Tisziji Muñoz (born July 15, 1946) is an American jazz
guitarist.[1]
He served as drummer in the 440th U.S. Army band. He left the
US Army in 1969. In the 1970s, he lived in Canada and
New York City. He played in
Pharoah Sanders' band. In 1978, he recorded his first album, on the
India Navigation label: Rendezvous with Now. In 1984, he moved to
Schenectady.[2] He plays in the Tisziji Muñoz Quartet with other jazz musicians, including the
Late Show with David Letterman musical director
Paul Shaffer.[3] Along with other musicians, he performed at the 150th anniversary of the
Steinway & Sons piano company, at
Carnegie Hall, in 2003.[4]
He uses a single-line playing style, due to a childhood wrist injury.[5]
Shaffer, in his autobiography We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives, describes Muñoz as a mentor and inspiration for his musical career.[6]
Discography
Tisziji Munoz, 2014
Rendezvous With Now (India Navigation, 1978)
Visiting This Planet (Anami, 1988)
Hearing Voices (Anami, 1989)
Heart-Sound (Anami, 1995)
Spirit Man (Anami, 1995)
Death Is A Friend Of Mine (Anami, 1996)
River Of Blood (Anami, 1997)
Present Without A Trace (Anami, 1997)
Spirit World featuring Pharoah Sanders (Anami, 1997)
^We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives: A Swingin' Showbiz Saga, Paul Shaffer, Doubleday/Flying Dolphin Press (2009),
ISBN978-0-385-52483-4. pages 90-92, 93-94, 100, 111, 121-122