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Author Message   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Friday, September 07, 2007 - 11:00 pm:    I went last year, but only for the first day. This year I'm going for both days! Anybody else from the NY/NJ area going? Here's the list of artists: George Benson Lao Tizer Christian McBride Chuck Mangione Euge Groove (Steve Grove) Gerald Albright Kirk Whalum Tim Bowman Jeff Golub Earl Klugh Bob James Branford Marsalis Kyle Eastwood (Clint’s son) Gil Parris The Joshua Redman Trio   Ccs Username: Ccs Registered: 3-2001 Posted on Friday, September 07, 2007 - 11:38 pm:    Have a great time.If it didn't start tomorrow I may have been able to make the road trip.   Michaelkaufman Username: Michaelkaufman Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Saturday, September 08, 2007 - 8:26 am:    That's a nice line up. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend. I know Gil Parris - he's a great guitar player - check him out! mk   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Saturday, September 08, 2007 - 9:06 am:    MK: Gil is very talented! I think you and I talked about him last year when he played the Festival. Here's a picture my buddy took of me an Gil, after his set.   Guitartim Username: Guitartim Registered: 4-2001 Posted on Saturday, September 08, 2007 - 5:45 pm:    John~Great line-up!! Be sure to check out Tim Bowman. He's another GB10 player, and very similar in style to Benson/Norman Brown/Doc Powell. Enjoy!   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Sunday, September 09, 2007 - 9:29 am:    Tim: It was a great show! Everyone was on. GB was the star of the show...again. The Guitars and Saxes group, which included Gerald Albright, Kirk Whalum, Tim Bowman and Jeff Golub, ended the evening. They kicked butt. I'd never heard of Tim Bowman before. He was very good...too bad he played an ES175. GB was the only Ibanez player on the stage. Here's the guitars he brought on stage, GB12 and GB10: But he only played the GB10: Leaving for today's show in about an hour.   Chucke99 Username: Chucke99 Registered: 2-2007 Posted on Sunday, September 09, 2007 - 11:24 am:    What's the theory behind taping up the F-holes on George's guitars? -Chuck   Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Sunday, September 09, 2007 - 1:45 pm:    Maybe he's had problems out outdoor gigs with birds building nests inside Chuck. I think it's to eliminate feedback at loud stage volumes.   Chucke99 Username: Chucke99 Registered: 2-2007 Posted on Sunday, September 09, 2007 - 2:44 pm:    Are you saying that even birds would prefer a GB10 to a Birdland?   Guitartim Username: Guitartim Registered: 4-2001 Posted on Sunday, September 09, 2007 - 6:50 pm:    John~ Thanks for the review and great photos! Man, I wish I was at that concert!!! Benson tapes over his guitar 'F-holes' to supress feedback during live shows. Here's Tim Bowman WITH his sweet GB10NT. http://www.ruomal.com/site1/7529_05.swf   Bluesmeister Username: Bluesmeister Registered: 5-2004 Posted on Monday, September 10, 2007 - 1:09 am:    You'd think GB would have something a little more professional than Scotch Tape stuck to his guitar! Surely he could have some custom-made rubber inserts that would snugly locate in the f-holes?   Johns Username: Johns Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 5:58 pm:    OK, here's some pictures from Sunday's performances. First up is Gil Parris. He is always very good. Here he's playing his custom made Artinger semi-hollow. Artinger Guitars is out of PA, they do beautiful work. www.artingerguitar.com Next... make my day...it's Clint's son, Kyle Eastwood. He's a very accomplished bass player and composer. He played two 5 string electric basses, this green one and a black one: Here he is asking the audience who stole the bottom half of his upright . Next was Joshua Redman. Joshua, his bass player and drummer kicked it with some pretty straight ahead jazz. OK, this is a picture of Earl Klugh with a guy I like to call RastaMon. Now that's a head of hair! Earl's style on the nylon string is so delicate, it can get lost in the mix very easily. But when they got the volume turned up he was so tasteful it was simply scrumptious! Earl played with Bob James. A master on the keys! I think the James/Klugh performance was the highlight of the day. Branford Marcalis finished off the evening/festival. I don't think he was very happy that two thirds of the crowd left before he came on.   Guitartim Username: Guitartim Registered: 4-2001 Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 7:40 pm:    Fantastic photo essay, John. I especially like the last one of Branford. Very artsy glow to it.

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