Jack Gardiner

Jack Gardiner (born in 1993) is a highly acclaimed solo artist and session guitarist from Liverpool, U.K., now based in Switzerland. Guitar World hails him as “the Ibanez-toting, Neural DSP aficionado” and “one seriously gifted guitar player”, highlighting his mastery of control, theory, technique, and phrasing across a wide range of styles. ‘Kintsugi (金継ぎ) is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer (Urushi) mixed with powdered gold. Rather than hiding damage, the cracks are revealed - becoming part of the object’s story. What was broken is not erased, but transformed. Like many musicians, I struggle with imposter syndrome and self-doubt. Kintsugi is about learning to honour those breaks - and to carry them forward as strength.’ His collaborations have included Henrik Linder, Aron Mellergård (Dirty Loops), Cory Wong, Matteo Mancuso, Andy Timmons, Owane, Riccardo Oliva & Gianluca Pellerito (Matteo Mancuso), and numerous masterclasses alongside Guthrie Govan, Andy Timmons, and Greg Howe. Guthrie Govan said of Jack, ‘A quick search on YouTube will unearth a plethora of young guitarists with great technique and Jack is certainly a young guitarist with great technique. What sets him apart from so many of his contemporaries, however, is his innate musicality and also his abundance of experience as a live performer in the “real world”. … a guitar player who can offer technical facility and musicality in equal measure.’ – Guthrie Govan