Guitarist, composer, and educator Danny Caron has built a wide-ranging career in jazz and blues. He performed with Marcia Ball and zydeco legend Clifton Chenier before relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he served as guitarist and musical director for blues pianist and singer Charles Brown from 1987 to 1999.

Caron has recorded and performed with artists including John Lee Hooker, Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt, Ruth Brown, Etta Jones, Dr. John, and John Clayton. He was the featured guitarist on Hooker’s Don’t Look Back, which received two Grammy Awards.

He has toured internationally, performed at venues and festivals including the Kennedy Center and Monterey Jazz Festival, composed for film, and continues to teach at the Jazzschool in Berkeley. His recent work includes collaborations with Marina Crouse and Tom Rigney, along with his fourth solo album, Make Beauty.