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A new “sister festival” in Australia

September 10, 2007

The Adelaide Festival Centre, one of the leading performing arts centers in Australia, has strung together a spectacular new event, the inaugural Adelaide International Guitar Festival. The new ten day festival, November 23 – December 2, 2007, is inspired and assisted by the New York Guitar Festival. Over 100 musicians from around the world will converge on Adelaide to honour and celebrate the guitar in over 40 guitar centric events, spanning all music genres (blues, jazz, classical, experimental, blues & roots, world, and more...) The Festival will take place in various venues at the Adelaide Festival Centre and in Elder Park.

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Mississippi John Hurt Tribute

February 11, 2006

On January 18th we kicked off the first of a four-concert series at Merkin Concert Hall, with a tribute to the great "Mississippi" John Hurt. Below is an article from the New Jersey Star-Ledger about the series...and a review from The New York Times.

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Skip James Tribute

February 11, 2006

A few photos from our Nehemiah "Skip" James tribute that took place at Merkin Concert Hall on January 25th, 2006...

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The Nebraska Project

February 11, 2006

Our 2006 festival kicked off with a free concert celebrating the 25th anniversary of the classic Bruce Springsteen album, “Nebraska.” An amazing roster of artists (including a very special guest for the encore) joined us at the World Financial Center’s Winter Garden, to interpret the songs from The Boss’ sixth album. 

 
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Charley Patton Tribute

February 11, 2006

On February 1st, the third of a four-part concert series at Merkin Concert Hall, paid tribute to the great Charley Patton. Below is an review from the New Jersey Star-Ledger...

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Daniel Lanois’ “Silvio” Project

February 10, 2006

On February 3rd, 2006, the New York Guitar Festival brought Daniel Lanois to Carnegie Hall to present his music and experimental film images. It was a magical performance — one of the festival’s highlights — and sold out weeks in advance. Below is a review that ran in the NY Press.

 

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Pepe Romero at the Guitar Festival

January 28, 2006

For guitar afficionados there is no better place to be in the first days of Autumn than New York City. For the past four years David Spelman, a protean guitar enthusiast, has presented a beguiling array of performances under the rubric of the New York Guitar Festival. This fall's festival, for instance, included a Baptist Blues frenzy of sacred pedal steel, tributes to fallen icons Jerry Garcia and George Harrison, an electric guitar quartet reading from dense scores, Andy Summers (of The Police) playing Brazilian tunes, and downtown polymath Elliot Sharp torturing an acoustic guitar in homage to John Fahey. 

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The 2006 Guitar Marathon

January 27, 2006

By popular request, we’re posting the repertoire that each performer played at our third biennial Guitar Marathon at the 92nd Street Y’s Kaufman Auditorium. Also, stay tuned, as we’ll be podcasting audio and video clips from the marathon on the iTunes music store as well.

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‘06 NYGF Launches with Springsteen Tribute

January 16, 2006

The New York Guitar Festival 2006 launched its 2006 event by honoring Bruce Springsteen's 1982 Nebraska album with a free gala concert under the glass atrium of the World Financial Center Winter Garden on January 14th.

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Scenes from Guitar Marathon 2004

February 27, 2005

On January 25th, 2004 we held our second all-day guitar extravaganza. The marathon event brought together guitarists from around the world and received extensive media coverage. Below is a review that ran in the New York Times on January 30, 2004.

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