THE V EDITION OF GUITAR MASTERS WILL BRING TO AUDITORIO ALFREDO KRAUS A COMBINATION OF FLAMENCO, GUITAR, JAZZ, BLUES, CLASSICAL AND MUSIC OF THE WORLD

2009-02-03

THE V EDITION OF GUITAR MASTERS WILL BRING TO AUDITORIO ALFREDO KRAUS A COMBINATION OF FLAMENCO, GUITAR, JAZZ, BLUES, CLASSICAL AND MUSIC OF THE WORLD

• Al Di Meola, Scott Henderson, The Kaltchev Duet, Lionel Loueke and Rubén Levaniegos will feature this V edition of Guitar Masters

• Rubén Levaniegos, Scott Henderson and the Kaltchev Duet, besides showing their art in programmed concerts, will offer master classes to students and music lovers who want to see the instruments from the expert’s view

Fusion, flamenco, jazz and improvisation will be the predominant notes of the V edition of Guitar Masters developed by Auditorio de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Foundation from March 7th to 24th, 2009. Al Di Meola, Scott Henderson, the Kaltchev Duet, Lionel Loueke and Ruben Levaniegos will feature this V edition of Guitar Masters, where they will offer fusions of flamenco guitar, jazz, blues, classical and music of the world.

The series Guitar Masters were conceived in 2005 wit the aim of approaching to the audience the wide variety offered by this six-string instrument, starting from its more classical side going through other possibilities of style fusion as jazz or music of the world.

‘Masters’ from different styles have played their instrument at Auditorio Alfredo Kraus. Costas Cotsiolis, Gerardo Nuñez, Ralph Towner and Manuel Barrueco, started this trip followed shortly after by many other as: David Russell, Bireli Lagrene & Gipsy Project, Vicente Amigo, Jim Hall, Manolo Sanlucar, Pat Martino, Tommy Emmanuel, the Assad Duet, Jose Manuel Cañizares and El Niño (The kid) Josele.

“The Flamenco Guitar Night” will be the first concert of the series Guitar Masters 2009. It will be celebrated on March 7th at 9:00 PM. in concert room San Borondón of Auditorio Alfredo Kraus. That night will perform Rubén Levaniegos’s guitar from Seville and the voice of cantaor Guillermo Cano, besides the dance of Luisa Palicio, from Málaga.

Rubén Levaniegos started to play guitar at the age of five with Pedrito Sevilla. Subsequently, he joined the dancing company of Maria Pagés, where he stayed for four years. Nowadays he is guitarist of Guillermo Cano, who has a sweet voice, a fast throat and a classical musicality.

The bailaora (dancer) of the ‘Flamenco Night’, Luisa Palicio, started her dancing classes at the age of 13, a year after that she attended Antonio Canales’s classes. Her last performance ‘Cuatro noches’ (‘Four nights’) was presented in the XV edition of the Flamenco Biennial of Seville, where she got very good critics.

The next concert will be The Kaltchev Duet’s, made up by Bulgarians Ivo y Sofia Kaltchev, it started in 1991 and has won six international guitar competitions. The performance will take place in Sala de Cámara (Chamber Music Room) next March 11th at 9:00 PM. After winning over fifteen prizes as solists in national competitions, they have demonstrated their exceptional talent as a duet, and have been awarded internationally six times.

Scott Henderson Trio, joined by John Humphrey at the electric bass, Alan Hertz at the drums and Henderson at the guitar, will perform in Room San Borondón on March 14th, at 9:00 PM. Henderson grew up in a blues and rock atmosphere, he is known for his strange language and for adding blues phrases over very complexes harmonies. Henderson’s style is defined as jazz fusion and blues. Scott is also known for his Blues Band, where he shows himself as the great blues guitarist he is. In 1991 he was nominee for ‘Guitar World’ as the best Jazz guitarist. And in January, 1992 he was nominee as the best jazz guitarist at the Guitar Player's Annual Reader's Poll.

Al Di Meola is known as ‘the guitarist faster than his own shadow’. His audacious search for harmony and rhythm, the profuse density, brilliant inspiration and the exotic sensuality of his speech gives his art a singular signature. In his album ‘World Sinfonia’ as well as in ‘Heart of the inmigrant´s’ he evokes melodies and different rhythms influenced by the Argentinean musician Astor Piazzolla. Al Di Meola World Sinfonia will be on stage next March 21st in the Symphonic room at Auditorio Alfredo Kraus at 9:00 PM accompanied by Gumbi Ortiz and Peter Kaszas at the percussion; Peo Alfonsi playing classical guitar and Victor Miranda at the bass.

The last concert of Guitar Masters 2009 will be African guitarist Lionel Loueke’s, on March 24th, at 9:00 PM in the Chamber Music Room. Music was part of his life in his country Benin. When he reached the age of 17 he started to play guitar and moved to Paris to study jazz in the American School of Modern Music. After his graduation he joined The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz in Los Angeles, where he played with great jazz musicians as Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Terence Blanchard. In his new album ‘Karibu’, he presents many aspects of Loueke as the combination of percussion with his voice and guitar, and the mix of it with the bass.

Tickets for the concert are available at: Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 16:30 to 20:30 h, Monday to Friday; and from 10:00 to 14:00 h on Saturdays. By Internet at Cajatique - La Caja de Canarias and by calling: 902 405 504.

2009-02-03
THE V EDITION OF GUITAR MASTERS WILL BRING TO AUDITORIO ALFREDO KRAUS A COMBINATION OF FLAMENCO, GUITAR, JAZZ, BLUES, CLASSICAL AND MUSIC OF THE WORLD
	• Al Di Meola, Scott Henderson, The Kaltchev Duet, Lionel Loueke and Rubén Levaniegos will feature this V edition of Guitar Masters • Rubén Levaniegos, Scott Henderson and the Kaltchev Duet, besides showing their art in programmed concerts, will offer master classes to students and music lovers who want to see the instruments from the expert’s view Fusion, flamenco, jazz and improvisation will be the predominant notes of the V edition of Guitar Masters developed by Auditorio de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Foundation from March 7th to 24th, 2009. Al Di Meola, Scott Henderson, the Kaltchev Duet, Lionel Loueke and Ruben Levaniegos will feature this V edition of Guitar Masters, where they will offer fusions of flamenco guitar, jazz, blues, classical and music of the world. The series Guitar Masters were conceived in 2005 wit the aim of approaching to the audience the wide variety offered by this six-string instrument, starting from its more classical side going through other possibilities of style fusion as jazz or music of the world. ‘Masters’ from different styles have played their instrument at Auditorio Alfredo Kraus. Costas Cotsiolis, Gerardo Nuñez, Ralph Towner and Manuel Barrueco, started this trip followed shortly after by many other as: David Russell, Bireli Lagrene & Gipsy Project, Vicente Amigo, Jim Hall, Manolo Sanlucar, Pat Martino, Tommy Emmanuel, the Assad Duet, Jose Manuel Cañizares and El Niño (The kid) Josele. “The Flamenco Guitar Night” will be the first concert of the series Guitar Masters 2009. It will be celebrated on March 7th at 9:00 PM. in concert room San Borondón of Auditorio Alfredo Kraus. That night will perform Rubén Levaniegos’s guitar from Seville and the voice of cantaor Guillermo Cano, besides the dance of Luisa Palicio, from Málaga. Rubén Levaniegos started to play guitar at the age of five with Pedrito Sevilla. Subsequently, he joined the dancing company of Maria Pagés, where he stayed for four years. Nowadays he is guitarist of Guillermo Cano, who has a sweet voice, a fast throat and a classical musicality. The bailaora (dancer) of the ‘Flamenco Night’, Luisa Palicio, started her dancing classes at the age of 13, a year after that she attended Antonio Canales’s classes. Her last performance ‘Cuatro noches’ (‘Four nights’) was presented in the XV edition of the Flamenco Biennial of Seville, where she got very good critics. The next concert will be The Kaltchev Duet’s, made up by Bulgarians Ivo y Sofia Kaltchev, it started in 1991 and has won six international guitar competitions. The performance will take place in Sala de Cámara (Chamber Music Room) next March 11th at 9:00 PM. After winning over fifteen prizes as solists in national competitions, they have demonstrated their exceptional talent as a duet, and have been awarded internationally six times. Scott Henderson Trio, joined by John Humphrey at the electric bass, Alan Hertz at the drums and Henderson at the guitar, will perform in Room San Borondón on March 14th, at 9:00 PM. Henderson grew up in a blues and rock atmosphere, he is known for his strange language and for adding blues phrases over very complexes harmonies. Henderson’s style is defined as jazz fusion and blues. Scott is also known for his Blues Band, where he shows himself as the great blues guitarist he is. In 1991 he was nominee for ‘Guitar World’ as the best Jazz guitarist. And in January, 1992 he was nominee as the best jazz guitarist at the Guitar Player's Annual Reader's Poll. Al Di Meola is known as ‘the guitarist faster than his own shadow’. His audacious search for harmony and rhythm, the profuse density, brilliant inspiration and the exotic sensuality of his speech gives his art a singular signature. In his album ‘World Sinfonia’ as well as in ‘Heart of the inmigrant´s’ he evokes melodies and different rhythms influenced by the Argentinean musician Astor Piazzolla. Al Di Meola World Sinfonia will be on stage next March 21st in the Symphonic room at Auditorio Alfredo Kraus at 9:00 PM accompanied by Gumbi Ortiz and Peter Kaszas at the percussion; Peo Alfonsi playing classical guitar and Victor Miranda at the bass. The last concert of Guitar Masters 2009 will be African guitarist Lionel Loueke’s, on March 24th, at 9:00 PM in the Chamber Music Room. Music was part of his life in his country Benin. When he reached the age of 17 he started to play guitar and moved to Paris to study jazz in the American School of Modern Music. After his graduation he joined The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz in Los Angeles, where he played with great jazz musicians as Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Terence Blanchard. In his new album ‘Karibu’, he presents many aspects of Loueke as the combination of percussion with his voice and guitar, and the mix of it with the bass. Tickets for the concert are available at: Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 16:30 to 20:30 h, Monday to Friday; and from 10:00 to 14:00 h on Saturdays. By Internet at Cajatique - La Caja de Canarias and by calling: 902 405 504.