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San Jose guitarists
Paco de Lucia drenches Oakland in flamenco flair
Paco de Lucia
April 28, 2012
If you are or aspire to be a passable guitarist, you expect to be humbled in the presence of Paco de Lucia, one of the all-time greats of flamenco...
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Guitar hero Pat Metheny dazzles, perplexes in SFJAZZ concert
Pat Metheny
September 25, 2011
It's been a while since you could talk about there being a "Pat Metheny sound." The delicate, sustained electric tone that...
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Grace Cathedral provides natural reverb for jazz guitarist Scofield
John Scofield
April 30, 2011
Nearly every SFJAZZ season includes a performance at cavernous Grace Cathedral on Nob Hill, and those shows offer a chance to see a rare form of...
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Rolling Stone greatest guitarists list squeaks Beatles out of the top 10
Beatles
November 23, 2011
If "best of" lists are your pet peeve and you're a Beatles fans, you'll have two reasons to gripe about Rolling Stone's...
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Blues great Robert Johnson’s centennial birthday to be celebrated on May 8
Robert Johnson
April 20, 2011
By Phyllis PollackOn May 11, 2011, the centennial birth date of the iconic blues guitarist Robert Johnson. His music will be celebrated with the...
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Big names, rising stars enliven Manoa Jazz and Heritage Festival
Arts & Entertainment
September 8, 2010
It’s not everyday you get Larry Carlton, Jeff Richman, Noel Okimoto, Bruce Hamada Jr., Vernon Sakata, Robert Shinoda and the Punahou Jazz...
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'True Adventures with the King of Bluegrass: Jimmy Martin' now available in paperback
Arts & Entertainment
December 13, 2009
About a decade ago, when fiction writer and music critic Tom Piazza's True Adventures with the King of Bluegrass: Jimmy Martin first came out,...
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Sugarland help Oprah ring in the holiday Nov. 30; take part in Dec. 20 TNT event
Arts & Entertainment
November 29, 2009
Platinum-selling duo Sugarland, whose lineup recently scored a 2009 CMA prize, will make guest on the Monday, Nov. 30, installment of The Oprah...
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National Thumbpickers Hall of Fame inducts country's Steve Wariner on Sept. 25
Arts & Entertainment
September 24, 2009
It's been a week of big news and career achievement for Grammy-winning country artist Steve Wariner, who just learned that not only is he up for a...
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