AMP Concerts - California Guitar Trio

Thursday, March 5
California Guitar Trio
The Cooperage
7220 Lomas Blvd NE
(Just east of Louisiana)
7:30 PM
21 and over

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With a whirlwind of instrumental styles fusing classical, rock, blues, jazz, world music bluegrass, as well as the quintessential California musical genre surf music, the California Guitar Trio's stunning virtuosity and sly sense of humor have earned them a rabid following and wide notoriety, with significant crossover in the progressive, acoustic and classical music scenes.

Notably, CGT music was featured on the television coverage of the 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004 Olympics, and also on CBS, NBC, CNN, and ESPN TV programs. The CGT performed on the 2003 Grammy Awards nominated track Apollo on Tony Levin's CD Pieces of the Sun; and CGT music was sent into outer space as wake up music for the crew aboard NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavor.

Paul Richards of Salt Lake City, Utah, Bert Lams of Brussels, Belgium, and Hideyo Moriya of Tokyo first met in England at one of Robert Fripp's Guitar Craft Courses in 1987. After completing several of these intensive courses, the three toured worldwide with Fripp's League of Crafty Guitarists. Wanting to continue together after the League had run its course, Bert, Paul and Hideyo convened in Los Angeles and founded The California Guitar Trio in 1991, honing their intricate original compositions, surf covers, and classical re-workings.

“How refreshing—here's a modern, highly-listenable progressive rock effort with a disproportionate amount of acoustic instrumentation that's anchored by solid and dedicated musicianship... and there ain't a hint of the pretentiousness that is almost invariably found within the genre."
-Willie G. Moseley, Senior Writer/Columnist, Vintage Guitar Magazine

The Cooperage is a full service restaurant/nigthclub specializing in steak & seafood, with a large salad bar, good deserts and a full bar.

$20 advance, $25 day of show.

Buy tickets on-line through Brown Paper Tickets
or by phone: 1-800-838-3006

Tickets also available (cash only plus $2 surcharge) at:

4022 Rio Grande Blvd. NW, 344-8139
Natural Sound, 3422 Central Ave. SE, 255-8295