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Maurice J. Summerfield

January 01, 1970

Maurice Joseph Summerfield (born 4 February 1940) is a British guitarist, author, publisher, and businessman. He is the founder of Classical Guitar magazine.[1][2] He produced several recordings for his company's label, Guitar Masters Records, from 1981 to 1985.

Maurice J. Summerfield
Maurice Joseph Summerfield
Background information
Birth nameMaurice Joseph Summerfield
Born (1940-02-04) 4 February 1940 (age 84)
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
GenresJazz, classical
Occupation(s)Musician, author, publisher, businessman
Instrument(s)Guitar

Career edit

Maurice Summerfield was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the UK. He played the guitar professionally in jazz groups and dance bands in the North East of England in his late teens and early twenties. In 1957 he studied with Ivor Mairants in London and in the same year made first contact with guitarist Barney Kessel. During the next year he joined the family business, which was founded in 1900. Several years later he began importing and selling musical instruments and products made by Ibanez,[3] Guild Guitar Company, CSL and Levin, Tama, D'Addario, C. F. Martin & Company, Savarez, and La Bella. The company emphasized guitar, fretted instruments, and accessories.[4]

Summerfield instigated the production of the first authentic reproductions (CSL 'Gypsy' range)[5] of the original 1930s Maccaferri/Selmer guitars used by Django Reinhardt and the Joe Pass JP20[6][7] guitar for the Ibanez company. He has had a special relationship over many years with Jorge Morel,[8][9] Argentinian guitarist. He produced three recordings and published 15 volumes of guitar solos and arrangements by Morel.[10] In 1978 Summerfield established the Ashley Mark Publishing Company, a mail order business that sold guitar books and music.[11] In 1981 he founded Guitar Masters Records, a company producing guitar recordings by David Russell, Jorge Morel, Jorge Cardoso, Maria Isabel Siewers, Neil Smith, and Krzysztof Pelech.[4]

 
Maurice J. Summerfield with (right to left) Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, Joe Pass, and Charlie Byrd

Summerfield developed a close relationship with Barney Kessel, resulting in his presenting the guitarist in concert and master classes,[12] publishing three volumes of guitar solos, and writing the Kessel's authorized biography.[13] In 1976 Summerfield and two friends founded the Guitar Appreciation Society of North East England. This society presented classical, jazz, and flamenco guitarists in concert in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area.[14]

In September 1982 he founded Classical Guitar magazine.[15] He sold this magazine to String Letter Media (US)[16] in 2014.

Summerfield promoted many concerts, including an annual classical guitar series at the Wigmore Hall in London.[17][18] Starting in 1984, these concerts featured guitarists from different countries.[19][20] From 1991 Summerfield helped organize, with the Edward James Foundation, the first twenty annual international classical guitar festivals at West Dean College in West Sussex, UK.[21]

For over 38 years Summerfield was a council member of the UK's Music Industries Association[22] (MIA-formerly AMII and then AMI) general committee. In July 1997 he was elected to the Freedom of the Worshipful Company of Musicians[23] (The Musicians Company) a City of London livery company. In December 1997 he received the Freedom of the City of London.[24] In October 2003 he was elected to serve on the Court of the Musicians Company and was installed as its Master in November 2009. In May 2010 Summerfield was made an Honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music.[25][26][4]

In June 2013 he was inducted into the Guitar Foundation of America's Hall of Fame[4] in Louisville, Kentucky. In 2015 he donated part of his archives to the International Guitar Research Centre (IGRC)[27] at the University of Surrey under the name The Maurice J. Summerfield Collection.

In January 2021 Maurice Summerfield received the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Believe in Music Award[28][29] in a special online event.

Selected bibliography edit

Books edit

  • Bacon, Tony. The Ibanez Electric Guitar Book. Backbeat: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2013. ISBN 978-1-61713-453-1
  • Charle, Francois. The Story of Selmer-Maccaferri Guitars. F. Charle: Paris, 1999. ISBN 978-2951351615
  • D'Addario: The Player's Choice 1905–2005. D'Addario, 2005.
  • Specht, Paul. Ibanez: The Untold Story. Hoshino: Bensalem, Pennsylvania, 2005. ISBN 0-9764277-0-2
  • Summerfield, Maurice. The Classical Guitar: Its Evolution and Its Players Since 1800. Ashley Mark: Blaydon on Tyne, 2002. (Five editions 1982, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2002) ISBN 1-872639-46-1
  • Summerfield, Maurice. The Jazz Guitar: Its Evolution, Players and Personalities Since 1900. Ashley Mark, 1998. (Four editions 1978, 1979, 1993, 1998) ISBN 1-872639-26-7
  • Summerfield, Maurice. Barney Kessel: A Jazz Legend. Ashley Mark: Blaydon on Tyne, 2008. ISBN 978-1-872639-69-7
  • Wright, Michael. Guitar Stories. Vintage Guitar Books: Bismarck, North Dakota, 1995. ISBN 978-1-884883-08-8

Articles edit

  • "The Summerfield Story", Music Trade International, August 1978
  • Interview, Swiat Gitary, August 2004[30]
  • "The Summerfield Story", Music Trade News, July 2007
  • "Maurice Summerfield – Man of Many Talents", Just Jazz Guitar magazine, May 2011
  • "The Mind of Maurice", Classical Guitar magazine, September 2015

References edit

  1. ^ Summerfield, Maurice J. (1982). "Classical Guitar Magazine". classicalguitarmagazine.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. ^ Summerfield, Maurice J. (1982). "Classical Guitar Magazine". classicalguitarmagazine.com. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  3. ^ Specht, Paul (26 April 2017). Ibanez – The Untold Story. US: Hoshino (published 2005). pp. 95–96. ISBN 978-0976427704.
  4. ^ a b c d Summerfield, Maurice J. (2013). "Industry Leadership Award 2013". guitarfoundation.org. Retrieved 12 April 2017.   Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
  5. ^ Vernon, Paul (1974). "'The Gypsy' – CSL Guitars". gypsyjazzuk.wordpress.com. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Guitar Aficionado: 1983 Ibanez Joe Pass JP20". guitarworld.com. 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  7. ^ "The Eclectic Collector: 1983 Ibanez Joe Pass JP20". guitaraficionado.com. 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  8. ^ McClellan, John; Bratic, Deyan (7 October 2010). The Magnificent Guitar of Jorge Morel: A Life of Music. Mel Bay Publications. pp. 95–. ISBN 978-1-60974-652-0. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  9. ^ Morel, Jorge (24 September 2013). Music of Jorge Morel. Mel Bay Publications. pp. 36–. ISBN 978-1-61911-426-5. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  10. ^ Morel, Jorge (1982). Jorge Morel – Virtuoso South American Guitar. OCLC 25459091. Retrieved 7 April 2017 – via worldcat.org.
  11. ^ "FretsOnly". fretsonly.com. 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  12. ^ Ashley Mark Publishing (2017). "The Guitar Appreciation Society - Barney Kessel Guitar Seminar, Newcastle-upon-Tyne". sf-music.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  13. ^ Ashley Mark Publishing (2017). "Barney Kessel A Jazz Legend". sf-music.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  14. ^ Ashley Mark Publishing (2017). "The Guitar Appreciation Society - The People's Theatre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne". sf-music.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  15. ^ Summerfield, Maurice J. (1982). "Classical Guitar Magazine". classicalguitarmagazine.com. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  16. ^ "String Letter Media". stringletter.com. 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  17. ^ Ashley Mark Publishing (2017). "Ashley Mark Publishing - Wigmore Hall Thank You Letter". sf-music.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  18. ^ Ashley Mark Publishing (2017). "Ashley Mark Publishing - Wigmore Hall". sf-music.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  19. ^ Ashley Mark Publishing (2017). "Ashley Mark Publishing - Concerts". sf-music.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  20. ^ Ashley Mark Publishing (2017). "Photo Gallery". sf-music.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  21. ^ Ashley Mark Publishing (2017). "Ashley Mark Publishing - West Dean Programme Credit". sf-music.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  22. ^ MIA (2017). "Music Industry Association(UK)". mia.org.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  23. ^ "The Musicians Company". wcom.org.uk. 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  24. ^ . cityoflondon.gov.uk. 1997. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  25. ^ "Royal Academy of Music Honour". alexschmitz.net. 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  26. ^ "Royal Academy of Music". ram.ac.uk. 1997. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  27. ^ "International Guitar Research Centre (IGRC)". surrey.ac.uk. 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  28. ^ "2021 NAMM Believe in Music Awards / Oral History Service Award - Maurice J. Summerfield". youtube.com. 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  29. ^ "Today: 2 British Figureheads Receive the 2021 Believe In Music Award". mia.org.uk. 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  30. ^ "Interview, Swiat Gitary". czasopism.pl. 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

External links edit

  • Interview, National Association of Music, 2006
  • Guitar Foundation of America, Leadership Award, 2013

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label Guitar Masters Records from 1981 to 1985 Maurice J SummerfieldMaurice Joseph SummerfieldBackground informationBirth nameMaurice Joseph SummerfieldBorn 1940 02 04 4 February 1940 age 84 Newcastle upon Tyne EnglandGenresJazz classicalOccupation s Musician author publisher businessmanInstrument s Guitar Contents 1 Career 2 Selected bibliography 2 1 Books 2 2 Articles 3 References 4 External linksCareer editMaurice Summerfield was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK He played the guitar professionally in jazz groups and dance bands in the North East of England in his late teens and early twenties In 1957 he studied with Ivor Mairants in London and in the same year made first contact with guitarist Barney Kessel During the next year he joined the family business which was founded in 1900 Several years later he began importing and selling musical instruments and products made by Ibanez 3 Guild Guitar Company CSL and Levin Tama D Addario C F Martin amp Company Savarez and La Bella The company emphasized guitar fretted instruments and accessories 4 Summerfield instigated the production of the first authentic reproductions CSL Gypsy range 5 of the original 1930s Maccaferri Selmer guitars used by Django Reinhardt and the Joe Pass JP20 6 7 guitar for the Ibanez company He has had a special relationship over many years with Jorge Morel 8 9 Argentinian guitarist He produced three recordings and published 15 volumes of guitar solos and arrangements by Morel 10 In 1978 Summerfield established the Ashley Mark Publishing Company a mail order business that sold guitar books and music 11 In 1981 he founded Guitar Masters Records a company producing guitar recordings by David Russell Jorge Morel Jorge Cardoso Maria Isabel Siewers Neil Smith and Krzysztof Pelech 4 nbsp Maurice J Summerfield with right to left Barney Kessel Herb Ellis Joe Pass and Charlie Byrd Summerfield developed a close relationship with Barney Kessel resulting in his presenting the guitarist in concert and master classes 12 publishing three volumes of guitar solos and writing the Kessel s authorized biography 13 In 1976 Summerfield and two friends founded the Guitar Appreciation Society of North East England This society presented classical jazz and flamenco guitarists in concert in the Newcastle upon Tyne area 14 In September 1982 he founded Classical Guitar magazine 15 He sold this magazine to String Letter Media US 16 in 2014 Summerfield promoted many concerts including an annual classical guitar series at the Wigmore Hall in London 17 18 Starting in 1984 these concerts featured guitarists from different countries 19 20 From 1991 Summerfield helped organize with the Edward James Foundation the first twenty annual international classical guitar festivals at West Dean College in West Sussex UK 21 For over 38 years Summerfield was a council member of the UK s Music Industries Association 22 MIA formerly AMII and then AMI general committee In July 1997 he was elected to the Freedom of the Worshipful Company of Musicians 23 The Musicians Company a City of London livery company In December 1997 he received the Freedom of the City of London 24 In October 2003 he was elected to serve on the Court of the Musicians Company and was installed as its Master in November 2009 In May 2010 Summerfield was made an Honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music 25 26 4 In June 2013 he was inducted into the Guitar Foundation of America s Hall of Fame 4 in Louisville Kentucky In 2015 he donated part of his archives to the International Guitar Research Centre IGRC 27 at the University of Surrey under the name The Maurice J Summerfield Collection In January 2021 Maurice Summerfield received the National Association of Music Merchants NAMM Believe in Music Award 28 29 in a special online event Selected bibliography editBooks edit Bacon Tony The Ibanez Electric Guitar Book Backbeat Milwaukee Wisconsin 2013 ISBN 978 1 61713 453 1 Charle Francois The Story of Selmer Maccaferri Guitars F Charle Paris 1999 ISBN 978 2951351615 D Addario The Player s Choice 1905 2005 D Addario 2005 Specht Paul Ibanez The Untold Story Hoshino Bensalem Pennsylvania 2005 ISBN 0 9764277 0 2 Summerfield Maurice The Classical Guitar Its Evolution and Its Players Since 1800 Ashley Mark Blaydon on Tyne 2002 Five editions 1982 1991 1992 1996 2002 ISBN 1 872639 46 1 Summerfield Maurice The Jazz Guitar Its Evolution Players and Personalities Since 1900 Ashley Mark 1998 Four editions 1978 1979 1993 1998 ISBN 1 872639 26 7 Summerfield Maurice Barney Kessel A Jazz Legend Ashley Mark Blaydon on Tyne 2008 ISBN 978 1 872639 69 7 Wright Michael Guitar Stories Vintage Guitar Books Bismarck North Dakota 1995 ISBN 978 1 884883 08 8 Articles edit The Summerfield Story Music Trade International August 1978 Interview Swiat Gitary August 2004 30 The Summerfield Story Music Trade News July 2007 Maurice Summerfield Man of Many Talents Just Jazz Guitar magazine May 2011 The Mind of Maurice Classical Guitar magazine September 2015References edit Summerfield Maurice J 1982 Classical Guitar Magazine classicalguitarmagazine com Retrieved 20 April 2017 Summerfield Maurice J 1982 Classical Guitar Magazine classicalguitarmagazine com Retrieved 7 April 2017 Specht Paul 26 April 2017 Ibanez The Untold Story US Hoshino published 2005 pp 95 96 ISBN 978 0976427704 a b c d Summerfield Maurice J 2013 Industry Leadership Award 2013 guitarfoundation org Retrieved 12 April 2017 nbsp Material was copied from this source which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3 0 Unported License Vernon Paul 1974 The Gypsy CSL Guitars gypsyjazzuk wordpress com Retrieved 12 April 2017 Guitar Aficionado 1983 Ibanez Joe Pass JP20 guitarworld com 2011 Retrieved 21 April 2017 The Eclectic Collector 1983 Ibanez Joe Pass JP20 guitaraficionado com 2011 Retrieved 21 April 2017 McClellan John Bratic Deyan 7 October 2010 The Magnificent Guitar of Jorge Morel A Life of Music Mel Bay Publications pp 95 ISBN 978 1 60974 652 0 Retrieved 12 April 2017 Morel Jorge 24 September 2013 Music of Jorge Morel Mel Bay Publications pp 36 ISBN 978 1 61911 426 5 Retrieved 19 April 2017 Morel Jorge 1982 Jorge Morel Virtuoso South American Guitar OCLC 25459091 Retrieved 7 April 2017 via worldcat org FretsOnly fretsonly com 2017 Retrieved 12 April 2017 Ashley Mark Publishing 2017 The Guitar Appreciation Society Barney Kessel Guitar Seminar Newcastle upon Tyne sf music co uk Retrieved 19 June 2017 Ashley Mark Publishing 2017 Barney Kessel A Jazz Legend sf music co uk Retrieved 19 June 2017 Ashley Mark Publishing 2017 The Guitar Appreciation Society The People s Theatre Newcastle upon Tyne sf music co uk Retrieved 19 June 2017 Summerfield Maurice J 1982 Classical Guitar Magazine classicalguitarmagazine com Retrieved 7 April 2017 String Letter Media stringletter com 2014 Retrieved 20 April 2017 Ashley Mark Publishing 2017 Ashley Mark Publishing Wigmore Hall Thank You Letter sf music co uk Retrieved 19 June 2017 Ashley Mark Publishing 2017 Ashley Mark Publishing Wigmore Hall sf music co uk Retrieved 19 June 2017 Ashley Mark Publishing 2017 Ashley Mark Publishing Concerts sf music co uk Retrieved 19 June 2017 Ashley Mark Publishing 2017 Photo Gallery sf music co uk Retrieved 20 June 2017 Ashley Mark Publishing 2017 Ashley Mark Publishing West Dean Programme Credit sf music co uk Retrieved 19 June 2017 MIA 2017 Music Industry Association UK mia org uk Retrieved 12 April 2017 The Musicians Company wcom org uk 2017 Retrieved 12 April 2017 Freedom of the City of London cityoflondon gov uk 1997 Archived from the original on 21 September 2015 Retrieved 12 April 2017 Royal Academy of Music Honour alexschmitz net 2010 Retrieved 12 April 2017 Royal Academy of Music ram ac uk 1997 Retrieved 12 April 2017 International Guitar Research Centre IGRC surrey ac uk 2015 Retrieved 12 April 2017 2021 NAMM Believe in Music Awards Oral History Service Award Maurice J Summerfield youtube com 2021 Retrieved 28 January 2021 Today 2 British Figureheads Receive the 2021 Believe In Music Award mia org uk 2021 Retrieved 25 January 2021 Interview Swiat Gitary czasopism pl 2004 Retrieved 20 April 2017 External links editInterview National Association of Music 2006 Guitar Foundation of America Leadership Award 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maurice J Summerfield amp oldid 1200640287, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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