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Philip Sayce Is A Welsh Born Guitarist Singer And Songwriter From Canada. Sayce Was Born In Aberystwyth But Family Moved To Canada When He Was Two Years Old And He Grew Up In Toronto. His Parents Kenneth And Sheila Listened To Music By Eric Clapton Ry Cooder And Dire Straits Among Many Other Artists. His Parents’ Love Of Music Inspired His Love For The Guitar And He Also Learned To Play The Piano And Other Instruments. Sayce Was Fifteen Years Old When He Played In His First Band. Sayce And His Best Friend Drummer Cassius Pereira Played In Bands Together Throughout High School At Brebeuf College School Holding Band Practice In Their Basements. Sayce's Style Is Strongly Influenced By Jimi Hendrix And Stevie Ray Vaughan Whose Untimely Death In August 1990 Greatly Affected The Young Guitarist. Sayce Began Playing In Toronto Clubs At The Age Of Sixteen. He Quickly Became A Regular Fixture On Toronto’s Bar-Scene. One Of The Clubs Sayce Frequented Was Grossman's Tavern In Toronto Known For Its Famous Jam Sessions With Artists Such As Robbie Robertson Stevie Ray Vaughan Bob Dylan And Jeff Healey. His Other Musical Influences Include B. B. King Albert King Albert Collins Buddy Guy And Robert Cray. Sayce Joined Healey's Band In 1997 And Toured The World For Three And A Half Years Playing Such Places As Baden Baden Germany Brazil Finland And The Prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival In Switzerland. read less