Tributes including this from Benedetto guitars, ''Joe was an innovative player and influential educator, a guitarist’s guitarist. He leaves behind a rich legacy in his students, and recordings,'' are pouring in to the memory of Joe Diorio who has died at the age of 85. David Becker on Twitter also paid tribute to his colleague: ''With heavy heart that I announce the passing of my dear friend and mentor Joe Diorio. To describe how I am feeling right now is impossible. Please keep his wife Tina in your thoughts.''
Diorio during a long career performed with such giants of jazz as Sonny Stitt, Eddie Harris, Ira Sullivan, Stan Getz, Pat Metheny, Horace Silver, Anita O'Day, and Freddie Hubbard. Diorio taught at the University of Southern California and published several significant instructional books and videos as an educator.
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