JOHN CARLINI
- From Summit, New Jersey. Lives in Berkeley Heights, NJ.
- Banjo and guitar player who was at the forefront of the new acoustic music movement in California during the 1970’s.
- Graduate of Boston’s Berklee College of Music.
- 1979-87, served as music director for the Ice Capades.
- 1987, was a member of the David Grisman Quintet, playing guitar.
- 1992, did the orchestration for the off-Broadway production “The Song of Singapore.”
- 1994, recorded a guitar duet album with Tony Rice called “River Suite for Two Guitars.”
- 1994, Formed band “Over the Edge.”
- 1997, worked with the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble.
- 2000, formed the John Carlini Quartet.
- Writes a monthly column for Flatpicking Guitar Magazine.
