Jerry Jennings began as a rock guitarist in the early 70s as a teen, self taught, and influenced by Mark Farner, Richie Blackmore, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Terry Haggerty, Roy Buchanon, Jeff Beck, and many others. His first working band was a country band in Germany, 1978, playing the military bases, while stationed in Bamberg.
Leaving the army in 1979, Jerry made the decision to only do music for a living, and began living the life of a nightclub musician, playing mostly covers. In 86, he began moving away from the late nights and toward his real passion, which was writing and producing.
From 1993 through 2006, Jerry released three albums in the prog/jazz-rock fusion vein, the third of which was produced by the now late Ronnie Montrose. During the same time period he also began writing instructional books, and now has six titles, the latest titled, “Triad Magic”, which is a chord theory book for guitarists.
Currently Jerry is focusing on three areas:
1. Live performance — Covers and originals
2. Producing other artists — “I love taking raw ideas to their full potential.”
3. Songwriting and composing
Jerry’s studio is located in Carmichael, California. “I’m open for business. Do you have a song that’s ready for the studio? Or not ready? I can help with that too. We can work remotely as well.”