Egberto Gismonti's Concert at Symphony Space Egberto Gismonti returned to New York on September 12, 2014 after a 10-year hiatus…
On the day the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was announced in 2008, Dr. Martin Chalfie slept through the official phone…
Guitar maker Thomas Fredholm started making acoustic steel string guitars then dedicated himself to making classical guitars for two decades…
Egberto Gismonti: A Pre-Concert Interview In advance of Egberto Gismonti’s concert September 12th at Symphony Space, presented by the Americas…
Catalan-born, New York-based jazz guitarist Oscar Peñas has released his fourth album and second U.S. release, Music of Departures &…
[11.29.22]. CONGRATULATIONS TO BERTA ON HER LATIN GRAMMY WIN!! As you can see, we interviewed her during the early days…
The 14th New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes ran from June 24th to June 29th, featuring Masters from the Academy:…
The 2014 New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes opened with a June 24, 2014 evening concert with guest artist, Brazilian…
Badi Assad, named as one of Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Guitarists, has released her latest album, Cantos de Casa, (Songs…
Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters celebrated their 25th Anniversary concert at Le Poisson Rouge last night with special guests…
The Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet performed this past spring at Town Hall as part of the People’s Symphony…
Pleased for the mention of My First Guitar in Art Lark: An Alternative Cultural Daybook, on this piece about Paco…
Documentary and news photographer Chris Vail covered much of Latin America, the Caribbean and Spain for Reuters during the 80s…
Matthew Greif of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet – My First Guitar Interview [Note to readers: The last incarnation of the…
I am working at the moment on a few new guitar stories to be posted possibly toward later in the upcoming…
Dancing to Architecture - Gaudí's Casa Batlló During my last year of college, long before the advent of mobile phones,…
I give my thanks to those who have mailed incredibly heartfelt letters in response to reading My First Guitar. I…
Laurence Juber, the two-time Grammy winning guitarist, arranger and composer, has recently released his memoir recounting his days as the…
Emanuele Buono and Aniello Desiderio Perform at Carnegie Hall The closing concert of this year’s D’Addario Performance Series at Carnegie…
If you would like to purchase this track directly from the iTunes Store, it would be appreciated, thank you!…
Every Friday morning in Yorkville, from 10 AM to noon, a small cadre of neighborhood retirees and actors from the…
Grotesques and Guitars These are nighttime photos of Carrer del Bisbe Irurita or Bishop’s Walk in El Barrí Gotic, Barcelona.…
Sharon Isbin's Troubadour: Troubadour, a documentary on Sharon Isbin’s storied career premiered earlier this month at Lincoln Center. Filmmaker Susan…
Grammy-nominated songwriter, composer and innovative guitarist Gary Lucas, who has been dubbed the “Guitarist of a Thousand Ideas,” is also one of…
I was especially jet-lagged upon arriving in Barcelona after a 2-hour flight delay out of JFK due to poor weather…
Richard Bruné Unbreaks Guitars Luthier Richard Bruné, who is based in Evanston, Illinois, recently repaired guitarist Rene Izquierdo’s Antonio Marin…
Duo Résonances: Frédérique Luzy and Pierre Bibault, the international prize-winning guitarists of Duo Résonances, have released their self-titled debut CD…
International Guitar Day at Mannes This past Monday, Michael Newman and Laura Oltman, the Ensemble-in-Residence at Mannes, hosted a three-hour…
8.23.14: [NEWLY UPDATED TO INCLUDE FULL-LENGTH VIDEO/RECORDING OF CONCIERTO.] The world premiere of composer Jakub Ciupinski’s Guitar Concierto took place…
Welcome to this page, which I’m viewing as a moveable feast as I work on my next book, a historical…
Minimalist Music for Guitar Plus: The closing concert for the sixth season of the Guitar Plus chamber music concert series…
The Guitar Where did the vowels go? I replaced them in the title graphics with the following items: 1. Fretboard…
David Russell's Guitar Master Class in New York Grammy award winning classical guitarist David Russell held a three-day guitar residency…
A track called Bats & Umbrellas from Smoke & Steel with a view overlooking the front lawn of West Dean…
"Moth" is my most recent animated video, completed this past December. The track is from EMPIRE OF LIGHT. If you…