Included in the event will be Door Prizes, Free Food and a Guitar Giveaway!

Experience full-blown song productions using multiple guitars...created live! Plus, learn everything you want to know about electric guitars and the life changing opportunities created by playing music, from an artist who lives the dream of most musicians.

Ravi has performed on Letterman, Leno, Saturday Night Live, etc.; at The White House, Madison Square Garden, Superdome, etc.; & toured with the top selling band in the world just a few years ago!

Guitar players, music enthusiasts, and friends of musicians…This is an event YOU don’t want to miss!

Brian Bromberg Biography

Brian was born December 5th, 1960 in Tucson Arizona. He grew up in a family of musicians and artists. His father and brother played the drums. With all that music around the house, and drums all over the place, it was natural for Brian to start playing the drums as well. Brian was two and a half years old, beating up the furniture and banging on anything that didn't move. After some years of playing and practicing, Brian began his professional career as a drummer at the age of thirteen. 

In elementary and Jr.high School, Brian also played the cello. That was one instrument that Brian did not feel very comfortable playing. One day in orchestra class at Jr. High, the orchestra director came over to Brian and said, "Hey Brian, you see that big bass over there in the corner? You know that nobody is playing it. Don't you want to play that big cool bass over there?" You see, the orchestra director had a plan. He thought that having one bad bass player was better then not having one at all. That was his way of getting Brian to stop trying to saw his cello in half! 

That day was a blessing in disguise. Brian didn't realize that he had the gift for melody as well as rhythm. With his drumming background, and all this new melody available to him from the bass, Brian knew that this was going to be his path. 

From ages fourteen to eighteen, Brian locked himself up in a room and practiced day and night. Testing out of high school early and devoting all his time to music, for the next few years Brian played every type of gig imaginable. Quite often Brian would play five to seven nights a week with several different bands. 

Brian's first big break came in 1979 when Marc Johnson, the wonderful bassist with the great jazz pianist Bill Evans, heard Brian play. Several months later while on tour, Marc ran into legendary jazz saxophonist Stan Getz. Stan was looking for a new bass player and asked Marc if he knew any new young players. Marc told Stan about Brian. Brian auditioned for Stan and joined the Stan Getz quintet in December of 1979. Brian had just turned 19 and spent nearly a year touring the world with Stan and his band. 

Since then, Brian has toured, performed and or recorded with some of the greatest artists of our time.

This Thursday, you can see the man himself, live at the Carroll Arts Council at 7PM. Special Deals will be available on Mapex Drums & Sabian Cymbals. Contact Coffey Music at 410-876-1045 or 410-848-5003 for more info.

Gregg Bennett, a 30 year guitar industry veteran, created the first shallow body cutaway electric acoustic which revolutionized the guitar industry.  Gregg has designed guitars for internationally known guitar companies including Gibson, Washburn, Epiphone, Ovation, Ibanez, Martin and Larrivee.  His latest and most extensive project involves 250 brand new designs for Samick, the largest guitar manufacturer in the world. 

Samick worked with Gregg in implementing his designs using manufacturing techniques that promise great sounding instruments.  Samick was  also attentive to all the details like string spacing, the caliber and quality of wiring and soldering, and bridge placement, as well as the cleanliness of pickup cavities.  These are subtle details, but to the player they are everything.

Gregg  will conduct a two hour workshop teaching everything you need to know about evaluating the performance and quality of an acoustic guitar.  Gregg covers the basic construction techniques, wood options, body shapes and pickup options.  Not to mention a fabulous fingerstyle concert segment in the styles of Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed and Merle Travis.

Check out the Glider Capo from Gregg at http://www.glidercapo.com/.

Joe is a Conn Clinician who endorses the Conn 25-M Alto Sax.  He will be performing and discussing Saxophone techniques, styles etc.

Attendees are invited to bring their horn and join in the fun!

An accomplished improviser, composer, orchestrator, arranger, and accompanist, Steven's favorite performance mode is the acoustic guitar. He is that rare guitarist who convincingly executes simultaneous ("true") walking bass lines, chords, melodies, and rhythms.

Steven's many recordings of original and cover material and two instructional videos have elicited superlatives from the guitar press, and dealers have nothing but praise for his Taylor workshops.