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2023 news
October 16 - Save the date, Howland special guest performance/demonstration on the theme of integrating jazz and classical guitar studies, Q&A and reception to follow, 7pm, Phinney Neighborhood center, Seattle, WA, Seattle Classic Guitar Society All Member Meeting. Become a member of the wonderful community! https://www.seattleguitar.org/
April 18 - Just posted new playlist of short video clips of Elliott Turner Stephen Howland Jazz Guitar Duo at Happy Duo Cafe, out first time playing together since 2017, when Elliott was a student at PLU, look forward to doing this again! Click this link to my Youtube page playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvAC-wWTjpuUqQoWW_s2b5zlIfOfPMtO8
April - Tacoma area friends, I'll be playing with guitarist Elliott Turner at the Happy Duo Cafe, University Place, 2pm this Saturday, April 15,!
March - Wonderful 2023 PLU Guitar Festival weekend, much gratitude to our awesome guests Daniel Pinilla and Naeim Rahmani, all the great students, everyone from Chiawana High School under the fantastic direction Charith Bagley and Tacoma School of the Arts with Derrick Robinson (sounded great!), PLU, Seattle Classic Guitar Society, Seattle Jazz Guitar Society,…!
February - Registration is now open for the 2023 PLU Guitar Festival, Saturday March 18!
January - Announcing the 2023 jazz piece for the PLU Guitar Festival Guitar Orchestra will celebrate the jazz-rock fusion of Jeff Beck, who passed this January. I've arranged “Freeway Jam,” from Beck’s 1975 classic recording “Blow Blow.” The arrangement is suitable for all levels and guitars (classical, steel-string acoustic, and electric guitars). The bass guitar part is written for an easy-level part, having just three classic and fun two-bar steady swing eighth-note figures that repeat. Participants will have the opportunity to improvise for 2, 4, 8, or 16 bars over a single chord vamp. Save the date, Saturday March 18, 2023. More info to follow soon.
