Michael Mandrell Sunday August 28th, 2011 7pm Tickets $10 Suggested Donation, however all sales benefit the artist directly |
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 Shumei is happy to host Michael Mandrell Sunday August 28th at 7pm. Michael is an artistic and passionate contemporary American fingerstyle guitarist with an ear for the creative side of the world fusion genre. He is one of those rare artists who has a strong sense of his Western musical roots, yet can make beautiful and sophisticated forays into the music of the East. Michael's guitar playing is extraordinary. His tunes are lyrical—the stuff fairy tales are made of. They are slightly jazzy, seductively smooth and consistently beautiful. His intricate fretboard work and technique reflect an artist of vast creativity and a pan-global vision of the instrument he loves. In journeys that have since taken him to Taos, New Mexico and to his current home in Portland, Oregon Michael has been an artist of life whose music expresses the fiber of his being. His musical worldview expresses the wide-ranging aspirations of his spirit. From his Celtic core to his World Beat, raga and jazz-inflected compositions, his music enlivens the listener with the spirit of a master raconteur telling the grand archetypal story–“I lived that.” As Public Radio International’s “Echoes” host John Diliberto describes it: “Michael Mandrell is the acoustic guitar player infusing his original melodies with Indian scales and a Celtic lilt……..” Tickets for the concert are a $10 suggested donation, and all proceeds benefit the artist directly. For information call 719/256-5284 or visit www.shumeicrestone.org. |
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Shumei
International Institute |
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