John Heussenstamm

Although people tend to think of John Heussenstamm exclusively as a phenomenal blues guitarist and teacher, he plays and has studied different styles of music throughout his career, such as: jazz, from be-bop to modern; classical guitar; gospel; blues; and funk. The songs in this site's Music section reflect this diversity in his tastes: blues, light jazz, latin jazz, rock, funk/rock, new age, world music, and even hillbilly rock. It would probably be fair to say that John's eclectic interest in music has contributed to his strength as a blues rock guitarist.

John was born in Los Angeles, CA on December 28th, 1953, and when he was four he started taking piano lessons in Whittier, CA from his grandmother Erika. After seeing Louis Armstrong on TV,   >>> more >>>

Future and past public performances
Saturday, March 7th, 7:30pm, 15th Annual Laguna Beach Blues and Jazz Festival 2009, Laguna Beach, CA.
John Heussenstamm Plays the Blues!