Richard Kendrick has a Masters degree in Music Performance (classical guitar) from Cal State University, East Bay (formerly Cal State Hayward). A trained musician who has studied with several of the Bay Area's finest guitarists (Warren Nunes, Tuck Andress and Richard Flores), Richard is fluent in Rock, Jazz and Classical guitar. He was awarded a citation for Outstanding Musicianship at the 1988 Foothill Jazz Festival and, in 1983, he was the primary co-writer of Rock to Fusion, an instruction book published by Hansen House.

In 1997, Richard became an adjunct faculty member in the Music Department at Ohlone College. He currently teaches Class Guitar and Blues/Rock Guitar.

In 2005 Richard self published his G-String Guitar Method, an accelerated beginning guitar book. It has been used with great success in his teaching at the school of guitar as well as Ohlone. He also has a Blues/Rock Improvisation book; classical guitar pieces Two Studies (A Very Short Bloom and Passing Time), two classical guitar duets, Te Deseo and Dawn in the Desert, and two solo classical pieces, Imagining You and The Colorful Dragonfly. OLD STONE WELL MUSIC is the name of his publishing and CD company.

Richard has decided to start playing out again, this time playing his own music exclusively. After nearly two and a half years of writing and recording Richard finished his Havana Dream CD in Dec. '06. The CD has twelve original guitar compositions, and features Latin Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Classic Jazz, classical guitar duets, and solo classical guitar compositions.

R. W. Kendrick is currently booking upcoming concerts, festivals, and events, and writing new material for his second CD. The CD is tentatively titled Souls Embrace and will probably release sometime in spring ’08.

Richard also is sole owner and operator of the M.S.J. School of Guitar, located in Mission San Jose at the Rectory House. He teaches classes and gives private lessons. Visit his website at http://www.rwkendrick.com/