Biography
Joe Negri (born Joseph Harold Negri on 10 June 1926; died 30 May 2026) was an American jazz guitarist and educator from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He appeared on the former children's television show Paul Shannon's Adventure Time. He also appeared as Handyman Negri on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
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Negri taught guitar and later helped Duquesne University establish a jazz guitar program. Over the years he taught many students including Ralph Patt, the inventor of major-thirds tuning. Negri and Patt recorded together in 1989.
In 2010 he recorded the album Fly Me to the Moon with Michael Feinstein and performed with him during the following year at the Newport Jazz Festival.
He recorded several albums of instrumental guitar music.
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