THE CONNECTICUT CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY Presents:

A Special Summer Series

At Sweet Jane's Rock & Roll Eatery
88 Pratt Street, Hartford, CT (860) 882-6754

Claudia Acuña

Sunday, July 1, 2007 1:00 PM

Hailed by the LA Times as an "instrument of wonder", Chilean singer/songwriter/arranger Claudia Acuña draws upon the culture of her homeland by fusing Latin rhythms with her instinctive jazz sensibilities. Singing mostly in her mother tongue, Acuña makes it clear that music crosses all barriers - particularly when sung with her distinctive brand of authentic emotion.

She will be joined by guitar virtuoso Ron Affif, whose unique style has been influenced by Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery and Barney Kessel.

Gretchen Parlato

Sunday, July 8, 2007 6:00 PM

"The first thing you notice about Gretchen Parlato is that she's a singer with a deep, almost magical connection to the music," says jazz legend Herbie Hancock. " Every note is expressive, powerful, and pretty. And most important, her heart is in the right place." Gretchen's petite bearing and vocal enchantments evoked another famed spell-casting pixie for one reviewer, who called Gretchen's 2003 performance with Herbie in Paris "a fairy-tale like show. . . in the universe of Björk."

Joining Ms. Parlato will be Mike Moreno, whom the Village Voice called “A Guitarist of commanding technique and almost architectural expression.”

Frank Vignola

Sunday, July 29, 2007 6:00 PM

Considered to be among the top rank of guitarists on the music scene today, having recorded alongside Chet Atkins, Madonna, Ringo Starr, Manhattan Transfer, Elvin Jones, Lionel Hampton, Woody Allen, Bucky Pizzarelli and other name artists., Frank Vignola is also considered to be one of the most outstanding virtuosos in the “Django: Gypsy guitar style.

He will be joined by guitarist/vocalist extraordinaire Don Keiling.

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