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Biography
Jean Marc Belkadi is a French born, American Jazz Fusion Guitarist. He is known for his prolific improvisational soloing technique. Many famous professional guitarists have studied with him and he is fast becoming "like his mentor, the late, great guitar genius Ted Greene," a reference in the world of Guitar Instruction.
Career
Belkadi studied with Frank Gambale, Scott Henderson, Joe Pass, Joe Diorio, Tal Farlow, and Robben Ford at the Musicians Institute in 1985. The Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) class of 1985 had notable alumni such as Jeff Buckley and Paul Gilbert. He instructed at the school (GIT) from 1998 to 2007 and at the Los Angeles Music Academy College of Music (LAMA) from 1996 to 2000.
Belkadi has recorded a CD, Stopover, and written 11 instructional book/CD sets published by Hal Leonard Corporation / Musicians Institute Press.
In 2011, he released his first digital E-book with 60 MP3 audio tracks: The Composite Blues Scale for Electric Guitar.
Notable students
- Gavin Rossdale
- James Valentine
- Jesse Carmichael
- Dweezil Zappa
- Liv Tyler
- Eddie Cahill
- Chris Traynor
- Orianthi
- Ricardo Montalbán
- Saul Rubinek
- Robert Harmon
- Joe Holmes
- Paul Doucette
- Jeff Young
- Mike Posner
- Sam Spiegel
- Rafael Moreira
- Dory Lobel
- Matthew Rutler
- Zane Carney
- Justin Derrico
- Joel Whitley
- Jeffrey Alan Fiskin
- Cassandra Delaney
- Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece and Denmark
- Jacques Chirac's son Martin
- Michèle Laroque's daughter Oriane
- Michael Landon's son Sean
- Sela Ward's son Austin
- Paul Stanley's son Evan
- Gregory Peck's grandson Harper
- Hans Zimmer's daughter A.B.
- Chip Rosenbloom's son Alex
- Natalie Maines's son Slade
- Brian Chiusano guitarist/musical director for Orianthi and Bohème
Instructional book/CD sets
- 1997: A Modern Approach to Jazz, Rock & Fusion - Hal Leonard Corporation / Musicians Institute Press
- 1997: The Diminished Scale for Guitar - Hal Leonard Corporation / Musicians Institute Press
- 1999: Advanced Scale Concepts & Licks for Guitar - Hal Leonard Corporation / Musicians Institute Press
- 2000: Jazz-Rock Triad Improvising for Guitar - Hal Leonard Corporation / Musicians Institute Press
- 2001: Slap & Pop Technique for Guitar - Hal Leonard Corporation / Musicians Institute Press
- 2002: Outside Guitar Licks - Hal Leonard Corporation / Musicians Institute Press
- 2003: Progressive Tapping Licks - Hal Leonard Corporation / Musicians Institute Press
- 2004: Classical Themes for Electric Guitar - Hal Leonard Corporation / Musicians Institute Press
- 2005: Ethnic Rhythms for Electric Guitar - Hal Leonard Corporation / Musicians Institute Press
- 2005: Exotic Scales & Licks for Electric Guitar - Hal Leonard Corporation / Musicians Institute Press
- 2006: Technique Exercises for Guitar - Hal Leonard Corporation / Musicians Institute Press
- 2011: The Composite Blues Scale for Electric Guitar - Belkadi Publications - E-book
Discography
- 1998: Stopover
- 2010: Just For the Fun
- 2012: Check Point
- 2012: The Sniper
- 2013: It's Not Difficult
- 2015: Mission Possible
Personal life
Belkadi is married to graphic designer and painter Marie Christine Belkadi. She edited and designed Belkadi's instructional books and CDs.