James Chirillo

American jazz guitarist, jazz banjoist, composer, arranger, and band leader. Born May 2, 1953, Waltham, Massachusetts. He grew up in Bellevue, Washington, and has been a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, since 1993. Chirillo studied music at The University of North Texas College of Music, where in the fall of 1976, he was chosen to play in the One O'Clock Lab Band for the academic year.