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Date / Showtime

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Show name

The John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band

Genre

  Bluegrass

Venue

City Winery

Tickets

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Cost

$18-28

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Summary

This dude can flat out pick in the gypsy jazz style.  For this tour, here's rolling with his Bluegrass outfit.  This is true virtuoso guitar playing and a cast of ringers.

 

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What They Say

Jorgenson's career has been wide-ranging, including playing lead guitar in Elton John's band for seven years; being a co-founder of both the groundbreaking The Hellecasters and The Desert Rose Band; being widely known as the U.S. Ambassador of Gypsy Jazz; and portraying Django Reinhardt in the Hollywood feature film Head In The Clouds. Jorgenson has recorded or toured with the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Luciano Pavarotti, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, The Byrds, Johnny Cash, Bob Seger, Willie Nelson and many others. Jorgenson is a GRAMMY Award-winner and has won many other awards, including being three-time Academy of Country Music (ACM) Guitarist of the Year.

What We Say

He may not be a household name, but when the legends seek a guitar player, they seek John Jorgenson.

Video

John and the Bluegrass Band playing a cover of The Dillards' "There Is A Time"