MP3: Agave (Lanois) Daniel Lanois & David Tronzo Live @ NYGF - 02/03/04 MP3: Light of the World (Gary Davis/Chandos Music) Jorma Kaukonen & Barry Miterhoff Live @ NYGF - 01/20/04 MP3: Light of the World (Gary Davis/Chandos Music) Brandon Ross Live @ NYGF - 01/20/04 MP3: Improvisation Steve Kimock Live @ NYGF - 01/24/04 MP3: Le Petit Groove Steve Kimock Live @ NYGF - 01/24/04 MP3: Tahitian Skies Cindy Cashdollar & Bob Brozman Live @ NYGF - 02/03/04 MP3: Selene Michael Manring Live @ NYGF - 01/20/02 MP3: Denali/Overland/Gigue Ronn McFarlane Live @ NYGF - 01/20/02 MP3: Rye Whiskey Ed Garhard Live @ NYGF - 01/24/04 MP3: Improvisation Henry Kaiser Ensenble Live @ NYGF - 01/24/04 MP3: Lefty's Elegy (Mellits) Dominic Frasca Live @ NYGF - 01/24/04 MP3: Black Muddy River (Garcia/Hunter) Joel Harrison From the CD Guitar Harvest, volume 1 MP3: Amazing Grace Alex de Grassi From the CD Guitar Harvest, volume 1

Author, celebrated radio host, and New York Guitar Festival co-curator John Scheafer talks about the festival’s programming philosophy. Vernon Reid, founder and primary songwriter of the band Living Colour, and co-founder of the Black Rock Coalition, discusses the musical legacy of Jimi Hendrix. Gary Lucas (dubbed “Guitarist of 1,000 ideas” by the New York Times) gives a solo acoustic performance of Mad World, and talks about his musical influences. Classical guitar virtuoso Benjamin Verdery (described by Guitar Review Magazine as “An American original; an American master”) talks about the music of Jimi Hendrix. Benjamin Verdery performs his piece Prelude & Wedding Dance live at the New York Guitar Festival. Grammy-nominated fingerstyle guitar wizard Alex de Grassi talks about his early musical influences. Alex de Grassi plays Single Girl.