Thousand Waves at Casa Della Zisa. West Meets East program – “an eclectic and exciting blend of musical styles from different continents” (PCC/Art Beat) – blends the sounds of the Japanese koto (Yukiko Yamaguchi), transverse flute (LeeAnn McKenna), and yours truly on six and eight string guitar. Together we will be performing exciting and beautiful program of traditional and modern […]
Spanish & South American Music: Steve & Patt Bilow
CELSO MACHADO: Virtuoso Brazilian Guitarist, Percussionist, Vocalist, Multi-instrumentalist, and Composer. "Amazing skills, skills that combine elements that in the U.S. are rarely found in the same band, let alone the same musician."... TIM BROOKS, Review of New York Guitar Festivals Brazilian Guitar Marathon ABOUT CELSO: Performer, Composer, Recording Artist, and Teacher Virtuoso Brazilian guitarist, percussionist, […]
Espacio Flamenco Company is a professional performance group based out of Espacio Flamenco's studio that produces a variety of shows around Portland where new audiences can be exposed to flamenco. Espacio Flamenco also hosts La Peña Flamenca, a collective of flamenco artists and aficionados that organize events for the flamenco community. Brenna McDonald - flamenco […]
Flutist Carmen Maret and guitarist Andrew Bergeron perform, compose, teach and are entrepreneurs from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Together they are known as the Folias Duo. The duo’s 2015/2016 concert season - demonstrating their versatility in arranging and performing - took them to Europe (Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Italy, and Portugal), South America (Argentina and Chile) […]
Benefit Concert for Gerardo Caledron of Grupo Condor. Joining Gerardo is Choro da Alegria, Maria Olaya, and host Peter Zisa
Shohei Toyoda Acclaimed finger-style guitarist Shohei Toyoda was born in Japan and raised in Dublin, Ohio. Shohei always knew he had a special connection to music throughout his life. He received his musical education at Berklee College of Music, and has studied with many prestigious musicians, such as John Mcgann, Walter Beasley, Bob Pilkington and Guy Van Duser. […]
…intelligent and self-assured…with a sure technique and a musical sensitivity, he created an inner life in his playing, a thinking and caring musician. –Bernard Holland of the New York Times His consummate commitment to technical excellence as the solid structure beneath an unparalleled sense of musicality brought him over two decades of accolades from audiences and […]
Naxxos Recording artist Adam Levin has been praised by renowned American guitarist Eliot Fisk as a “virtuoso guitarist and a true 21st century renaissance man with the élan, intelligence, charm, tenacity and conviction to change the world” and the Washington Post for his “visceral and imaginative performance.” Mr. Levin has performed throughout the United States, Europe, and South America,. […]
