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From top to bottom: Robert Olmsted with Eddie, Emily, and Sara, three of his students in an NYGF-sponsored guitar class; Keba Cissoko and John Schaefer arriving at the Guitar Marathon; Gary Lucas warming up backstage. Photographs by NYGF, Caryn Havlik, and Peter Gannushkin.

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--- Since 1999, the New York Guitar Festival has been examining virtually every aspect of the guitar's musical personality. In addition to producing eclectic, multi-genre concerts and radio broadcasts, its Guitar Harvest series of recordings supports innovative outreach programs in our public schools.
DIRECTORS         BOARD OF ADVISORS
David Spelman
David Spelman is the co-founder and artistic director of the New York Guitar Festival, “a series that examines virtually every aspect of the guitar’s musical personality” (The New York Times).		 Jon Aaron
Pierre Bensusan
Ethan Blumenstrauch
Tim Brookes
Fred Child
John D'Addario, Jr.
Alex de Grassi
Jeff Doctorow
David Dreyer
David Ebert
Eliot Fisk
Elizabeth Howard
Richard Kostelanetz
Ronn McFarlane
Michael Newman
Frank J. Oteri
Vernon Reid
Mike Ross
Benjamin Verdery
John Schaefer
John Schaefer, co-founder of the New York Guitar Festival, has hosted and produced the popular new music radio program New Sounds since 1982.
A.J. Benson
Since 2005, A.J. Benson has served as the New York Guitar Festival’s general manager.
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FESTIVAL PERFORMERS SINCE 1999
An artist roster

Ben Allison   Badi Assad   The Assad Duo   Pierre Bensusan   Victor Biglione   Rory Block   Oren Bloedow   Roy Book Binder   Kevin Breit   Anouar Brahem Trio   Brazilian Guitar Quartet   David Bromberg   Bob Brozman   Jim Campilongo   Campbell Brothers   Larry Campbell   California Guitar Trio   Laura Cantrell   Vinicius Cantuaria   Cindy Cashdollar   Jen Chapin Trio   Chocolate Genius Inc.   Keba Cissoko   Larry Coryell   Yamandu Costa   William Coulter   Marshall Crenshaw   David Cullen   Alex de Grassi   Bryce Dessner   Mamadou Diabate   Abdoulaye Diabate   Jon Diaz   Russell Donnellon   Roland Dyens   Mark Eitzel   Banning Eyre   Eliot Fisk   Pino Forastiere   Dominic Frasca   Bill Frisell   Kevin Gallagher   Ed Gerhard   Ralph Gibson   Mick Goodrick   Goran Ivanovic + Fareed Haque Duo   Stephen Griesgraber   John Hammond   Knut Hamre   Emmlyou Harris   Jesse Harris & The Ferdinandos   Joel Harrison   Alvin Youngblood Hart   Ernie Hawkins     Levon Helm   Megan Hickey   Jolie Holland   Jason Isbell   Stevie Jackson   Richard Julian   Henry Kaiser   Bill Kanengiser   Jorma Kaukonen   Steve Kimock   Kevn Kinney   Lenny Kaye   Kaki King   King Wilkie   Dennis Koster   Leo Kottke   Andre LaFosse   Sonny Landreth   Daniel Lanois   Patty Larkin   Jim Lauderdale   Greg Leisz   Little Toby Walker   Romero Lubambo   Gary Lucas   Virginia Luque   Russell Malone   Michael Manring   Harry Manx   Martha Masters   Ronn McFarlane   Bill Morrissey   Wolfgang Muthspiel   The National   Ollabelle   Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo   New World Guitar Trio   Michael Nicolella   Jimmy Norman   Paul O’Dette   Christopher Parkening   The Persuasions   Kelly Joe Phelps   Bucky Pizzarelli   Toshi Reagon   Vernon Reid   John Renbourn   Tony Rice   Marc Ribot   Gyan Riley   Terry Riley   Pepe Romero   Brandon Ross   Peter Rowan   Pietro Russino   Sap Dream Electric Guitar Quartet   Julia Sarr & Patrice LaRose   Mike Seeger   Sex Mob   Simon Shaheen   Elliott Sharp   Michelle Shocked   Brad Shepik   Bill Sims Jr.   Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder   GE Smith   Hopkinson Smith   Tim Sparks   Bruce Springsteen   David Starobin   Leni Stern   Mark Stewart   Marty Stuart   Andy Summers   Taj Mahal   Otis Taylor   Teddy Thompson   Steve Tibbetts   Tin Hat Trio   David Torn   Artie Traum   Tony Trischka   Dave Tronzo   Toubab Krewe   Turtle Island String Quartet   Benjamin Verdery   Ana Vidovic   Jason Vieaux   Frank Vignola   Martha Wainwright   George Winston   Jim Woodring   Min Xiao-Fen   Yale Guitar Orchestra   Dan Zanes   Fabio Zanon   Zubot + Dawson  

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