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Goran Ivanovic and Fareed Haque Guitar Duo Presented by Minnesota Guitar Society Saturday, February 23, 2019 7:30 pm Sundin Music Hall at Hamline University 1531 Hewitt Avenue St Paul, MN 55104 General Admission $25 Members/Seniors $20 Students $10 https://www.mnguitar.org/purchase-tickets Inspired by the rhythms and melodies of flamenco, jazz, classical, rock and the Balkan region, this […]

Celebrating Andrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña – (February 21, 1893 – June 2, 1987), known as Andrés Segovia, virtuoso Spanish classical guitarist. He was the most important force in making the guitar a concert instrument and continued to perform into his 90s.

Celebrating Kristy Marlana Wallace (born February 20, 1953), known as Poison Ivy, a guitarist and occasional vocalist who co-founded the American rockabilly band The Cramps.

Celebrating Larry Coryell (born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III; April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017), an American jazz guitarist known as the “Godfather of Fusion”.

Celebrating Jeremy Webster “Fred” Frith (born February 17, 1949), an English guitarist best known for his avant-rock group Henry Cow.

Celebrating Michael Bernard Bloomfield (July 28, 1943 – February 15, 1981), an American guitarist born in Chicago, Illinois, who became one of the first popular music superstars of the 1960s to earn his reputation almost entirely on his instrumental prowess.

Celebrating Bola Sete (born Djalma de Andrade) (July 16, 1923 – February 14, 1987), a Brazilian guitarist. His name means “Seven Ball” and in the Brazilian version of billiards, the seven ball is the only black ball on the table. Bola got this nickname when he was the only black member of a small jazz […]

Celebrating Alonzo “Lonnie” Johnson (February 8, 1899 – June 16, 1970), an American blues and jazz guitarist and violinist. He was a pioneer of the single-string solo guitar style.