Richard Stratton was born in Westfield, NJ but grew up in Atlanta, GA starting age nine. That’s when he began playing the guitar. He studied music at the University of Georgia, where he received his bachelor’s (1980, cum laude) and master’s degrees (1981) in music composition. He attended the doctoral program in music composition at the University of Iowa 1981-1984.

Besides being a freelance musician he worked as a jingle writer for regional midwestern radio advertisers (1982-84), owned a guitar store/school in Iowa City, Iowa (1984-1995) and a fine dining restaurant on Amelia Island Florida (2000-2003).

Below is a list of Acts Available:

Jazz Trio
Richard Stratton - Guitar & Vocals
Billy Thornton - Upright Bass
Peter Miles - Drums

Jazz Quartet/Quintet
Richard Stratton - Guitar & Vocals
Barry Kelsey - Flute/Sax
Doug Matthews - Piano
Scott Smith - Upright Bass
Steve Clark  - Drums

Solo Guitar & Vocals -Richard Stratton
Solo Classical Guitar - Richard Stratton

Guitar Trio
Richard Stratton
Dan Caraway
John Roberts

See Robert's Agent Friendly Website for more information and to listen to a sample of his music.

http://www.strattonmusic.com/