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Tal Morris is a diverse talent and one of the most respected names on guitar in the San Francisco Bay Area Music Scene. Equally at home in rock, blues, jazz and fusion styles, in sessions, onstage, and as a collaborator and producer, Tal is sought after for his high energy, his ability to find the music within, to maintain integrity of the song, touch, timing, tone, texture, and in addition, having the flash of vituosity when needed. Bonnie Raitt was quoted as saying, “man you were playing so good I wanted to throw something at you!“ And Huey Lewis described Tal as “The quintessential Bay Area guitar prodigy.”
Tal is endorsed by, Music Man, Ernie Ball, Jim Dunlop, Mesa Boogie, MXR, Way Huge, Line 6, GRID 1, and Evidence Audio.
Tal has played with CCR, Huey Lewis and the News, Sons of Champlin, Ronnie Montrose, Michael Shrieve, stage jams with Neal Schon, Steve Smith, Narada Michael Walden, Jonathan Cain, Marc Russo, Mic Gillette, Norton Buffalo, and more.
Tal cut his teeth in music sitting in on blues legend Mark Naftlins live radio blues hour along side Bukka White, Elvin Bishop and Mark himself. Tal graduated with honors from Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, studied under Robben Ford, Paul Gilbert, Frank Gambale, Scott Henderson, Joe Diorio, Dan Gilbert, Steve Trovato, and Norman Brown, and was given a scholarship to attend the Stanford Jazz Workshop to study with Charlie Hayden, as well as private study with Jamband legend Steve Kimock.
Tal's break came from legendary rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose, who picked Tal to be the second guitarist in his band supporting his all-instrumental rock release “Music From Here”. Tal toured with Ronnie in 1994 enduring an exciting, but grueling, schedule of 39 shows in 42 days touring the US and Canada from coast to coast. After taking a break to raise his daughter with wife and Bay Area voice coach Amber Morris, Tal resumed his dream of music and landed a spot in the legendary Bay Area band The Sons of Champlin featuring Bill Champlin, replacing Terry Haggerty as lead guitarist launching into two official recordings, a DVD and many tours. This led to two summer tours with Huey Lewis and the News in which Tal appeared with Huey Lewis and the News on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, and then in 2004 replaced Elliot Easton in Creedence Clearwater Revisited, featuring Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and original CCR members, Stu Cook and Doug “Cosmo” Clifford.
To take lessons with Tal, give him a call at (415) 902-9933 or send an email to 415guitar@gmail.com.
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