Joe Von Holtum, Guitarist

I’m Joe, a guitarist living and working in southwest Minnesota (I’m on the right in the photo, with the blue shirt). My focus these days is classical and jazz because I’m interested in the guitar as a solo instrument and those two approaches offer great opportunities for study. More generally, I am deeply interested in anything guitar-related.

I’ve played with Porch Swing, a regional hot club jazz ensemble that is sporadically active with various musicians. I’ve also created a few of my own hot club jazz projects with whoever was interested – it’s not usually a hard sell! You can find some of my work with them linked below.

I also play solo sets whenever the opportunity presents itself. I’m available for booking at contact [at] joevhguitar.com!

Some of my Work!

You can find me playing with Porch Swing here – this was recorded at the Friends of Traditional Music Festival outside of Canton, South Dakota. You can find more Porch Swing here from an event in Rapid City, South Dakota. In both videos, I’m the one wearing blue and hanging out near the upright bass.

You can also find my work on my YouTube channel. Jazz, classical, and all manner of guitar-related things end up there over time.

I also contributed to a video for the Let’s Talk About Math Rock YouTube channel, and you can find that here!