Detroit-based acoustic guitarist Nick Schillace (plays in Old-Time Folk duo Lac La Belle now) was in an Afrobeat big band and a post-rock duo. He composes, improvises and backs up singers in string and traditional ensembles. But he's not a band guy. Sure, he did what you probably did in high school, answering friends' calls for help with their projects and building his reputation as an electric guitar player.

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