California Guitar Trio

California Guitar Trio
California Guitar Trio live at The B.B. King Blues Club, New York
California Guitar Trio live at The B.B. King Blues Club, New York
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, USA
GenresInstrumental rock, progressive rock, New Acoustic, new-age, chamber jazz, folk baroque
Years active1991–present
LabelsInner Knot Records, InsideOut Music
MembersBert Lams
Hideyo Moriya (on hiatus),
Paul Richards
Tom Griesgraber
Websitehttps://cgtrio.com

California Guitar Trio (CGT) is an acoustic–electric band formed in Los Angeles in 1991 with the aim of expanding the potential of acoustic guitars played in the New standard tuning (NST) introduced by Robert Fripp on Guitar Craft courses. The California Guitar Trio’s core lineup consisted of Paul Richards, Bert Lams, and Hideyo Moriya. Today’s CGT lineup includes founding members Richards and Lams, with the addition of Tom Griesgraber, a Chapman Stick virtuoso. Highly regarded instrumentalists, the CGT have achieved worldwide renown for their eclectic repertoire, precision arrangements, and expansive sonic palette. The California Guitar Trio has toured globally for over three decades, performing more than 2,000 concerts. CGT has released 21 albums, with their music being streamed over 120 million times on Pandora, Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music.