David Guidi is quickly garnering national attention for his contributions as a composer and performing jazz artist. He has been referred to as both a "Significant young artist, clearly committed to a long life of jazz" (Jazzreview.com) and as "Someone to watch carefully in the future" (Cadence Magazine). His compositions have received widespread acclaim, obtaining recognition in several major competitions including the 2005 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Composition Awards, which he won for his big-band chart entitled Hike!!!.

David has performed extensively across the country and around the world at several of the major European jazz festivals. He is a past student of world-renowned saxophonist Bunky Green and a recent graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with the degree Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition. Performances by his groups and of his music remain well within the realm of the jazz idiom and are deeply-rooted in the blues and swing heritage of the music.

In 2001, he was one of only twenty-three musicians nationwide invited to participate in a week-long residency program at The Steans Institute in Chicago which specializes in cultivating rising artists. While there, he collaborated with some of today's finest jazz educators and musicians, including David Baker, James Moody, Rufus Reid, Danilo Perez, and Nathan Davis. In 2005, David received an invitation from Wynton Marsalis and the artistic director at Lincoln Center to perform there as a representative of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in a concert series featuring award-winning composers, all formidable performing musicians. He has performed alongside many of the most revered artists in jazz including Dave Brubeck, Kenny Garrett, Terry Gibbs, Slide Hampton, Dave Holland, Branford Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Bob Mintzer, Chris Potter, Tito Puente, Marcus Roberts, and Clark Terry among others.

David's recent activities include working as a performing and composing musician across the country with various ensembles. As an educator, he has taught at both the University of Texas and Florida State University and is an active as a clinician for small and large jazz ensembles. Currently based out of Austin, TX, his teaching studio is comprised of students who have been selected for various region, area, and state awards and ensembles.