tbface1-352x221
Todd Boston is a national touring performing artist, a multi-instrumentalist/vocalist, a producer of world and folk music and a teacher who has a passion for sharing music with others. He has played in festivals, events and venues from coast to coast as well as across the sea. Todd is a dedicated musician who believes music is a gift that is healing and a crucial part of our community. He has worked extensively with children teaching music as well as facilitating workshops and one-on-one sessions in children’s hospitals. He volunteers his time in nursing homes, cancer centers, hospitals and wellness centers sharing music and life. Todd leads workshops on sound and continues to explore the relationship between music and movement through his project of offering Live Music with Yoga and Dance.

TBED4

Todd Boston is a founding member of the World Fusion group named Urban Nature. He and his music partner Ramesh Kannan were selected as one of the top groups in Cream of Philly Rising at WXPN studios World Café Live in Philadelphia, PA. Their first full length CD, Coming Home has been featured on Echoes, a two-hour nightly radio show heard on over 130 public radio stations and distributed by Public Radio International.

Todd Boston is a student of music, he began playing piano at age seven then moved to saxophone and percussion and at age eleven began to play guitar. His formal studies began in his twenties when he met his mentor and teacher Ernie “Teach” Chavaria (James Brown, Natalie Cole, Tito Puente.) In 2006 Todd moved to the Bay Area and began to study with the legendary Maestro Ali Akbar Khan.

Todd performs as a multi-instrumentalist in various projects around the San Francisco Bay Area and has collaborated with many great artists including Tina Malia, Shimshai and Suzanne Sterling.
Todd plays guitar, bamboo flutes, percussion, sarod (twenty-five stringed instrument from India), jawharp and sings original compositions. His styles range from world to folk, rock to jazz, and latin to classical.

Utilizing his musical talent in combination with modern looping technology, Todd fuses acoustic world instruments together to create a sound unique and beautiful.  With no pre-recorded tracks he mixes and blends the instruments and voice in harmony to create a musical journey of soulful, heartfelt compositions.

Through advanced finger-style guitar, smooth compositions, blended instrumentation and creative song-writing Todd enchants audiences of all ages and groups. He has performed in numerous festivals in the western US, and has played in theaters, nightclubs, cafes, wineries, farmers markets, art galleries, schools, and private events. For more info and events visit www.ToddBoston.com