January 12th - Feb 6th, 2008 - NYGF has presented more than one hundred and fifty of the world’s most distinctive guitarists at Carnegie Hall, The 92nd Street Y, Merkin Concert Hall, Joe’s Pub, and the World Financial Center Winter Garden. Performers have included: Pepe Romero, The Assad Duo, Vernon Reid, Andy Summers, Daniel Lanois, Jorma Kaukonen, Bill Frisell, Sonny Landreth, Cindy Cashdollar, Taj Mahal, Leo Kottke, and surprise guests Bruce Springsteen + Emmylou Harris.
12 JAN Sat
The Royal Albert Hall Project
Opening Night of the 2008 Festival…and it’s free!
All new interpretations of Dylan classics performed by Laura Cantrell, Stevie Jackson (Belle & Sebastian), Marshall Crenshaw, Oakley Hall, Nicole Atkins & Lenny Kaye, Jason Isbell, Jim Lauderdale, Toshi Reagon, Kelly Joe Phelps, Freeman, Harry Manx & Kevin Breit, The Last Town Chorus/Megan Hickey, Jesse Harris, Richard Julian & Jim Campilongo, Chocolate Genius Inc. and others.
A very special tribute to the music of Bob Dylan, honoring Dylan’s storied 1966 concert—long the Dylan bootleggers’ favorite, and released legit by Sony on CD in 1998. Critic Dave Marsh reviewed it in Creem magazine, writing “It is the most supremely elegant piece of rock ‘n’ roll music I’ve ever heard” The recording includes Dylan’s now-legendary confrontation with a heckler calling out “Judas” from the audience. This concert features distinctive roster of singer-songwriters, bands and instrumentalists perform their own arrangements of the Dylan classics, in sequence from the original show.
WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER WINTER GARDEN, 8PM Battery Park City, bordered by West Street, the Hudson River, Vesey and Liberty Streets. FREE, (212) 945-2600 worldfinancialcenter.com
17 JAN Thu
Blue Country Heart
The Music of Hank Williams
Jorma Kaukonen, G.E. Smith, Little Toby Walker, Larry Campbell, and friends celebrate the music of Hank Williams Sr.
Hank achieved much in his short life. Taught everything he knew by a bluesman known as “Tee-Tot”, Hank went on to write and sing some of the best loved country music. His love for the blues gave his music a lasting quality that has kept him in the spotlight for over fifty years after his death. | jormakaukonen.com | gesmith.com | littletobywalker.com
MERKIN CONCERT HALL, 8PM Goodman House, 129 W. 67th Street Tickets $35, (212) 501-3330 kaufman-center.org
18 JAN Fri
Gyan Riley
Guitarist /composer Gyan Riley will play an evening of music from his latest CD release, Melis Mantra. He will be joined by Tracy Silverman on electric violin and Scott Amendola on Drums. Gyan’s awards include First Prize in the Portland International Guitar Festival Competition and First Prize in the San Francisco Conservatory Guitar Concerto Competition. He played in the American premiere of John Adams’ El Nino with soprano Dawn Upshaw and the San Francisco Symphony. This concert will be a CD release party. gyanriley.com
THE MONKEY, 8pm 37 West 26th Street Tickets $20, 212 481-1601 themonkeynyc.com
19 JAN Sat
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, 8pm 37 West 26th Street FREE, 212 481-1601 themonkeynyc.com
19 JAN Sat
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, 3pm 103 Prince Street, Soho Free, (212) 226-3126 apple.com
20 JAN Sun
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, 3pm 103 Prince Street, Soho FREE, (212) 226-3126 apple.com
20 JAN Sun
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, 6PM 37 West 26th Street Tickets $20, 212 481-1601 themonkeynyc.com
22 JAN Tue
Larry Campbell & Friends Live at the Apple Store
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, 7PM 103 Prince Street, Soho FREE, (212) 226-3126 apple.com
22 JAN Tue
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, 6pm 103 Prince Street, Soho FREE, (212) 226-3126 apple.com
24 JAN Thu
Blue Country Heart The Music of Merle Haggard
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 Goodman House, 129 W. 67th Street Tickets $35, (212) 501-3330 kaufman-center.org
25 JAN Fri
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, 8pm 37 West 26th Street Tickets $20, 212 481-1601 themonkeynyc.com
26 JAN Sat
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, 7- 10PM 122nd St. and Broadway (NW corner, entrance on 122nd St.) FREE, (212) 749-2802 msmnyc.edu
26 JAN Sat
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, 8PM 37 West 26th Street Tickets $20, 212 481-1601 themonkeynyc.com
27 JAN Sun
The Brazilian Guitar Marathon
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 Lexington Avenue @ 92nd Street Tickets $60, (212) 415-5500 92y.org
28 JAN Mon
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, 6:30 103 Prince Street, Soho FREE, (212) 226-3126 apple.com
29 JAN Tue
Wolfgang Muthspiel Trio
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, 7:30 & 9:30PM 116 East 27th Street $20, 212-576-2232 jazzstandard.net
30 JAN Wed
Wolfgang Muthspiel/Mick Goodrick Duo
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, 7:30 & 9:30PM 116 East 27th Street Tickets $20, 212-576-2232 jazzstandard.net
30 JAN Wed
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, 5 - 7PM 122nd St. and Broadway (NW corner, entrance on 122nd St.) FREE, (212) 749-2802 msmnyc.edu
31 JAN Thu 02 FEB Sat
Larry Coryell & Bombay Jazz
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, 7:30, 9:30 (+ 11:30 Fri & Sat) 116 East 27th Street Tickets: $25 / $30 Fi & Sat, 212-576-2232 jazzstandard.net
31 JAN Thu
Blue Country Heart
The Music of Loretta Lynn
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 Goodman House, 129 W. 67th Street Tickets $35, (212) 501-3330 kaufman-center.org
01 FEB Fri
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, 8M 37 West 26th Street Tickets $25, 212 481-1601 themonkeynyc.com
02 FEB Sat
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, 8pm 37 West 26th Street Tickets $25, 212 481-1601 themonkeynyc.com
03 FEB Sun
Modal Kombat with special guest
350 Duo
Modal Kombat is a live instrument battle channeled through the video game Mortal Kombat. Two classical guitars control movements of characters in Mortal Kombat Trilogy. The concert begins with a set by the 350 duo, performing original compositions influenced by Bach, Reich and Cold Play. Afterwards, the Super Bowl will be shown on a giant 10x16 foot screen with free food and beverages.
THE MONKEY 37 West 26th Street Tickets $30, 212 481-1601 themonkeynyc.com
03 FEB Sun
Wolfgang Muthspiel
Live at the Apple Store
One of the most exciting young artists on the jazz scene today, internationally-acclaimed guitarist and composer Wolfgang Muthspiel is commanding attention worldwide as an artist of deep integrity, intelligence and daring musicality. Join Wolfgang for a rare solo performance emphasising his trademark use of a loop pedal to build a world of sound from the one instrument. materialrecords.com
APPLE STORE, 4PM 103 Prince Street, Soho FREE, (212) 226-3126 apple.com
03 FEB Sun
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, 3PM 103 Prince Street, Soho FREE, (212) 226-3126 apple.com
05 FEB Tue
Michael Nicolella
Referred to as “one of the contemporary guitar’s most gifted stars” by Classical Guitar magazine, Michael Nicolella is recognized as one of America’s most innovative classical guitarists. His concert will include music for classical and electric guitar by Domenico Scarlatti, Jacob ter Veldhuis, Isaac Albeniz, Jimi Hendrix and Nicolella; including music from his latest album, Shard, described in a recent issue of Frets magazine as “an exciting textbook on how to honor the classical tradition and kick it in the ass at the same time.”
THE MONKEY, 8PM 37 West 26th Street Tickets $20, 212 481-1601 themonkeynyc.com
05 FEB Tue
Jim Lauderdale
Live at the Apple Store
With his soulful drawl and knack for writing material for some of the biggest artists in mainstream country (George Strait, Patty Loveless, Dixie Chicks), it’s hard to understand why Jim Lauderdale remains on the alternative fringe as a recording artist. Yet his indie status gives him the freedom to make the music he wants, such as his 2002 Grammy-winning collaboration with Ralph Stanley, “Lost in the Lonesome Pines,” or his collaboration with longtime Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter, “Headed for the Hills.” jimlauderdale.com
APPLE STORE, 7pm 103 Prince Street, Soho FREE, (212) 226-3126 apple.com
05 FEB Tue
Teddy Thompson
Live at the Apple Store
When Teddy Thompson, whose parents are British folk-rock legends Richard and Linda Thompson, released his 2005 Separate Ways, the Times of London exclaimed, “not since Jackson Browne issued from 1970s California a succession of mournful masterpieces has a songwriter so completely nailed the sense that, in every celebration, the sense of imminent regret hovers... Brilliant..”. In 2006, he participated in Leonard Cohen—I’m Your Man, a film tribute to the legendary Leonard Cohen. teddythompson.com
APPLE STORE, 6pm 103 Prince Street, Soho FREE, (212) 226-3126 apple.com
06 FEB Wed
Blue Country Heart
The Music of Lefty Frizell
Jorma Kaukonen, Jim Lauderdale, Teddy Thompson, Larry Campbell, Ollabelle, The Yearlings, and friends explore the music of Lefty Frizell.
Over thirty years ago Lefty Frizell left us with a legacy of country music that inspired generations of singers and songwriters. Merle Haggard, Roy Orbison and Willie Nelson among others claim lineage to this early country and rockabilly legend. Lefty’s sound continues to be imitated today as we reinvent this legendary music on the concert stage. | jormakaukonen.com | teddythompson.com | jimlauderdale.com | theyearlings.net | ollabelle.net
MERKIN CONCERT HALL Goodman House, 129 W. 67th Street Tickets $35, (212) 501-3330 kaufman-center.org
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