John Hart is a distinctive mainstream guitarist today. His fine recordings as a leader of Blue Note and Concord have impressed many. When he was 12 years old, he began playing the guitar and graduated from the University of Miami in 1982. He then moved to New York City in the same year. His most memorable associations were with Terumasa Hinos, Larry Goldings and Jack McDuff with whom he recorded and toured. Hart was also a very active music educator. He performed with many jazz musicians, including Lou Donaldson and James Moody, Mike Mainieri and the Maria Schneider Orchestra. Allmusic
