Kinloch Nelson

Fingerstyle Guitar Virtuoso

Kinloch Nelson (b. 1950) is an "American primitive" guitarist, composer and singer. He studied classical guitar privately with Stanley Watson in Rochester NY, jazz guitar with Gene Bertoncini at Eastman School of Music, and music theory at the University of Rochester. In 1973, he began teaching both privately and at The Hochstein Music School in Rochester where he was on the faculty for twenty-five years. In 1985, Nelson co-founded the Guitar Society of Rochester. He is the author of the book "Alternate Guitar Tunings" and currently teaches privately, conducts guitar workshops and maintains a performance schedule.