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Great Guitars Featuring Martin Taylor, Ulf Wakenius, And Howard Alden at PizzaExpress Jazz Club Soho
Courtesy of PizzaExpress | Posted on April 21, 2016
Where
PizzaExpress Jazz Club Soho
10 Dean Street
London
Map
020 7439 4962
When
Fri, May 27, 2016
19:30
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Combining Martin Taylor’s award-winning virtuosic finger style with Wakenius’ jaw-dropping technique, and Alden’s sparkling originality, each evening features solo, duet and trio performances by three acknowledged masters of the guitar. Together they have worked with artists ranging from Stephane Grappelli and Jamie Cullum to Oscar Peterson and George Van Eps and will present an evening of virtuosity, emotion, humor and musical fireworks.
Pat Metheny calls Martin Taylor “one of the most awesome solo guitar players in the history of the instrument” while Jeff Beck says “he out-shreds all of us….I’ve never seen anything like it”. Top 10 albums in both the USA and Europe, a record 15 British Jazz Awards and an MBE from the Queen of Great Britain have seen Taylor recognized as the world’s foremost exponent of solo fingerstyle jazz guitar playing....