The Red Guitar

In the 1920s, blues musicians such as Lead Belly and Mississippi John Hurt began to make use of the acoustic guitar. Their innovative playing styles helped to make the acoustic guitar a popular instrument for blues music. Lead Belly was known for his powerful voice and his ability to play both lead and rhythm parts on the guitar. His influence helped to make the acoustic guitar an essential part of blues music. <a href="https://theacousticguitar.com/best-martin-acoustic-guitar/">https://theacousticguitar.com/best-martin-acoustic-guitar/</a>... full review

A BRONZE MEDAL “I’m used to no crowds, I’m a jazz musician,” quips Bruce Forman to a half filled house at the Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre, not an unappreciable crowd for a Monday night Fringe event. Forman then proceeds to entertain those gathered in an evening entitled The Red Guitar with a narrative revolving around the jazz greats he has met, been mentored by or merely felt in awe of: Barney Kessel master of the chord center tunes on the guitar, the versatile bass man Ray Brown and Sonny Rollins. In the process we are treated to a brief history of Jazz improvisation and Forman’s observations, “Coltrane’s albums should have come with a warning label, Charlie Parker’s music should have come with an owner ‘s manual.” Forman, both a... full review

I love that "The Red Guitar" combines two art forms--jazz and storytelling--in an entertaining way; kind of like Will Rogers meets George Benson, all rolled up into one performer. ... full review