Album Notes

FRETWORK IS A DIFFERENT AND THOROUGHLY ENJOYABLE ACOUSTIC ALBUM. IT IS A PROJECT THAT GREW OUT OF THE STRONG AND LASTING FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN TWO EXTREMELY TALENTED GUITARISTS, BRIAN CONIGLIARO AND STEVE TELLEZ. FRETWORK IS A COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL SONGS WITH COUNTRY, BLUES AND LATIN INFLUENCES. BRIAN AND STEVE WERE JOINED BY TWO EXCELLENT L.A. STUDIO MUSICIANS, KEVIN AXT ON BASS AND M.B. GORDY ON PERCUSSION.

FRETWORK HAS ENJOYED AIRPLAY ROTATION ON EASY LISTENING RADIO STATIONS \"KASK\" IN LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO AND \"KZYK\" IN MENDOCINO, CALIFORNIA.

STEVE TELLEZ HAS PERFORMED RECENTLY WITH SONGWRITER/ARTISTS PHIL VASSAR, SCHUYLER FISK, AND THE CLARK FAMILY.

BRIAN HAS PERFORMED OR RECORDED WITH SUCH ARTISTS AS: JACKIE PARIS, RAY CHARLES, LOU RAWLS, DANIEL PONCE, IGNACCIO BOROA, FRANK GAMBALE, SUE RANEY, ANN MARIE MOSS, BARBARA McNAIR, EUBIE BLAKE, GREGORY HINES, JERRY MULLIGAN, DIZZIE GILLESPIE, NANCY WILSON, LESLIE GORE, CHUCK NEGRON OF THREE DOG NIGHT, BOBBY DAY, MARY WELLS, PATTI LUPONE, LIONEL HAMPTON, THE TOKENS, NY SOUL COMPANY , MICKEY DOLENZ, AL WILSON, HOUSEWIVES ON PROZAC, THE DRIFTERS, AND SNOOP DOGG, ETC...


BRIAN CONIGLIARO IS ALSO A JAZZ MUSICIAN AND HAS RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING REVIEWS:

LA TIMES JAZZ CRITIC LEONARD FEATHER
\"BRIAN CONIGLIARO IS A GREAT DOWN HOME JAZZ/BLUES HARMONICA PLAYER WHO MUST BE SEEN\"

JACKIE PARIS (JAZZ LEGEND) SAYS \"BRIAN IS A PLAYER AND SONGWRITER WITH A REAL SMOOTH STYLE\"

FRANK GAMBALE OF (CHICK COREA\'S ELECTRIC BAND) SAYS\"BRIAN IS A GREAT PLAYER\"

LA JAZZ SCENE NEWS MYRNA DANIELS
\"BRIAN ALWAYS ADDS RICHNESS TO TUNES...BRIAN IS A TASTY PLAYER.......HIS LATIN GROOVES ARE AS SEXY AS HELL\"