14th Annual Jazz Guitar Festival strikes a chord at Denison
Posted: October 18, 2010
John Jorgenson
The Denison Jazz Guitar Festival will celebrate its 14th year with events that span two weekends. The Festival will kick off Oct. 30 with a concert featuring the John Jorgenson Quintet. It will continue with guitar clinics and two concerts featuring Gene Bertoncini on Nov. 6 and 7. All events are free and open to the public.
The John Jorgenson Quintet is known for its virtuosity and range of musical style. Jorgenson portrayed jazz guitar great Django Reinhardt in the feature film “Head in the Clouds,” and Reinhardt’s centennial will be celebrated with a concert, “Happy Birthday Django 100 years,” which also will feature Casey Cook, Andy Carlson, Tom Carroll and Doug Richeson in Speakeasy.
According to David R. Adler of the Aaron Copeland School of Music,
Queens College, “There aren’t a great many exponents of nylon-string
acoustic jazz guitar, but Gene Bertoncini, one of the true masters,
belongs near the top of the list.” Events for the Jazz Guitar Festival
include the following:
Gene Bertoncinni
Saturday, Oct. 30:
• Concert “Happy Birthday Django 100 Years,” with John Jorgenson Quintet and Speakeasy, Casey Cook, Andy Carlson, Tom Carroll and Doug Richeson at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30, in Burke Recital Hall (241 West College Road)
Saturday, Nov. 6:
• Clinics for guitar and string players will be held from noon to 4:30 p.m. in the Burke Rehearsal Room (240 West Broadway)
• A Guitar and Strings Concert with Gene Bertoncini at 7 p.m. in the Burke Recital Hall (240 West Broadway)
Sunday, Nov. 7:
• Grande Finale Concert featuring Gene Bertoncini and Tom Carroll at 3 p.m. in the Burke Recital Hall (240 West Broadway)
Calendar Listing:
CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University,14th Annual Denison Jazz Guitar Festival, “Happy Birthday Django 100 Years,” with the John Jorgenson Quintet and Speakeasy, Casey Cook, Andy Carlson, Tom Carroll and Doug Richeson at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30, in Burke Recital Hall (241 West College Road). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Pamela Hughes at 740-587-6220, or visit www.denison.edu.
CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville—14th Annual Jazz Guitar Festival Clinics for guitar and string players from noon to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6, in the Burke Rehearsal Room (240 West Broadway). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Pamela Hughes at 740-587-6220, or visit www.denison.edu.
CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville—14th Annual Jazz Guitar Festival Guitar and Strings Concert with Gene Bertoncini at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6, in the Burke Recital Hall (240 West Broadway). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Pamela Hughes at 740-587-6220, or visit www.denison.edu.
CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville—14th Annual Jazz Guitar Festival Grand Finale Concert with Gene Bertoncini and Tom Carroll at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 7, in the Burke Recital Hall (240 West Broadway). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Pamela Hughes at 740-587-6220, or visit www.denison.edu.
About Denison:
Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.
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