Zoe Guigueno

Bassist

311 Beach 73rd Street / Queens NY zoegui@gmail.com //

www .zoeguigueno.com 347-755-0688 

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Notable Performances

  • Steve Martin & Martin Short’s “Now You See Them, Soon You Won’t” tour, various US and Canadian cities, March 8 – October 6 2019 (as part of Della Mae)

  • 02 Academy Glasgow, GlasgowUK, support for Snarky Puppy, October2022 (MichelleWillisTrio)

  • Chutzpah Festival, Vancouver BC, November 2023 (Michael Winograd & the Honorable Mentshn)

  • Jewish Culture Festival, Krakow Poland, July 2023 (Michael Winograd & the Honorable Mentshn)

  • Grand Ole Opry, Nashville TN, May 12 2015 (Della Mae)

  • United Nations Headquarters (private function), New York NY, Dec.15, 2016 (NickHornerFamily)

  • NPR's A Prairie Home Companion, St Paul MN, Feb. 13, 2016 (Della Mae)

  • Ashkenaz Festival, Toronto ON, Sept. 1-2, 2018 (Tsibele, Susan Watts, Marilyn Lerner, Rachel

    Lemisch)

  • Passing Strange (musical theatre production), Toronto ON, Jan. 27-Feb. 5, 2017

  • As You Like It (theatre production), Hunts Point Middle School, Bronx NY, May 18-20, 2018 (individually hired)

  • Hue Festival, Hue Vietnam, April 29-May 1, 2016 (Della Mae)

  • Channel I (national TV station), Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nov. 22, 2016 (Della Mae)

  • European tour as support for the Mountain Goats, November 2019 (Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards)

  • CBS “Saturday Sessions”, New York NY, aired on March 23rd, 2019 (Yola)

  • Toronto Jazz Festival, July 1st 2022 (Michael Winograd & the Honorable Mentshn)

  • Bowery Ballroom, New York NY, March 30, 2016 (Della Mae)

  • The Troubadour, West Hollywood CA, Feb. 25, 2016 (Della Mae)

  • The Fillmore, San Francisco CA, Feb. 20, 2016 (Della Mae)

  • Philadelphia Folk Festival, Harleysville PA, Aug. 17 2019 (Tsibele)

  • SXSW, Austin TX, November 2015 (Della Mae)

  • TradFest, Dublin, Ireland, January 27th 2019 (Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards)

  • Spaso House (American Ambassador’s residence), Moscow, Russia, April 3, 2018 (Della Mae)

  • Terra Sancta (collaboration with Naya Ensemble), Amman, Jordan, Nov. 28, 2017 (Della Mae)

  • Edmonton Folk Festival, Edmonton AB, Aug. 10-13, 2017 (Yola Carter)

  • Calgary Folk Festival, Calgary AB, July 27-30, 2017 (Yola Carter)

  • HabitatIII (UN Conference), Quito, Ecuador, Oct. 20, 2016 (Nick Horner Family)

  • Ryman Auditorium, Nashville TN, July 21, 2016 (Della Mae)

  • Big Sky Big Grass Festival, Big Sky MT, Feb. 6-7, 2015 (Della Mae)

  • Celtic Connections, Glasgow, UK, Jan. 2014/2015 (Joy Kills Sorrow, Fish & Bird, Jenny Ritter)

  • Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts, WashingtonD.C., Sept.8 ,2014 (Sandaraa)

  • Mosaic South Asian Heritage Festival of Mississauga, Aug.15-17, 2014 (Sandaraa)

  • Kingsville Folk Festival, August 8-10, 2014 (Jane Siberry, Fish & Bird)

  • Vancouver Folk Music Festival, July 18-20, 2014 (Fish & Bird, Jenny Ritter)

  • New York Hot Jazz Festival, May 18th 2014 (The Xylopholks)

  • NPR's Mountain Stage Radio, Charleston WV, Oct. 13, 2013 (Joy Kills Sorrow)

  • Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, San Francisco, Oct. 4-7, 2013 (Joy Kills Sorrow)

    Education

  • Bachelor of Music in double bass performance, Humber College, Toronto, 2009. Full scholarship.

  • Klezkanada Festival of Jewish/Yiddish Music and Culture, August 2014 (klezmer bass)

  • Private bass lesson with Miriam Chong in Victoria BC, January 14, 2022

  • Private voice lessons with Marlies Iredale on Salt Spring Island, BC, January – December 2021

  • Private bass lesson with Carol Kaye (via Skype), December 25, 2016

  • Private bass lessons with Gregg August in New York City, 2014 - 2015

  • Private bass lessons with Paul Kowert in New York City, 2013 - 2014

  • Private voice lessons with Sophie Lair-Berreby in New York City, 2014

  • Private bass lessons with Eric Lagacé in Montréal, 2012

  • Private bass lessons with Jodi Proznick in Vancouver, 2004

  • Malaspina Summer Jazz Academy, July 2004 (studied saxophone)

  • Gulf Islands School of Performing Arts (full scholarship, 2004-2005)

    Recognition

  • Creative BC – Career Development Program grant recipient (January 2022)

  • PEAR Fund recipient (May 2022)

  • Folk Alley's “10 Best Trad Albums of 2021” forThe Faux Paws (TheFauxPaws) (December 2021)

  • Tuff City Radio's “West Coast Screech” winner for best Original Christmas song (January 2021)

  • Tofino Arts Council grant recipient for “My First Pandemic” project (December 2020)

  • Nominated to become voting member of the Recording Academy (Grammy Awards) (2019-2021)

  • Named among Magnet Magazine's top ten “Best Indie Roots Release 2020” for Bitter Better (Laura

    Cortese & the Dance Cards), 2020

  • Named among Folk Alley's top ten “Favourite Folk 2020” for Bitter Better (Laura Cortese & the Dance

    Cards), 2020

  • Listed as “Top Ten Albums 2020” by Folk Radio UK for Bitter Better (Laura Cortese & the Dance

    Cards), 2020

  • Dora Awards nomination for Best Ensemble for theatre production of Passing Strange, 2017

  • Rolling Stone Magazine “10 New Artists You Need to Know” (Della Mae, March 2015)

  • Canada CouncilfortheArtsGrantstoProfessionalMusicians–StudyGrant(2015)

  • Canada CouncilfortheArtsGrantstoProfessionalMusicians–StudyGrant(2013)

  • NominatedforWesternCanadianMusicAwards-BestRootsAlbumoftheYear(Group)forEvery

    Whisper is a Shout Across the Void (Fish & Bird, 2011 & 2012)

  • HumberCollegePresident'sMedalfortheSchoolofCreativeandPerformingArts(2009)

  • Eddie Sossin Humanitarian Award (2009)

  • Humber College Music Award (2008)

  • MoeKoffmanUniversalMusicAward(2007)

Discography

  • The Faux Paws – Backburner (Great Bear Records, April 2023) (bassist)

  • Caroline Cotter – Don't Wait (single) (June 2, 2023) (bassist)

  • Micah Shapiro – Zeh Ha-Sha'ar (May 2023) (bassist)

  • Meira – Manic Pixie Therapist (February 2023) (bassist)

  • Ghostly Hounds – In the Rubble (November 2022) (bassist)

  • Zoe Guigueno – We Were Radar Stations (Fiddlehead Records, October 2022) (composer, arranger,

    vocalist, multi-instrumentalist)

  • Michael Winograd & the Honorable Mentshn – Early Bird Special (OU People, July 2022) (bassist)

  • SadieGustafson-Zook–SinofCertainty(April2022)(bassist,vocalist)

  • The Faux Paws – The Faux Paws (Great Bear Records, August 2021) (bassist)

  • Gail Noonan – Eagle, Ravens, Crows (Fiddlehead Records, 2020) (bassist)

  • Della Mae – Headlight (Rounder Records, 2020) (bassist, arranger)

  • Zoe Guigueno - Secret Admirer (2020) (composer, arranger, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist)

  • Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards – Bitter Better (Compass Records, 2020) (composer, arranger, vocalist,

    bassist, guitarist)

  • Taylor Ashton – The Romantic (Signature Sounds, 2020) (bassist, vocalist)

  • Della Mae – The Butcher Shoppe EP (Rounder Records, 2019) (bassist, vocalist, arranger)

  • Zoe Guigueno – Five Songs (2018) (instrumentalist, singer, composer, arranger)

  • Tsibele – Indroysn iz Finster (2017) (bassist, vocalist)

  • The Nick Horner Family – The Nick Horner Family (2017) (bassist, vocalist)

  • Stephen Potorti and Nick Horner – Christmas EP (2016) (bassist)

  • NickHornerFamily–CityofDreams(single,2016)(bassist,arranger)

  • Brian Dolphin & Earth Person – Don't Get Stuck (single, 2016) (bassist)

  • The Berger Sisters – Maybe So (2016) (bassist)

  • Jenny Ritter – Raised by Wolves (Fiddlehead Records, 2015) (bassist, arranger)

  • Fish & Bird – Something in the Ether (Fiddlehead Records, 2014) (bassist, arranger, vocalist)

  • Clara Engel – Ashes & Tangerines (2014) (bassist, arranger)

  • Joy Kills Sorrow – Wide Awake (Signature Sounds, 2013) (bassist, arranger, vocalist)

  • Bull Kelp – Painting and Drawing (Fiddlehead Records, 2013) (composer, arranger, bassist, vocalist)

  • Fish & Bird - Every Whisper Is a Shout Across the Void (Fiddlehead Records, 2011) (bassist, arranger, vocalist)

  • Fish&Bird–LeftBrainBlues(FiddleheadRecords,2009)(bassist)

  • Words Around the Waist – Words Around the Waist (2008) (composer, bassist, arranger, vocalist)

  • Roaring Jelly – Kid on the Mountain (2003) (bassist, arranger)

    Teaching Experience

  • Great Lakes Music Camp, instructor. West Olive, MI, October 2023

  • MilesofMusicCamp,instructor.LakeWinnipesaukeeNH,June2023

  • Private lessons (2005-present)

  • Peghead Nation, instructor. Online course. September 2019 – present

  • Klezkanada, instructor. Lantier, Quebec, August 2019 – 2022

  • BrooklynConservatoryofMusic,guestinstructor.Oct.1,2018andNov.2021

  • Guestlecturer,GulfIslandsSchoolofPerformingArts.November2020

  • MilesofMusicCamp,instructor.Virtualevent,June2020

  • Nashcamp, instructor. Nashville TN, August 2019

  • Fiddleworks, instructor. Salt Spring Island BC, August 19-24, 2018

  • Ossippee Valley String Camp, instructor. Hiram ME, July 22-26, 2018

  • UniversityofJordan,ledmasterclasswithDellaMae.Amman,Jordan,Nov.28,2017

  • HueCollegeofCultureandArts,ledmasterclasswithDellaMae.Hue,VietnamApril29,2016

  • BrooklynCollege,GuestLecturerandPerformer.Brooklyn,NYOctober22nd,2014

  • NewYorkYouthMusicians,GuestLecturerandPerformer.Brooklyn,NYOctober26th,2014

    Volunteer Work

  • BoardofDirectors,TofnoArtsCouncil(May2021–March2023)

  • BoardofDirectors,ClayoquotSoundCommunityTheatreAssociation(May2021–March2023)

  • Vancouver Folk Music Festival (2003-2005)