| Sunday, MAY 20, 2007 5:00 PM JAZZ CELEBRATIONS Proudly Presents: THE JOE LO PICCOLO QUARTET Featuring: JOE LO PICCOLO – Guitar ZANE MUSA – Saxophone LARRY STEEN - Bass AARON SERFATI –Drums Joe Lo Piccolo Joe LoPiccolo is a guitarist and composer whose work is influenced by classical, Jazz and World Music styles. Writer Dan O’Heron of the Pasadena Weekly states his music is “Soft spoken eloquence, fascinatingly improvised.” And “The music is comforting and visual, it takes you to a better place, a paradise found.” Guitarist Andrew York of the Los Angeles guitar Quarter states “Having exceptional ability in both classical and jazz genres is very rare; Joe excels in both styles.” Andy Ellis, senior editor of Guitar Player magazine stated “LoPiccolo’s impeccably executed, imaginative arrangements reveal his mastery of the guitar and its most subtle timbres.” Joe LoPiccolo is a graduate of The California Institute of the Arts, receiving his BFA in jazz guitar in 1994 and his MFA in Guitar Performance in 2000. During the pursuit of his Masters Degree he was a Wasserman Scholar and Teaching Assistant for the Guitar Performance Program. In Addition to his FGA and MFA he is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music summer program. He is an adjunct professor of music at Mt. San Antonio College and College of the Canyons where he teaches Group Guitar, World Music, Guitar Improvisation for individual Guitar Instruction. He has authored 2 instructional texts, “Guitar Mosaic” and “improvisation for Guitarists” and was a contributor to Andrew York’s Jazz Guitar for Classical Cats” (Alfred). He is a member of The Society of Composers and Lyricists and has been an ASCAP plus Award recipient for the past 6 years, 2000-2005. Visit Joe LoPiccolo directly at www.joelopiccolo.com Please mark your calendars for future performances at 5:00 PM Donovan Muradian Quintet – JUNE 24, 2007 JAZZ CELEBRATIONS FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH -- 1300 East Colorado St., Glendale, CA. (Between Verdugo and Chevy Chase -- PLENTY OF FREE PARKING) (818) 240-9000 or (323) 245-4000 www.first-lutheran-church.com E-mail -- jazzcelebrations@sbcglobal.net Free will offering will be taken |
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