Career
Born in Philadelphia, Bruno started playing at the age of 7. He began his professional career at the age of 19, touring with Buddy Rich. He played for many years in Los Angeles before returning to the Philadelphia area.
He counts Johnny Smith, Hank Garland, Joe Pass, Tal Farlow, Wes Montgomery, Howard Roberts, Jim Hall, and Pat Martino amongst his influences.
In March, 2011 Jimmy opened up Jimmy Bruno"s Guitar Workshop, a website that allows students to learn directly from Jimmy through video lessons. A student can watch video lessons of Jimmy teaching, record a video and send it to Jimmy for his review.
