Year of Guitar LIVE Sessions | John Cardoni

John Cardoni is an Adjunct Instructor of Guitar at Belmont University, where he teaches commercial guitar lessons, guitar class, and performs with the Faculty Jazz Group. He regularly performs across the country with Nashville-based bands and artists. Currently he works with the 12 South Band, a high-end corporate band. From 2013 to 2015 he was lead guitarist and musical director for American Idol alum Josh Gracin. He also performed on stage with Amy Grant, Danny Gottlieb, Chester Thompson, Kristin Kelly, Maynard Ferguson, Paul Galbraith, Laura Bell Bundy, and Amber Carrington (The Voice). In addition, he opened for Little Richard, Earth Wind & Fire, Laurence Juber (guitarist for Wings), Norbert Putnam, NEEDTOBREATHE, Craig Morgan, Keith Anderson, J.T. Hodges, Antigravity, Freckled Sky, and Blue Rodeo. So far Mr. Cardoni has recorded nine albums with four different bands, along with various session and demo work. For six years he helped lead a 9-piece funk/fusion band called Public Display of Funk (they were young). The band recorded three albums that featured many of his original compositions and arrangements. He recorded four more records with an original alt-country/rock group called The Micah Walk Band. In his spare time, he works on producing original tracks for licensing and writing solo guitar arrangements. Mr. Cardoni earned his M.M. in Commercial Music with an emphasis in guitar performance from Belmont University in 2013. His graduate recital and thesis paper focused on the music and playing styles of Nashville guitarists over the years. That research involved interviewing greats such as John Knowles (C.G.P.), Guthrie Trapp, Kenny Vaughan, Jack Pearson, and Brent Mason. Mr. Cardoni received his B.M. in Commercial Music from Millikin University in 2004. His undergraduate studies centered on both classical and jazz guitar, music theory, arranging, and recording studio work. In 2008 Mr. Cardoni joined the Millikin faculty. He taught classical and commercial guitar lessons, directed the secondary guitar ensemble, and led a pop/rock combo. He also composed and arranged multiple pieces for classical guitar ensemble. His arrangement of “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” featured as the title track for a 2010 Christmas album by the Millikin Guitar Ensemble. Contact: john.cardoni@adjuncts.belmont.edu We value your input at the museum. Please help us by taking this brief survey about this show. Thank you! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MusicM... #PeoriaYOG #MuseumAtHome #VPRM #Guitar Celebrate 2020 the Year of the Guitar, listen to performances on the guitar and related instruments, find out all about the guitar, and get ready for the museum's upcoming exhibition "Guitar: The Instrument that Rocked the World," featuring the World's Largest Playable Guitar and live concerts! Check out our Guitar exhibition HERE: https://bit.ly/2QKm0QG Look for more virtual live events on the museum's Facebook page HERE: https://bit.ly/2UBPW2m And the Year of the Guitar Facebook page HERE: https://bit.ly/2UhOpj9 The museum gratefully acknowledges our "Guitar: The Instrument that Rocked the World," exhibition presenting sponsor, Illinois Mutual, with additional sponsorship by the Corporate Visionary Society Council and Illinois Arts Council. "GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked The World" is produced by The National GUITAR Museum. The NGM was founded to promote and preserve the legacy of the guitar, and is the world's first museum dedicated to the history, science, evolution, and cultural impact of the guitar. -- Our Virtual Peoria Riverfront Museum content is sponsored by the Visionary Society. Visit the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s website: RiverfrontMuseum.org Subscribe to the Peoria Riverfront Museum Channel HERE: https://bit.ly/2xlLVaE Like Peoria Riverfront Museum on Facebook HERE: https://bit.ly/2UBPW2m Follow Peoria Riverfront Museum on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QInpHj Follow Peoria Riverfront Museum on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/2TnGC3b Help support our public programming! Become a member HERE: https://bit.ly/3bjVZj2 Made a donation HERE: https://bit.ly/2UhzNk5

Added 16 Sept 2026