George Cole at Ivy Room

Jimmy Luttrell, legendary guitar master with George Cole- Guitar legend JIMMY LUTTRELL performs a guitar duo with George Cole at the IVY ROOM in Albany CA on Sunday August 25 at 4:00 PM (Doors at 3)... Come check out the Man the Myth the Legend JIMMY LUTTRELL before it's too late.

https://ivyroom.ticketfly.com/event/1882050-jimmy-luttrell-legendary-albany/

"George Cole was more than a guitar teacher to me. He was a mentor that talked about great music, great songs, good taste, and everything in between. I feel grateful and lucky that he showed me how to express myself with a guitar" - Billie Joe Armstrong...

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Jimmy Luttrell, legendary guitar master with George Cole- Guitar legend JIMMY LUTTRELL performs a guitar duo with George Cole at the IVY ROOM in Albany CA on Sunday August 25 at 4:00 PM (Doors at 3)... Come check out the Man the Myth the Legend JIMMY LUTTRELL before it's too late.

https://ivyroom.ticketfly.com/event/1882050-jimmy-luttrell-legendary-albany/

"George Cole was more than a guitar teacher to me. He was a mentor that talked about great music, great songs, good taste, and everything in between. I feel grateful and lucky that he showed me how to express myself with a guitar" - Billie Joe Armstrong


“George Cole is a major guitar talent who plays everything from gypsy jazz to rhythm & blues. It’s been a great experience playing my music with him and he’s helped me take Dawg music in many new and wonderful directions. He can sing too!” - David Grisman

"… Cole's guitar playing is a marvel to see up close, his fingers leaping all over the fret board, his pick churning out the notes with a velocity and verve that would make Django Reinhardt proud. This night was all about musicianship, of the highest order." - Joe Sweeney, The Buffalo News

VIDEOS
• Cheek-to-Cheek https://www.instagram.com/p/BzJstnAA-DN/?igshid=s258riraltw0
• Samois Faire  https://youtu.be/gJ8p_UwNudk
• Valentino  https://youtu.be/PBYzQpAwss4
• L-O-V-E (OneMic recording series)  https://youtu.be/kVf8lifkmF8
• Sheila’s waltz   https://youtu.be/ulQ1s7boWy4

LINKS
• WEBSITE  https://georgecole.net/
• FACEBOOK (5500 fans, verified account)  https://www.facebook.com/George-Cole-46418756241/?fref=ts
• TWITTER (1925 followers, verified account)  https://twitter.com/GCgeorgecole
• La Bella Strings Endorses George Cole  http://www.labella.com/artists/george-cole/
• ACOUSTIC DISC/ACOUSTIC OASIS (High Definition Digital Downloads of George Cole LIVE) http://acousticoasis.com/rooms/guest/george-cole-live/george-cole-live.html

PRESS
(SF EXAMINER): https://www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/george-cole-celebrates-nat-king-cole/
(MERCURY NEWS): https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/03/17/pacifica-performances-presents-4/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/01/23/george-cole-captures-the-uptown-swing-of-django-reinhardt/
(GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE): https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/temple-of-the-dawg-david-grismans-undying-acoustic-devotion
(SF GATE): https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Bay-Area-arts-news-Dec-12-5055925.php

ABOUT GEORGE COLE:
Singer and breakneck acoustic guitarist George Cole lives in a musical world all his own.... a world in which Django Reinhardt, The Ramones, Nat King Cole and Doc Watson get equal billing with Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Willie Nelson and the Great American Songbook. Cole currently occupies the guitar chair for the David Grisman Quintet and has 2 releases on Grisman’s highly regarded Acoustic Disc Label. George was guitar teacher and mentor to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt of Green Day for 10 years in the East Bay. Cole, a San Francisco native and BAMMIE award winner brings an expertise to his guitar playing and singing that is filtered through Rock and Roll, Gypsy Jazz and All things American. The music he makes brings to mind the old adage “Everything Old Is New Again”.

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