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19 JAN 2008 Sat PAST EVENT
Dominic Frasca & Roy Wiemann
Guitarist/ composer Dominic Frasca and visual artist Roy Wiemann will present a preview of “Fixations.” a collaboration combining the visual art of Wiemann, who will present a series of new paintings/constructions along with music and film by Frasca . The event also serves as the opening for Mr Wiemann’s exhibition of new work entitled “newsuffering”, which will run at The Monkey January 19 to February 16. wiemann.com | dominicfrasca.com
The Monkey
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19 JAN 2008 Sat PAST EVENT
Dan Zanes & Friends
Live at the Apple Store
Dan Zane picked up the guitar when he was only eight and started listening to Lead Belly records as soon as he could snag a library card. In the 80s, he found fame with the Del Fuegos, a group dubbed the “Best New Band” by Rolling Stone in 1984. But it wasn’t until a few impromptu jam sessions with other musical fathers and their kids that he discovered his latest calling — creating music that could be enjoyed together by every member of the family. danzanes.com
Apple Store
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20 JAN 2008 Sun PAST EVENT
Kaki King
Live at the Apple Store
The zeitgirl of instrumental guitar, Kaki King could hardly be expected to just stand still. Lately she’s swapped her acoustic for an electric and her own voice. Still fully capable of jaw-dropping pyrotechnics, King is self-assured and irreverent but not afraid to be vulnerable and disarmingly sweet. The New York Times said King’s earlier “percussive, super-fluid style” was “the kind of thing that makes people say ‘Wow’ as an involuntary reflex,” going on to note, “now she’s making music that more often sounds like the abstract, dreamy and hypnotic end of alternative rock.” kakiking.com
Apple Store
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20 JAN 2008 Sun PAST EVENT
Jon Diaz
Guitarist/composer Jon Diaz will play music from his debut CD, Circling From Above. He will be joined by Pietro Russino on guitar, Mazz Swift on violin and Mathias Kunzli on percussion. This quartet will be exploring the thread that connects music from America, North Africa & Asia. The quartet will debut some newer pieces as well. jondiaz.com
The Monkey
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22 JAN 2008 Tue PAST EVENT
Larry Campbell & Friends
Live at the Apple Store
Featuring Larry Campbell - guitars, Teresa Williams - guitar and vocals, Amy Helm- mandolin and vocals, Lincon Schleifer - upright bass.
Virtuoso guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell was a member of Bob Dylan’s “Never Ending Tour” band from 1997 until 2004, and has performed and recorded with Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Little Feat, Lyle Lovett, B. B. King, Levon Helm, Little Feat, Cyndi Lauper, k.d lang, Rosanne Cash, Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow, Phil Lesh and many others. A rare chance to hear Larry perform with some favorite musical friends and also play solo acoustic guitar pieces from his album “Rooftops.” members.cox.net
Apple Store
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22 JAN 2008 Tue PAST EVENT
Chocolate Genius Inc.
Live at the Apple Store
Chocolate Genius, Inc. is a loose collective of musicians centered around Marc Anthony Thompson, a singer-songwriter/guitarist from New York City. Thompson released two albums in the 1980s under his own name, and was signed to V2 Records for Black Music, his ‘98 debut under the name of Chocolate Genius. He’s been compared to a wide variety of musicians, including Tom Waits, Prince, Jeff Buckley, and Lenny Kravitz. In 2006, he was a member of Bruce Springsteen’s Seeger Sessions Band, playing guitar, providing backing vocals and sharing lead vocals on several songs. chocolategeniusinc.com
apple Store
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24 JAN 2008 Thu PAST EVENT
Blue Country Heart
The Music of Merle Haggard
Featuring Jorma Kaukonen, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Jim Lauderdale, Larry Campbell, and friends explore the music of Merle Haggard..
Carrying the mantle for country music forward into the rock era, Merle Haggard is the embodiment of how it’s done right. With forty number one hits in his career Merle continues to tour in his 70th year. | jormakaukonen.com | mojomusic.com | jimlauderdale.com
Merkin Concert Hall
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25 JAN 2008 Fri PAST EVENT
Pino Forastiere
Like the late guitar innovator Michael Hedges, Italian guitarist and composer Pino Forastiere employs a dazzling blend of slapping, tapping, strumming, altered tunings, and harmonics. However, he also combines those elements with classical phrasing and a focus on distinct and addictive melodies. forastiere.it
The Monkey
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26 JAN 2008 Sat PAST EVENT
Roland Dyens Master Class
Classical guitar students at the Manhattan School of Music will perform for the noted French guitarist/composer Roland Dyens. The audience will have the opportunity to see and hear the fascinating process which normally takes place behind closed doors. An intimate view of a master’s technique and unique way of teaching. rolanddyens.com
Greenfield Hall, Manhattan School of Music
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26 JAN 2008 Sat PAST EVENT
Pietro Russino (a.k.a. Hypnofolk)
solo performance for acoustic guitar + looping
The improvisational music of this former member of Robert Fripp’s The league of Crafty Guitarists is a rich blend of Mediterranean roots, progressive rock, organic blues grooves and a psychedelic free-form approach to the heritage of acoustic finger style guitar. pietrorussino.com
THE MONKEY
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27 JAN 2008 Sun PAST EVENT
The Brazilian Guitar Marathon
Featuring Sérgio & Odair Assad, Badi Assad, Yamandú Costa, Vinicius Cantuária, Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio, Roland Dyens, Arthur Kampela, Romero Lubambo with Pamela Driggs, Celso Machado, Fábio Zanon, Allison Carvalho and others!.
Our 4th biannual Guitar Marathon at the 92nd Street Y’s Kaufman Auditorium is co-curated by Sérgio & Odair Assad and the NYGF’s David Spelman. Today’s Brazilian guitar masters explore the guitar’s rich history in Brazil, from bossa nova to the music of Heitor Villa-Lobos and other classical composers. The event runs from 2—10pm, with a break at 5pm. “An epic event” is how the The Wall Street Journal classified our first Marathon, and Jazz Times called it “a veritable guitar orgy.” Half and full-day tickets will be available. Presented in association with WNYC Radio and broadcast on 93.9 FM.
92nd Street Y
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28 JAN 2008 Mon PAST EVENT
Ralph Gibson
Made on a Mac
Internationally celebrated photographer Ralph Gibson presents a preview of two works-in-progress; Ich Bin die Nacht —music for lens and guitar, featuring Gibson performing his own electric guitar compositions to accompany moving and still imagery from Berlin at night; and State of the Axe —his forthcoming book and exhibition of portraits of over 60 of the world’s most distinctive avant garde guitarists. Mr Gibson will discuss the role of Apple computers and software in the creative process and answer questions from the audience.
Apple Store
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29 JAN 2008 Tue PAST EVENT
Wolfgang Muthspiel Trio
Featuring Wolfgang Muthspiel – guitar, Chris Cheek – alto saxophone, Larry Grenadier – bass.
Join Wolfgang Muthspiel – “a shining light of the contemporary jazz-guitar generation” (The New Yorker) – as he launches his New York Guitar Festival residency tonight. The internationally acclaimed guitarist and composer will perform with a dynamic trio featuring two longtime collaborators, bassist Larry Grenadier and alto saxophonist Chris Cheek. Writing in The Times of London, Chris Parker described Muthspiel music as “rivetingly original, thoughtful, and totally absorbing without being forbiddingly esoteric; firmly structured but allowing just enough space for free individual expression.”
The Jazz Standard
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30 JAN 2008 Wed PAST EVENT
Wolfgang Muthspiel/Mick Goodrick Duo
Featuring Wolfgang Muthspiel – guitar, Mick Goodrick – guitar.
On the second night of his New York Guitar Festival residency, Wolfgang Muthspiel offers a rare combination of accessibility and sophistication, melodicism and dazzling technique. His six-string “guru,” Mick Goodrick, one of the nation’s foremost jazz educators and author of the best-selling instruction book, The Advancing Guitarist, joins Wolfgang for this intimate duo performance.
The Jazz Standard
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30 JAN 2008 Wed PAST EVENT
Fabio Zanon Master Class
Classical guitar students at the Manhattan School of Music will perform for the acclaimed Brazilian French guitarist Fabio Zanon. Zanon came to international prominence in 1996, when he won first prize in both the 30th “Francisco Tarrega” International Competition in Spain and the 14th GFA International Competition in the USA. The audience will have the opportunity to see and hear the fascinating process which normally takes place behind closed doors. An intimate view of a master’s technique and unique way of teaching.
Myers Recording Studio, rm. 240, Manhattan School of Music
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31 JAN 2008 Thu PAST EVENT
Blue Country Heart
The Music of Loretta Lynn
Featuring Jorma Kaukonen, Laura Cantrell, Jen Chapin, Taylor Barton & G.E. Smith, Teresa Williams & Larry Campbell, and others celebrate the music of Loretta Lynn..
American icon and songwriting giant Loretta Lynn has entered the very heart of what country music describes: hard times made good through sharing music. Her career has been an autobiographical journey of what is truly one of the toughest spirits at work in music. | jormakaukonen.com | lauracantrell.com | gesmith.com | jenchapin.com
Merkin Concert Hall
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31 JAN 2008 Thu 
02 FEB 2008 Sat PAST EVENT
Larry Coryell & Bombay Jazz
Featuring Larry Coryell – guitar, George Brooks – saxophones, Ronu Majumdar – Indian flute, Vijay Ghate – tabla.
Beginning in 1966 with his head-turning recording debut on Chico Hamilton’s album The Dealer, guitarist Larry Coryell became a true pioneer of jazz-rock guitar. We’re proud to present the four exceptionally talented musicians from India and the US known as Bombay Jazz as they explore the melodic richness and dynamic rhythmic interplay that characterize both great jazz and the finest Indian classical music. Spanning the musical globe, Ronu Majumdar (a Grammy Nominee) , Vijay Ghate and George Brooks have performed with such luminaries as Ravi Shankar, George Harrison, George Duke and Etta James.
The Jazz Standard
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01 FEB 2008 Fri PAST EVENT
Benjamin Verdery + William Coulter
Classical guitarist and composer Benjamin Verdery and steel-string guitarist William Coulter have found a unique and energizing musical partnership. They first met in 1984, and have gone on to tour and make recordings since 1990. They will perform music from their CD Song for our Ancestors, featuring original compositions and music from Ireland, Spain, Germany, Africa, Tibet, and the United States. benjaminverdery.com | williamcoulter.com
The Monkey
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02 FEB 2008 Sat PAST EVENT
Ich Bin die Nacht
Music for Lens and Guitar
Internationally celebrated photographer Ralph Gibson presents his work-in-progress; Ich Bin die Nacht —music for lens and guitar, featuring Gibson performing his own electric guitar compositions to accompany moving and still imagery from Berlin at night. ralphgibson.com
the Monkey
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03 FEB 2008 Sun PAST EVENT
Goran Ivanovic + Fareed Haque
Live at the Apple Store
It’s true that Goran Ivanovic was born of a Serbian father and a Bosnian Croat mother...and that Fareed Haque was born of a Pakistani father and a Chilean mother...but that’s just the beginning of their musical lineage. Ivanovic studied at Salzburg’s Mozarteum with Eliot Fisk and Joaquin Clerch. Haque has performed with Sting, the classical violinist Kennedy, Cassandra Wilson, Kurt Elling, Edgar Meyer, and Paquito D’Rivera. Strains of classical, pop, jazz, Latin, blues, and world music simmer in the haunting laments and propulsive dances of their “Macedonian blues for two guitars.”
Apple Store
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