Joe Belmont played his first gigs and made his first recordings by the age of seventeen. He has been performing professionally for over thirty years. Originally self-taught, he later studied classical guitar and eventually received a degree in music theory and composition at the City College of New York. Joe has extensive performance and recording experience in a wide variety of styles with many musical ensembles. He has released two recordings of his own music and has produced and performed on recordings for other musicians, including performances on film sound tracks. He is a Performance Faculty member of the music department at Amherst College and is the Director of Jazz Studies at the Northampton Community Music Center.

For more about Joe, visit the bio page. For more about his various projects, including Viva Quetzal, visit the projects page. For mp3 samples of Joe's music, visit the music page. To learn about his teaching credentials, visit the teaching page.