Johannes Lindstead Guitarist of Year Plays Central New York

From being named Guitarist of the Year in the 2007 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards, to winning three best album awards, to four top-ten charting albums, to top-ten radio airplay, Johannes Linstead has become recognized internationally as one of best selling guitarist/composers in the Instrumental and World Music genres. Johannes let?s loose a fiesta of Spanish guitar magic!

Johannes’ live performances are nothing short of phenomenal. Bursting with tropical sounds, audiences are moved to dance and clap along to his music. In concert, as on his recordings, Johannes strives to create a festive mood, leaving plenty of room for lightning fast guitar improvisations and spicy percussion solos, which include bongos, congas, timbale and doumbek. Lively Latin and Mediterranean rhythms combined with Johannes’ technical virtuosity leave audiences breathless.

6/6/09 8pm

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David Bromberg and Angel Band performs in Central New York

5/09/09 8pm

Brombergs live show remains as unique as ever. Concerts by David and his band are extraordinary events, and performances follow no set pattern of selection. Give and take between performer and audience is complete, spontaneous, and totally sincere. As the NY Times noted.He has such control of his audience that he can, at one moment, hold it in his hand with a tender, touching yet funny anecdotal song, and then set it romping and stomping with a raucous bit of raunch. He is electrifying.

A singular performer/writer/arranger, Bromberg?s remarkable musical versatility and innovative resourcefulness have earned vast critical and popular acclaim. He is also impossible to classify: As one critic perceptively wrote, ?David Bromberg fits no pigeonholes. He is part of everything contemporarily musical. He is a product of blues, country, jazz, folk, and classical music. From his early success as a guitar virtuoso, Mr. Bromberg has developed into a brilliant entertainer.
Center for Arts of Homer, Inc.
72 S. Main Street
Homer, NY 13077-0191.
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LOCAL: (607) 749-4900
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Frank Vignola is considered by many to be among the top ranked guitarists on the music scene today. An extremely versatile jazz guitarist, Frank Vignola has demonstrated that he is capable of playing everything from fusion and commercial pop-jazz to hard bop, post-bop, and swing. Frank performs and/or records with such varied artists as Chet Atkins, Madonna, Jon Faddis, Woody Allen, Ringo Starr, Manhattan Transfer, Frank Wess, Elvin Jones, Lionel Hampton and countless legends from the golden age of jazz; he is currently the guitarist with the David Grisman Quintet.

For more than half a century, John “Bucky” Pizzarelli has been a part of the fraternity of musicians who have kept mainstream and traditional jazz alive. For many years, at NBC, he played in the Doc Severinson Band on the Tonight Show. One of the era’s most solid rhythm players, Pizzarelli is in high demand to provide propulsion and background for other musicians. He played and toured with Benny Goodman, forming a close association with him that lasted until Goodman’s death; he also led his own trio and recorded duos with Zoot Sims (1976), Bud Freeman (1975), and Stephane Grappelli (1979).

4/18/09 8pm

Center for Arts of Homer, Inc.
72 S. Main Street
Homer, NY 13077-0191.
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Charlie Bertini UnPlugged in Homer NY

3/28/09 at 8PM

Charlie has five solo albums on Arbors Records and has recorded twelve albums with Bill Allred’s Classic Jazz Band and has produced over fifty-five albums for other artists, with more in the works. Charlie is also the executive director of the annual AppleJazz Festival held in upstate NY. He has played in 45 states, Europe, and China. As a first-call trumpeter, he has backed up artists such as Burt Bacharach, Henry Mancini, Johnny Mathis, and Ray Charles. He has played on network TV specials for Walt Disney World, Ringling Bros Circus, and several PBS music specials. His AppleJazz cable show from his 1995 AppleJazz concert was nominated for a CableAce Award for “Best Music Program For 1995″.

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Grada are based in Dublin and Galway, Ireland, where they began playing together in 2001. Since then, they have taken Irish traditional music forward to a new level, effortlessly blending contemporary music styles, modern songs and other forms of ethnic music into their own natural style. Grada has enjoyed a rapid path to success, based on their infectious, modern take on Irish music. They have an exceptional rapport with audiences, whether it is in concert halls, clubs, or outdoor festivals. Their music encompasses a diverse range of styles and features musicians not only from Ireland, but also from New Zealand, England and Denmark.

Irish music with ?enough steam in its heels to leave most of its peers at the starting blocks (The Irish Times)  If this talented quintet appears anywhere within 100 miles of you, hi thee hence (Sing Out Magazine, USA)

March 14, 2009 8pm

Center for Arts of Homer, Inc.
72 S. Main Street
Homer, NY 13077-0191.
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LOCAL: (607) 749-4900
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