05 FEB 2006 Sun 4PM
Michael Nicolella

Praised by Gramophone for his “stunning technical skill and unfailing musicality” and characterized by Classical Guitar magazine as “a fully enlightened musician of our time,” Michael Nicolella is recognized as one of America’s most innovative and eclectic classical guitarists. He will perform music for classical and electric guitar, including works by Steve Reich, J.S. Bach, Hans Werner Henze, Jimi Hendrix and himself. | nicolella.com

Tickets $15

19 JAN 2006 Thu 8PM
Andre LaFosse

Andre LaFosse calls his live performance style ‘turntablist guitar’: a cutting-edge cut-up of hip-hop, avant-garde, funk, and left-field dance music... which just happens to be played completely live with only a guitar, an Echoplex, and a tiny smattering of effects. Andre will be returning to both the NYGF (where he shared a bill with David Torn in 2004) and The Monkey (where he presented a highly successful run of shows in March ‘05) for a one-night performance, exploring his concepts for the role of a six-string electric guitar in a non-linear, post-DJ world. | altruistmusic.com

Tickets $15

A 67th birthday celebration with performances by Dominic Frasca, Chuck Zwicky, Brandon Ross and Ralph Gibson (on his beloved Klein electric guitar)

The eminent American photographer, who began his career as an apprentice to Dorothea Lange and Robert Frank, Ralph Gibson is known for his highly distinctive vision in still photography. His photographs are in major collections worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art. To celebrate his 67th birthday, he’ll give a powerpoint presentation of his work. Guitarists Dominic Frasca, Chuck Zwicky, Brandon Ross and Ralph himself (!) will perform compositions & improvisations inspired by the photographs. | ralphgibson.com

Tickets $20

20 JAN 2006 Fri 8PM
Dominic Frasca

Guitarist Dominic Frasca, winner of the First Annual Guitar Player Magazine Guitar Hero Competition, will perform an evening of original compositions for solo 6-and-10-string electro/acoustic guitar. Time Out New York wrote, “Fans of classical minimalism, the hypnotic counterpoint of early 80’s King Crimson, and the peerless techniques of the late Michael Hedges will find much to admire in his rich, propulsive, polyphonic works. It’s like New Age music for people who grew up listening to Black Sabbath.” dominicfrasca.com

Tickets $15

22 JAN 2006 Sun 7:30PM
The Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo

Guitarists Laura Oltman and Michael Newman have received acclaim for their 10 CDs and have been featured widely in the national media. Their concert tours and collaborations with such artists as fiddler Eileen Ivers (Riverdance), Turtle Island String Quartet, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt (Angela’s Ashes), have taken them to forty-nine states and five continents. They will perform new duets they have premiered in the past few years by Roberto Sierra, Augusta Read Thomas, Dusan Bogdanovic, Lowell Liebermann, Rami Vamos and Randall Avers. | guitarduo.com

Tickets $20

24 JAN 2006 Tue 8PM
Stephen Arons

Stephen Aron, has been a featured artist for many years at nearly every major American guitar festival. The artistic director of the GFA Convention 2005 at the Oberlin Conservatory, Aron’s recordings have been described as “breathtaking” (Guitar Review), and as “one of the best discs to cross my desk” (Soundboard). He will play a program of Chopin and Mendelssohn transcription as well as a selection of works by Spanish and South American composers.

Tickets $15

02 FEB 2006 Thu 8PM
Stephen Griesgraber

Guitarist/composer Stephen Griesgraber will present Redhooker, an evening of music for guitar and live electronics. Inspired by his interest in hypnagogia and the altered auditory experiences reflected in various dream states, Stephen will perform music for solo guitar, guitar with live electronics and samples, as well as music for guitar and ensemble. The work will be representational as well as interpretive in its exploration of states of semi and unconsciousness.

Tickets $15

04 FEB 2006 Sat 7PM
Kevin Gallagher

Kevin Gallagher, winner of both the 1993 Guitar Foundation of America Competiton and the 1997 Francisco Tarrega competition, will premiere his new “avant-pop” group, Electric Kompany. The group arranges, composes and commissions music for rock quartet. For this concert, they will perform compositions by Arvo Part, Jacob Ter Veldhuis, Marc Mellits, and others. | guitar69.com

Tickets $15

06 FEB 2006 Mon 8pm
Marco Cappelli
The Extreme Guitar Project

Since landing in NYC two years ago, the Italian classical guitarist Marco Cappelli (a student of Oscar Ghiglia) started to develop a unique style which includes avant garde compositions, improvisation, live-electronics, hard rock sounds, classic licks, and much more. This melting pot of sounds, is rarely heard on a classical guitar. At The Monkey he will present a program of his own through-composed/improvised music using the so-called Extreme Guitar, which has 8 sympathetic steel strings running under the regular 6 nylon strings. | marcocappelli.com

Tickets $15