Festival

About the festival

Since 1999, the New York Guitar Festival has explored virtually every aspect of the guitar’s musical personality, presenting many of the world’s most distinctive guitarists at venues including Carnegie Hall, The 92nd Street Y, Merkin Concert Hall, Joe’s Pub, (le) Poisson Rouge, 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, Kaki King, Bryce Dessner, Justin Vernon, and surprise guests Bruce Springsteen, Levon Helm + Emmylou Harris. In addition to producing eclectic, multi-genre concerts and radio broadcasts, commissioning new works, and supporting innovative collaborations among outstanding artists, its Guitar Harvest series of recordings supports innovative outreach programs in our public schools.

PERFORMERS SINCE 1999

Ben Allison   Badi Assad   The Assad Duo   Pierre Bensusan   Victor Biglione   Rory Block   Oren Bloedow   Roy Book Binder   Kevin Breit   Anouar Brahem Trio   Brazilian Guitar Quartet   David Bromberg   Bob Brozman   Califone   Jim Campilongo   Campbell Brothers   Larry Campbell   California Guitar Trio   Laura Cantrell   Vinicius Cantuaria   Steve Cardenas   Cindy Cashdollar   Knox Chandler   Jen Chapin Trio   Chocolate Genius Inc.   Keba Cissoko   Nels Cline   Scott Colley   Larry Coryell   Yamandu Costa   William Coulter   Marshall Crenshaw  David Cullen   Alex de Grassi   Bryce Dessner   Mamadou Diabate   Abdoulaye Diabate   Jon Diaz   Russell Donnellon   Trevor Dunn   Roland Dyens   Mark Eitzel   Liberty Ellman   Banning Eyre   The Ferdinandos   Howard Fishman   Eliot Fisk   Pino Forastiere   Dominic Frasca   Bill Frisell   Kevin Gallagher   Jacob Garchik   Buke & Gase   Ed Gerhard   Ralph Gibson   Mick Goodrick   Mike Gordon   Goran Ivanovic + Fareed Haque Duo   Stephen Griesgraber   Mary Halvorsen   John Hammond   Knut Hamre   The Harlem Quartet   Emmlyou Harris   Jesse Harris & Joel Harrison   Alvin Youngblood Hart   Ernie Hawkins   Gilad Hekselman   Levon Helm   Megan Hickey   Jolie Holland   Jason Isbell   Itsnotyouitsme   Vijay Iyer   Stevie Jackson   Richard Julian   Vic Juris   Henry Kaiser   Bill Kanengiser   Dale Kavanagh   Jorma Kaukonen   Lenny Kaye   Steve Kimock   Kevn Kinney   Kaki King   King Wilkie   Dennis Koster   Leo Kottke   Andre LaFosse   Sonny Landreth   Daniel Lanois   Patty Larkin   Jim Lauderdale   Ismail Lawal   Greg Leisz   Lionheart   Little Toby Walker   Romero Lubambo   Gary Lucas   Virginia Luque   Russell Malone   Michael Manring   Harry Manx   Martha Masters   Ronn McFarlane   Ben Monder   Thurston Moore   Bill Morrissey   Wolfgang Muthspiel   My Brightest Diamond   The National   Ollabelle   Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo   New World Guitar Trio   Michael Nicolella   Jimmy Norman   Nigel North   Noveller   Paul O’Dette   Christopher Parkening   Jeff Parker   The Persuasions   Kelly Joe Phelps   Bucky Pizzarelli   Chris Potter   Lee Ranaldo   Toshi Reagon   Redhooker   Vernon Reid   John Renbourn   Tony Rice   Marc Ribot   Gyan Riley   Terry Riley   Adam Rogers   Pepe Romero   Brandon Ross   Peter Rowan   Pietro Russino   Sap Dream Electric Guitar Quartet   Julia Sarr & Patrice LaRose   Mike Seeger   Emanuele Segre   Sex Mob   Connie Sheu   Anupam Shobhakar   Simon Shaheen   Elliott Sharp   Michelle Shocked   Brad Shepik   Bill Sims Jr.   Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder   GE Smith   Hopkinson Smith   Tim Sparks   Bruce Springsteen   David Starobin   Leni Stern   Mark Stewart   Marty Stuart   Andy Summers   Taj Mahal   Otis Taylor   Teddy Thompson   Steve Tibbetts   Tin Hat Trio   David Torn   Artie Traum   Tony Trischka   Dave Tronzo   Toubab Krewe   Turtle Island String Quartet   Twi The Humble Feather   Benjamin Verdery   Ana Vidovic   Jason Vieaux   Frank Vignola   Martha Wainwright   Keller Williams   George Winston   Jim Woodring   Min Xiao-Fen   Yale Guitar Orchestra   Dan Zanes   Fabio Zanon   Zubot + Dawson  

THANK YOU to our sponsors

Over the years, these organizations have played a critical role in our success.

Apple

J. D'Addario & Company

WNYC - New York Public Radio WFUV, 90.5 The Night, Brooklyn Brewery, Guitar.com, Sirius XM Satellite Radio, Guitar Player, Relix, Flavorpill, JamBase, Guitar Center, Avalon Guitars, Marshall, Korg, Vox.

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