis, Bob Mintzer, Chris Potter, Tito Puente, and
Clark Terry among others.

David Potter, Drums
Photo: Andrew Louis
David Potter is quickly becoming known
as a formidable musician across the country.
He has been featured in the piano trios of
Marcus Roberts and Ellis Marsalis and is a
member of the Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet.
He has also performed with numerous other
well known jazz artists including Kevin Bales,
Fred Wesley, Martin Bejarano, Scotty
Barnhart, Vincent Gardner, Victor Goines,
Wycliffe Gordon, Russell Gunn, Marcus
Printup, Greg Tardy, and Roland Guerin
among others.
After graduating from Florida State
University in 2005, he was chosen from a
national pool of applicants to be a member of
the Louis Armstrong Quintet at the University
of New Orleans. Unfortunately, the tragedy of
hurricane Katrina temporarily ended his hopes
for a career in Louisiana. In the spring of 2006,
he began to re-audition for graduate schools
and was awarded a full scholarship to the
prestigious Juilliard Jazz Program in New York
City. After several days of intense meditation,
he declined the offer and returned to Florida
State University to work and collaborate with
his mentor Marcus Roberts.
David has enjoyed performing at some of
the world’s most celebrated jazz venues,
including Lincoln Center in New York, the
North Seas Jazz Festival in Holland, the 2005
International Association of Jazz Educators
Convention in Long Beach, CA, the Fat Cat in
New York, Sweet Lorraine's in New Orleans,
Churchill Grounds in Atlanta, GA, and The
Jazz Corner in Hilton Head, SC.
Will Goble, Bass
Photo: Andrew Louis
Jazz bassist Will Goble stays active
performing across the southeastern United
States. He has appeared as a sideman with
many notable artists, including Marcus
Roberts, Vincent Gardner, Jason Marsalis,
Leon Anderson, Kevin Bales, Barry Greene,
Scotty Barnhart, Philip Harper, Doug Carn,
Stephen Riley, and Inga Swearingen among
others. Recent performances include Hampton
University’s annual jazz series as a member of
the Marcus Roberts Quartet.
Having received his bachelors in jazz
performance from Florida State University in
Tallahassee, Florida, he returned the fall of
2006 on staff as a graduate teaching assistant
in the jazz studies program. Will is currently
assisting Marcus Roberts in developing
educational curricula for new college students
interested in studying jazz. He is also fortunate
to have studied with renowned bassist Rodney
Jordan in addition to Roberts. FSU has
provided him the opportunity to perform and
connect with many established artists,
including Carl Allen, Deborah Brown, Vincent
Gardener, Marcus Printup and Gregory Tardy.
As an undergraduate student, Will co-led
an FSU small-jazz ensemble that performed at
the 2005 International Association of Jazz
Educators annual conference in Long Beach,
CA, Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola in New York City,
and the 2005 North Sea Jazz Festival in Den
Haag, Holland. This ensemble was the first
college group ever invited to perform at Dizzy’s
and the first FSU group to play at the IAJE
conference in over ten years.

Austin Johnson, Piano
Austin Johnson is a twenty-four year old
jazz pianist who began his musical training at
age ten. Austin developed a strong interest in
music during his high school years and at
seventeen, began his formal studies with the
highly regarded jazz pianist and educator, Ed
Paolantonio. After graduating high school, he
developed his jazz piano skills by performing
throughout North Carolina as a freelance
musician and as a member of groups such as
the Steve Hobbs Quartet, The Mitch Butler
Trio, and the North Carolina Central
University Jazz Ensemble.
During his time in North Carolina, he had the opportunity to study and perform with
musicians such as Paul Tardif, Ira Wiggins, Robert Trowers, Carroll Dashiell, The Branford
Marsalis Quartet, Stephen Riley, Fred Wesley, Terrell Stafford, Ed Thigpen, Carl Allen, Lenora
Helm, and the Winard Harper Group. He currently resides in Tallahassee, Florida where he was
awarded a scholarship to study jazz performance at Florida State University. At FSU, he has had
the opportunity to work with musicians such as Marcus Roberts and the Marcus Roberts Trio,
Leon Anderson, Scotty Barnhart, and Bill Peterson.
David with Jason Marsalis
Trio
Trio with Marcus Roberts