Gerry Beaudoin (born August 6, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and former member of the New Guitar Summit with Jay Geils and Duke Robillard.
Beaudoin's father listened to Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Andrés Segovia, and country music.
[1] While visiting his sister in New York City, he saw performances by jazz guitarists Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall, Joe Puma, and Chuck Wayne.
During the 1980s, he worked with Roomful of Blues when it was led by Ronnie Earl and occasionally was accompanied by Jay McShann and Eddie Cleanhead Vinson.
Years later, Beaudoin, Robillard, and Geils formed the New Guitar Summit, a swing trio with roots in the music of Charlie Christian and Benny Goodman.