Nori Bucci

As a child, Nori had a precocious interest in music. at the age of 10, she
developed an interest in playing the guitar. She taught herself 
to play by listening to her favorite records and picking out the songs by
ear. At 16, she began to teach herself classical guitar, 
mastering many advanced techniques before ever taking a single lesson.
 
Nori also began trying her hand at composition in her teen years
writing guitar based instrumental music, and short pieces for fingerstyle
 guitar. Over time, Nori's writing skills have become impressive through 
consistent self-study and determination, and has tackled a diverse range of musical 
styles such as folk, fusion, classical and rock with refreshing creativity. The 
release of her latest CD "Tales of a Dream" takes the listener on 
a musical journey through dreams. "Speak My Soul" offers a very 
heartfelt variety of original songs and instrumentals with memorable hooks and a 
beautiful melodic quality. Nori composed, performed and recorded these 
works in their entirety, in her home.
 
In 1994, Nori began studying music theory with 
renowned Buffalo guitarist Tony Scozzaro. She attended 
Villa Maria College for music in 1996, studying with masters like 
James Kertzdorfer and Jeremy Sparks. She excelled in her work.
 
In June of 2002, Nori was selected as one of
five finalists in the "North American Rock Guitar Competition" 
and was awarded second place. Buffalo music critic 
Jeff Meyers wrote "Nori Bucci showed that she had the talent to take it all!". 
In November of 2003, she won best rock guitarist at the Buffalo music awards.
 
Nori currently plays locally with the popular Buffalo Jazz/Rock/Fusion band ‘Gamalon’, and is part of the progressive acoustic guitar duo, ‘Guitar Pirates’.