- GiG Performance Space - Schedule

Feb 3 2012 - Santa Fe

Friday, February 3rd, 2012 @ 7:30 PM
Bruce Dunlap
GiG - 1808 Second Street
Santa Fe
Price: $15

“Acoustic jazz guitar played stunningly well... fascinating new compositions. -Jim Hall

Bruce Dunlap... used tonal color so vividly that the musical notes felt like wet paint. allaboutjazz.com

“His beautifully constructed originals are harmonic in conception, brimming with colorful altered chords that catapult the music into new expressive heights. In the process Dunlap comes up with some unforgettable melodies... The guitarist himself has impressive chops, but you always get the distinct feeling that his virtuosity is in service to the music... Dunlap has created a stirring, intellectually satisfying collection of pieces that have the grace and emotional import of fine poetry.” -JAZZIZ

“Dunlap sculpts a dazzling set of originals. Bringing to bear a supple technique and a gently arcing melodicism, Dunlap evokes shimmering portraits... His sound whether on 6,7,9 or 10 string acoustic guitars is likewise mellow and singing, yet always intense. In sum a tour de force” -Jazz Times

Feb 4 2012 - Santa Fe

Saturday, February 4th, 2012 @ 7:30
Jono Manson
GiG - 1808 Second St.
Santa Fe
Price: Suggested Donation $10-15

Jono Manson is a prolific singer/songwriter and seasoned performer, with a long track record that includes major-label releases as both recording artist and producer and extensive touring in the USA and Europe. He formed his first all-original band in 1968 at the age of seven and, from that moment on, never looked back. He became a full-time professional musician at the age of 19, when he began working almost nightly in bars and clubs in his native New York City, playing his own infectious blend of folk, blues, funk, rockabilly, country and R&B. Manson's music is constantly evolving and, to this day, his songwriting reflects a wide range of styles, defying easy classification.
Jono also has a growing number of film and television music credits, and continues his work as an arranger/producer. Over the past two years alone he has produced records for Tao Seeger, John Popper, Jaime Michaels, Lee Simpson and The Barnetti Bros. Band, to name a few. His most recent release "Life is Orange" (December 2010) is a collaboration with songwriter/composer Donald Rubinstein.

“The gravelly-voiced Manson attacks the high art of low-rent songcraft with a paid assassin’s precision.”
No Depression Magazine

“Manson was such a key player in transforming a bunch of dingy clubs into havens for roots music that he is often referred to as the ”˜Godfather of the scene”.
Relix Magazine

“One heck of a healthy concoction of country, blues and roots music. Listening to the music makes it easy to see how so many rockers fell under the spell of Manson’s genius.”
The Advocate

Feb 10 2012

Friday, February 10th, 2012 @ 7:30
Bruce Dunlap - Acoustic Jazz Guitar
GiG - 1808 Second Street
Price: $15

“Acoustic jazz guitar played stunningly well... fascinating new compositions. -Jim Hall

Bruce Dunlap... used tonal color so vividly that the musical notes felt like wet paint. allaboutjazz.com

http://www.brucedunlap.com/

Feb 11 2012 - Santa Fe

Saturday, February 11th, 2012 @ 7:30
Flutists Carol Redman and Alaina Diehl
GiG - 1808 Second Street
Santa Fe
Price: $15

The Voice of the Flute

Flutists Carol Redman and Alaina Diehl present a concert of some of their favorite flute music, from the Middle Ages to the Modern Ages, illustrating the truth that the lives, loves and losses of humankind cross borders, boundaries, centuries and cultures. In addition to music that will amaze and fascinate, move and soothe, this concert will illuminate the 500-year evolution of the flute, featuring recorders, baroque flutes and modern flutes.

Carol Redman is the principal flutist for Santa Fe Pro Musica and is a former member of the Santa Fe Opera and New Mexico Symphony Orchestras. She has performed with orchestras, music festivals and concert series across North America, Germany and Japan. Her recordings on Koch, Dorian, and numerous private labels have received accolades including a Grammy Nomination for Best Classical Music/Small Ensemble. “ Hearing Redman articulate this incredibly difficult solo with such calm and assurance made the concert truly spectacular. She demonstrated that her technique is equal to the virtuosic demands imposed on her. And while she evidenced superb breath control capable of sustaining the long melodic phrases in the slow movement, it was her coping with the fiendishly fast movements that brought her back for four calls” (Albuquerque Journal). “Redman is one of the most consistently excellent musicians in Santa Fe. Her musicianship is always impeccable” (Santa Fe Reporter). “Redman played the difficult but rewarding music with charm and virtuosity. The fascinated listeners did not let her leave until she played more encores” (SÃ¼dkÃ¼rier, Germany).
Alaina Diehl is second flutist with Santa Fe Pro Musica and Opera Southwest Albuquerque. She also performs with the Santa Fe Symphony, New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, 2011 New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players Pacific Coast Tour, New Mexico Woodwind Quintet, Victoria Bach Festival, Meet in Beijing Arts Festival, Festival Ballet Albuquerque Orchestra, and Church of Beethoven.Â Alaina always brings youthful ebullience to her music projects, reminding her mentor (Ms Redman, that is!) that wisdom and experience are only some of the ingredients of an inspired musical performance!

Feb 17 2012 - Santa Fe

Friday, February 17th, 2012 @ 7:30PM
Chuscales - Flamenco Guitar
GiG - 1808 Second Street
Santa Fe
http://brucedunlap.com
Price: $15

Chuscales was born in Antequera, Spain in 1956 and grew up in the midst of one of the most well-known gypsy families in Granada. He started his career as a flamenco dancer, which has given him a tremendous command of the various flamenco rhythms. Early in his career, he switched to the guitar and since then has played extensively as a soloist and as an accompanist for some of Spain's top flamenco singers and dancers. Chuscales is one of the new generation of flamenco guitarists, following in the footsteps of Paco de Lucia, playing with an amazing technical ability and speed. He has toured extensively throughout North and South America, Asia, and both Eastern and Western Europe. He has accompanied Maria Benitez for many years and is presently performing as a solo concert guitarist.