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What current or future project are you the most excited about?

Well, I’m always excited about MY next record, whatever that may be. I think I’m getting it in gear to make a 45 soon…

Last Friday, January 10th, saw the opening night for the 2014 New York Guitar Festival with a concert by the distinguished classical guitarist, Pepe Romero. The New York Guitar Festival, which has been running since 1999, offers unique musical events such as the Alt-Guitar Summit and Silent Films/Live Guitars series. 

What current or future project are you most excited about?

I have 2 new CDs coming out this spring: Multiplicity (Whirlwind Recordings), a collaboration with the Indian sarodist Anupam Shobhakar. We wrote the music together and also have a quintet (that’s sometimes a sextet) with drummer Dan Weiss. Then there’s Mother Stump (Cuneiform), which focuses on my guitar playing in a trio and quartet setting. Mother Stump features an unorthodox collection of "covers" ranging from Luther Vandross to Paul Motian to Leonard Cohen to Buddy Miller.

William Kanengiser:  I’m sitting here with the great maestro Pepe Romero, discussing his All-Bach recital on January 10 that will kick off the 2014 New York Guitar Festival. Pepe, quite a few years ago, you did a series of All-Bach recitals; is this one at the Brookfield Place Winter Garden the first one in a long time?  

Pepe Romero: Well, I haven’t done it in a long time. It came as an idea of (festival director) David Spelman…he called me, and started sending me pictures of Bach on my phone (laughs)…  

WK:  To make you feel guilty!