Guitarists · 1936–2022

Joe Diorio

American musician (1936–2022)

Born: 6 August 1936
Waterbury
Died: 2 February 2022
Country: United States
Active: 1960–
Record labels: Cadet Records, RAM Records

Biography

Joe Diorio was a jazz musician who played guitar. Joe Diorio was born on 6 August 1936 in Waterbury and died on 2 February 2022. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Cadet Records and RAM Records.

Joseph Louis Diorio (August 6, 1936 – February 2, 2022) was an American jazz guitarist. He performed with Sonny Stitt, Hal Crook, Eddie Harris, Ira Sullivan, Stan Getz, Pat Metheny, Horace Silver, Anita O'Day, and Freddie Hubbard. In recent years he also recorded albums with modern performers including Robben Ford, Gary Willis, David Becker and Mick Goodrick. Following in the footsteps of an uncle, Diorio took up the guitar, studying formally in the early 1950s at a local music school. He worked for a while with local bands, but in the early 1960s he ventured into New York City, where he played with several jazz musicians. In April 2005 he struggled to regain the full use of his left hand following a stroke he suffered at his West Coast residence in San Clemente.

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