Acoustic guitar virtuosos Martin Taylor, Laurence Juber and Peppino D’Agostino create musical magic with “one night, three great guitarists, thirty-six strings”
Three of the world’s leading acoustic guitar virtuosos join creative forces to bring their individual and collective musical genius to the stage with
Featuring renowned guitar maestros Martin Taylor, Laurence Juber and Peppino D’Agostino, The Great Guitars™ Tour continues the famed guitar supergroup tradition with extraordinary performances that will thrill guitar and music fans alike.
ABOUT THE GREAT GUITARS™
The Great Guitars™ traces its colorful heritage back to the 1970’s when the legendary jazz guitarists of that era toured the world and recorded together. Award-winning guitarist Martin Taylor, who replaced Herb Ellis to become part of the original group in the 1980’s with the legendary Barney Kessel and Charlie Byrd, has revised the format for the 21st century–enlisting three of today’s top acoustic players to co-create a brilliant program displaying guitar mastery, emotion, humor and musical fireworks.
Combining Taylor’s award-winning virtuosic finger style with Juber’s jaw-dropping technique and D’Agostino’s classical-inspired artistry, the concert features solo, duet and trio performances by these three acknowledged masters of fingerstyle, acoustic and jazz guitar.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Pat Metheny calls Martin Taylor “one of the most awesome solo guitar players in the history of the instrument.”, while Jeff Beck says, “he out-shreds all of us—I’ve never seen anything like it.” Taylor is widely recognized as the world’s foremost exponent of solo fingerstyle jazz guitar playing, with a record 15 British Jazz Awards, Top 10 albums in the USA and Europe and an MBE from the Queen of Great Britain. Taylor serves as a globally recognized and beloved online guitar teacher through the Martin Taylor Guitar Academy, in association with ArtistWorks, the world’s leading online learning provider with students in more than 60 countries.
First internationally recognized as lead guitarist in Beatle Paul McCartney’s band Wings, Laurence Juber has since established himself as a world-renowned guitar virtuoso, composer and arranger.
“He gloriously articulates the melodies and never succumbs to show-off playing. But the notes spin out of the songs with such finesse and musical agility, it’s hard to believe he has only 10 fingers and six strings. Juber has made a rare acoustic guitar record with bark and bite. His playing is just short of sleight of hand and, like all magicians, he makes it seem effortless.”
– San Francisco Chronicle
Peppino D’Agostino is a Renaissance man whose inspired, poetic style earned him the “Best Acoustic Guitarist” award from readers of Guitar Player Magazine. D’Agostino’s playing is like a wonderful journey, taking its inspiration from the music of Brazil, American, Ireland and his native Italy.
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