NEWS RELEASE
RENOWNED GUITARIST
GENE BERTONCINI PERFORMS NOVEMBER 29
AT THE JAZZ STANDARD
IN
NEW YORK CITY
*Featuring Ike Sturm
and Mark Ferber*
“This
is music to touch the heart and renew the spirit.
Gene Bertoncini tells a story of rare beauty in every note.” — George Fendel, Jazzscene
“It
seems that only beautiful sounds emanate from Gene Bertoncini’s guitar.”
— The New Yorker
Join NYC
guitarist Gene Bertoncini on
Wednesday, November 29, for one night at the Jazz Standard,
116 E 27th Street
,
New York City
. Show times are 7:30 and 9:30 pm,
and tickets are $20 (no minimum). Bertoncini
will perform jazz standards, the music of Jobim, and some classical repertoire
in both a solo and trio setting with Ike Sturm on bass and Mark Ferber on drums.
Whether plucking on nylon string or electric arch top guitar, “Bertoncini
is the ultimate in good taste.” – Scott Yanow,
L.A.
Jazz Scene. For more
information, call (212) 576-2232.
Born
into a music loving family, Gene
Bertoncini was artistically inspired at a very young age. Uncertain about
committing to life as a professional musician, because this “baseball and
apple pie kid” was turned off by certain aspects of working in jazz clubs,
Bertoncini studied architecture at
Notre Dame
University
. By the time Bertoncini earned his degree, a performing career proved
irresistible. “I did rather well in architecture,” says Bertoncini, “but I
just think that I had a much more of a gift for music.” The guitarist served a
short stint with Buddy Rich prior to entering the Marine Corps in 1961.
Following his discharge, he joined the Merv Griffin Show orchestra and later the
Tonight Show Orchestra under Skitch Henderson. Bertoncini freelanced for a
number of years, serving as a sideman with Benny Goodman, Clark Terry, Tony
Bennett, Wayne Shorter and Lalo Schifrin, among others, while remaining an
in-demand studio musician for all kinds of recording dates in
New York City
. By 1970, Gene Bertoncini recorded the LP Evolution,
his debut as a leader. He established a remarkable duo with bassist Michael
Moore (who is presently a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet). With Bertoncini
writing the arrangements, the two men recorded a series of outstanding albums
for OmniSound, MPS, Stash and Chairoscuro. After the duo disbanded in 1989,
Bertoncini worked with various rhythm sections and recorded several duo sessions
with a second guitarist (Jack Wilkins, Frank Vignola and Kenny Poole). In
addition to his own CDs, Gene Bertoncini has worked frequently as a sideman with
both instrumentalists and singers on recording dates. “It’s always nice to
come up with something spontaneously or react to somebody else’s line. I pride
myself in being able to respond to things as they’re happening as well.”
Bertoncini
has released two solo recordings in recent years 1999’s Body and Soul, and 2005’s Quiet
Now both on Ambient Records. In early 2007 Ambient will release Concierto
, his recording with string quartet.
www.genebertoncini.com
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