Tom Billotto - Classical/Jazz Guitar & Vocals Acoustic Guitarist from Charlotte, NC

Tom Billotto has been s a full-time professional musician in the Charlotte NC area for over 28 years, averaging 150-200 performances per year. He's been voted “Best Local Acoustic” musician by “Charlotte's Best” magazine and has a Music Performance Degree in Classical Guitar and Voice. Repertoire is weighted by traditional Jazz standards, Bossa Nova/Latin, Chet Atkins, James Taylor, Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Classical Guitar, etc. Tom can perform all instrumental pieces or a combination of vocal and instrumental selections. Although his repertoire is diverse, his sound is mellow and best-suited for easy-listening venues and events. Can perform private/corporate events, wedding ceremonies/cocktail hours/receptions/rehearsal dinners. His complete bio and audio samples can be found on Amongst his performances of note: performed with former musical director and arranger of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis at a Charlotte Wine & Food Weekend event, hosted by former Duke and NBA basketball player, Mike Gminski; Charlotte Wine & Food Weekend wine dinner hosted by renowned author John Grisham (The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Client, The Rainmaker…); private event for Fortune 500 company Sonic Automotive and CEO Bruton Smith; gala wine dinner at the home of former Head Coach of the Carolina Panthers, John Fox; appeared on NBC affiliate station WCNC TV's Charlotte Today show, WBT TV's Morning Show and John Hancock Show, WFAE-FM's Charlotte Talks with host Mike Collins; prelude act for The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra nearly twenty times for Summer Pops concerts; concert on Martha's Vineyard, MA with Arnold McCuller, a world-renowned vocalist who has performed and recorded with James Taylor for the past thirty years. In addition to Tom's solo act, he appears regularly with several of Charlotte's most highly-regarded musicians in various duo and trio settings.