Gene Bertoncini at Blues Alley

About

“The Segovia of Jazz Guitar,” as the late jazz critic and historian Gene Lees dubbed him, could get hoarse ticking off the highlights of his past half-century in music. Bertoncini belongs on the short list of guitarists who are equally unique and versatile. Comfortable in jazz, pop, classical and Brazilian settings, Bertoncini is a superb stylist on both nylon-string acoustic guitar and amplified archtop.