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International Guitar Night: Four virtuosos from Germany, Israel and America talk about a convergence of finger-style guitar

From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Length: 03:30

There are some guitarists for whom one insturment isan't enough. Brian Gore is one of them. For the past decade, he’s been realizing his ambition of a global guitar ensemble, touring a constantly shifting quartet of world-class players, called International Guitar Night. Echo Location visits with a recent incarnation, featuring American harp guitarist Stephen Bennett, Itamar Erez from Israel and German player Lulo Reinhardt, a descendent of gypsy jazz icon, Django Reinhardt. Read the full description.

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There are some guitarists for whom one insturment isan't enough.  Brian Gore is one of them.  For the past decade, he’s been realizing his ambition of a global guitar ensemble, touring a constantly shifting quartet of world-class players, called International Guitar Night. 

Echo Location visits with a recent incarnation, featuring American harp guitarist Stephen Bennett, Itamar Erez from Israel and German player Lulo Reinhardt, a descendent of gypsy jazz icon, Django Reinhardt.

It's part of Echo Location: Soundings for New Music, the weekly digest from Echoes host and Peabody Award winning producer John Diliberto, exploring the latest in modern music with quick hitting interviews, music and commentary. Each edition of Echo Location features a beautifully edited music blend, that's combined with John's thoughtful insights and artists's comments to make a sound-rich journey for listeners. Each episode can stand on its own or be scheduled as a weekly or occasional series.

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Piece Description

There are some guitarists for whom one insturment isan't enough.  Brian Gore is one of them.  For the past decade, he’s been realizing his ambition of a global guitar ensemble, touring a constantly shifting quartet of world-class players, called International Guitar Night. 

Echo Location visits with a recent incarnation, featuring American harp guitarist Stephen Bennett, Itamar Erez from Israel and German player Lulo Reinhardt, a descendent of gypsy jazz icon, Django Reinhardt.

It's part of Echo Location: Soundings for New Music, the weekly digest from Echoes host and Peabody Award winning producer John Diliberto, exploring the latest in modern music with quick hitting interviews, music and commentary. Each edition of Echo Location features a beautifully edited music blend, that's combined with John's thoughtful insights and artists's comments to make a sound-rich journey for listeners. Each episode can stand on its own or be scheduled as a weekly or occasional series.

Broadcast History

WXPN, Philadelphia and WITF, Harrisburg

Transcript

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THERE ARE SOME GUITARISTS FOR WHOM ONE GUITAR ISN'T ENOUGH. BRIAN GORE IS ONE OF THEM. ON HIS OWN, HE'S A DEFT FINGER-STYLE GUITARIST WEAVING THE INTRICATE PAISLEY DAPPLED MELODIES AND RHYTHM LINES OF HIS OWN COMPOSITIONS

MUSIK

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BUT BACK IN 1980 HE HEARD THE ALBUM FRIDAY NIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO WITH AL DI MEOLA, JOHN MCLAUGHLIN AND PACO DE LUCIA, ALL PLAYING ACOUSTIC GUITARS

MUSIK BITE

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BG: Well, as a matter of fact I saw that show when they were recording it back when I was about 18 years old. And it definitely left a very strong impression on me.

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20 YEARS LATER, BRIAN GORE REALIZED HIS AMBITION OF A GUITAR ENSEMBLE, BUT HE TOOK IT TO GLOBAL DIMENSIONS WITH A CONCEPT CALLED INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT.

Musik

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HE BEGAN PUTTING SHOWS TOGETHER WITH GROUPS OF 4 GUITARISTS BEGINNING WITH ARTISTS LIKE Dusan Bogdanovic FROM Serbia, Alex DeGra...
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Timing and Cues

Incue: There are some guitarists....

Outcue: ...I’m John Diliberto and this has been an Echo Location, Soundings for New Music.