Mark Sganga's Bossa, Blues & Beyond! at The Old 76 House

An evening of Bossa Nova, Blues & Beyond with Int'l Fingerstyle Guitar Champion Mark Sganga, bassist Sue Williams (Southside Johnny, Joe Walsh) and drummer Warren Odze (Rod Stewart, Judy Collins)!

Mark Sganga’s fingerstyle guitar weaves a rich tapestry of beautiful melody, dynamic rhythm, & imaginative improvisation. Fusing influences from South America & around the world, Mark creates an entrancing travelogue, as an instrumentalist, bandleader, singer/songwriter & educator. He is a virtuoso guitarist who has enthralled audiences from Stockholm to Kuala Lumpur to the Thredbo Jazz Festival in Australia. Mark 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. 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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An evening of Bossa Nova, Blues & Beyond with Int'l Fingerstyle Guitar Champion Mark Sganga, bassist Sue Williams (Southside Johnny, Joe Walsh) and drummer Warren Odze (Rod Stewart, Judy Collins)!

Mark Sganga’s fingerstyle guitar weaves a rich tapestry of beautiful melody, dynamic rhythm, & imaginative improvisation. Fusing influences from South America & around the world, Mark creates an entrancing travelogue, as an instrumentalist, bandleader, singer/songwriter & educator. He is a virtuoso guitarist who has enthralled audiences from Stockholm to Kuala Lumpur to the Thredbo Jazz Festival in Australia. Mark 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. 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.

Sue Williams is an extraordinary bass player having several credits to her name having performed with Southside Johnny, Joe Walsh and having backed Eric Clapton at The White House to name a few. She is also a part-time Professor of music at Bergen Community College.

Drummer & percussionist Warren Odze has had a rich, versatile career having played, recorded and/or toured with Rod Stewart, Judy Collins, Bernie Leighton, Milt Hinton, Hank Jones, Peter Allen, Henry Gross as well as played on countless Broadway shows.

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