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Sten Hostfalt guitarist. composer. educator

Sten Hostfalt is a New York City based Internationally acclaimed musician, composer, and veteran educator. With academic credentials,
awards, honors, degrees, faculty positions and continuous invitations for lectures, workshops/clinics. From leading European and American
music institutions. Notably prepared through early beginnings as a self-taught young musician seeking out his own ways to gather knowledge.
From legendary as well as lesser-known great teachers. From some of the world's most innovative musicians, and from skilled amateur players.
And perhaps most of all, from countless fantastic, creative and inquisitve students with lots and lots of musical questions, waiting to be answered.
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Faculty Membership and Professional Association
Founder, Director NYC Guitar Studio, New York City since 2006
Affilate project teacher at First Flight Music, NY Jazz Academy
and Kingsbridge International High School, NYC 2007 - present
Faculty KMH The Royal College of Music, Stockholm since 2001
Various Faculty Positions, Music Educator Assignments since 1985

Member B M I Broadcast Music International
( former member ) IAJE International Association For Jazz Educators

Master of Music Degree Composition G. D. Performance
NEC, New England Conservatory of Music 1994, 1995
B.M. Professional Music Berklee College of Music 1994
Kalix and Skurups Music High Schools, Sweden 1984-87
Classical Guitar Bjorn Werngren, Bengt Edqvist, Henry Nilzon 1978-85

Awards * 2003 ASCAP Award Solo Concert, 29 Pieces For The Microtonal Guitar,
Knitting Factory, New York * 2000-03 International Project / Tour Grants concerts in France,
Sweden and U.S.A. Awards from The Swedish Council For The Arts, The Arts Grants Committee of
Sweden * 1992 NEC Honors Ensemble Member New England Conservatory, 1992-95 Merit Scholarships
* 1991 Outstanding Musicianship Award Berklee College Of Music, 1989-92 Berklee Merit Scholarships

Performances, Recordings & Collaborations Jimmy Giuffre, Joe Maneri, Clare Fischer, Paul Bley, George Russell,
Gary Burton, Peter Erskine, Chris Cheek, Mark Turner Jeff Ballard, Seamus Blake, Matt Renzi Owen Howard, Guillermo Klein,
Cuong Vu, Rob McConnell, Matthew Garrison, David Boato, Deborah Brown, Chris Speed, Bobby Shew, Jamie Saft, Cyril Atef,
Tim Luntzel, Melissa Kassel, Tom Beckham, Matt Pavolka, Phil Wilson, Scott Kinsey Masa Kamaguchi, Matt Renzi, Olivier Ker Ourio,
Marko Djordjevic, Ole Mathisen, Katt Hernandez, Jimmy Weinstein, Bruno Raberg, Takuya Nakamura, Magali Souriau

Press Quotes "Groundbreaking" Jazz Review "Rants & Raves" Guitar Player Magazine "Virtuosic" Joe Maneri
"Impressive and intense" TIME OUT NY "Brilliant soloist" All Music Guide "Highly Exceptional" Jimmy Giuffre
"Inimitable" PM NYC / Paper Magazine "Highly Recommended" Jazz Now "Takes you on a journey where
simply anything is possible" All About Jazz "Another angle on exploring that you will not want to Miss"
Cadence Magazine "One of the better continuing experiments in New York" The NY Times "A Clever innovative
improvisation that is matchless" Jazz Review"Sensational" Svenska Dagbladet (SE) "Intriguing" Jazz Views ( U. K. )
"Beautiful, poetic" Altrisuoni (Italy) "Energetic, frenzied, interesting, finely executed" Jazz Times Magazine view full presskit >