Brian Litz: Born: Bethesda, Maryland.

Resides in Hedgesville West Virginia.

Influenced early on by his father, renowned guitar teacher Victor Litz, Brian started playing guitar when he was four years old. By the age of five, he was performing in student recitals. His love of music was encouraged and blossomed under his father’s guidance. Brian comes from a long family tradition of music; not only did his father play guitar, but his grandfather and uncles were also accomplished musicians.

In high school he played in rock bands listening to Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck. He studied classical guitar at Montgomery College for 2 years and then traveled the country playing in dance bands before coming back to the DC area and settling down to a teaching and freelance playing career. Jazz has always been his first love and his influences include, Joe Pass, Jim Hall, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, Jobim, Luiz Bonfa, Baden Powell, Charlie Byrd, Chet Atkins, Danny Gatton, Ed Bicket, Wes Montgomery, Johnny Smith, Lenny Breau and Kenny Burrell. You can find him on many local recording artist CD’s and playing around the Washington DC area.