Mark Sganga/martin Pizzarelli: Bucky, Bossa & Beyond! at Rhino Comedy Club

Int'l Fingerstyle Guitar Champion Mark Sganga & Bassist Martin Pizzarelli in a rare duo performance this intimate hideaway, The Rhino Comedy Club, Suffern, NY.

Music cover is $10. Lite fare & drinks are available.
Please note this is a walk-up to the 2nd floor (entrance is right of Licata Insurance).

Mark Sganga is a virtuoso guitarist whose performance has enthralled audiences from Stockholm to Kuala Lumpur to the Thredbo Jazz Festival in Australia. Mark's fingerstyle guitar weaves a rich tapestry of beautiful melody, dynamic rhythm, & imaginative improvisation fusing influences from South America & around the world. He has been featured on tours & recordings w/ Indian violin virtuoso Dr. L. Subramaniam, alongside Larry Coryell & Herbie Hancock. He has played opposite the legendary Taj Mahal & Les Paul among other greats. Most recently, Mark and his Trio headlined the Clayton Jazz Festival opposite Bernie Williams. He is a repeat featured performer & judge at The Indiana State Fingerstyle Guitar Competition as well as a main-stage performer at the venerable Walnut Valley Festival in Wichita, KS where Mark won first place in the 2009 International Fingerstyle Guitar Competition....

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Int'l Fingerstyle Guitar Champion Mark Sganga & Bassist Martin Pizzarelli in a rare duo performance this intimate hideaway, The Rhino Comedy Club, Suffern, NY.

Music cover is $10. Lite fare & drinks are available.
Please note this is a walk-up to the 2nd floor (entrance is right of Licata Insurance).

Mark Sganga is a virtuoso guitarist whose performance has enthralled audiences from Stockholm to Kuala Lumpur to the Thredbo Jazz Festival in Australia. Mark's fingerstyle guitar weaves a rich tapestry of beautiful melody, dynamic rhythm, & imaginative improvisation fusing influences from South America & around the world. He has been featured on tours & recordings w/ Indian violin virtuoso Dr. L. Subramaniam, alongside Larry Coryell & Herbie Hancock. He has played opposite the legendary Taj Mahal & Les Paul among other greats. Most recently, Mark and his Trio headlined the Clayton Jazz Festival opposite Bernie Williams. He is a repeat featured performer & judge at The Indiana State Fingerstyle Guitar Competition as well as a main-stage performer at the venerable Walnut Valley Festival in Wichita, KS where Mark won first place in the 2009 International Fingerstyle Guitar Competition.

Martin Pizzarelli is a jazz bassist who has worked w/ brother John Pizzarelli for 25 years, and from there working w/ 7-string guitarist Ed Laub along w/ 7-string guitar master (and father) Bucky Pizzarelli. For the past two years, Martin has been working and recording w/ Brazilian drummer of Jobim fame Duduka da Fonseca as well as w/ Int'l Fingerstyle Guitar Champion Mark Sganga.

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