What a way to spend Saturday night -- at Winnipeg's Park Theatre in the front row experiencing Guitarama, a celebration of the city's best guitar playing with Greg Lowe, Tim Butler, Larry Roy, and Ariel Posen. The evening was led by Bjorn Thoroddesen, an Icelandic guitar virtuoso. Joked Tim Butler, it took a guy from Iceland to organize a bunch of Winnipeg guitarists! The songs ranged Beatles covers to the musician's own compositions with predominantly Jazz stylings, though on a few numbers, the artists demonstrated their great versatility by rocking (or bluesing) out.
As I sat back with my wife and friends watching and listening to absolute masters at work, it was hard to imagine a more enjoyable concert experience -- intimate setting with a few hundred people, $12 ticket stub in my pocket, and did I mention we got front row no problem despite rush seating?
In case you missed it, you can catch these musicians at the Jazz Winnipeg Festival in June (http://jazzwinnipeg.com/concert-season/nu-sounds-series/guitarama/).
As I sat back with my wife and friends watching and listening to absolute masters at work, it was hard to imagine a more enjoyable concert experience -- intimate setting with a few hundred people, $12 ticket stub in my pocket, and did I mention we got front row no problem despite rush seating?
In case you missed it, you can catch these musicians at the Jazz Winnipeg Festival in June (http://jazzwinnipeg.com/concert-season/nu-sounds-series/guitarama/).
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