Michael Cioffero has a Master’s Degree in classical guitar and has studied with Benjamin Verdery, Christopher Parkening and William Kanengiser among others. In addition, Michael has studied flamenco guitar at Taller Flamenco Escuela de Flamenco in Seville, Spain. Michael is the guitar instructor at the prestigious Dalton School in New York City and has a guitar instructor position at the highly esteemed 92nd Street Y School of Music. He performs many styles on guitar such as classical, flamenco, rock and jazz and has regular performances in New York City and throughout the United States. At age 19 he was one of 12 guitarists chosen nationwide to perform at the annual Christopher Parkening Master Class and, since then, has performed on VH1, Japanese Television, Off-Broadway plays, film soundtracks, the television series “The Arts in Westchester” and a feature in Rolling Stone Magazine. Recently Michael studied and performed at the Benjamin Verdery (Yale University) Master Class in Maui, Hawaii. Michael’s performance credentials include:
- VH1 performance with Terrence Howard • VH1 Studios Times Square • New York, New York
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-A feature in Rolling Stone Magazine
- Performed in a scene for the Japanese Television show “Amazing Video and Stories Behind Image #10” (Episode airdate 03-18-2010) - Nippon International Television (NTV), Japan
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-VH1 Summer's End Concert • Las Vegas, Nevada
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-Guitarist for the Off-Broadway play “El Poeta y el Compositor” • Director: Cesar Alejandro • New York, NY
- Doctor Infierno (Soundtrack) • Paco Limon, Director • Melanoma Films • Spain
- The Arts in Westchester Television Series • New York
- 21st Annual Christopher Parkening Master Class • Bozeman, Montana
- 10th Annual International Classical Guitar Festival • Denver, Colorado
- Opening act for 311, Gin Blossoms, The Donnas, 2 Skinnee Js, Goo Goo Dolls, Kid Rock, Buckcherry, Ziggy Marley
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- Robert Lax
(Written for Pauline & Vito)
