Saturday, January 21, 2012 | Anaheim, California | Marriott Ballroom
Thank you so much for everyone who attended and supported the Winter ASGN show in Anaheim, CA. We had an amazing number of attendees both viewing the show and participating in the silent auction. Thank you to everyone who made this night happen.
The Players
Muriel Anderson
Founder and host of the ALL STAR GUITAR NIGHT® and founder of the Music for Life Alliance charity, Muriel Anderson is widely respected as one of the premier fingerstyle guitarists/composers on the scene today. She is the first woman to have won the National Fingerpicking Guitar Championship. She enjoys touring as is evidenced by her “recipes from the road” on her website. She uses GHS Muriel Anderson signature strings on both her guitar and harp guitar. www.murielanderson.com
Bryan Aspey
By the age of 16 he held the guitar chair in Virginia’s All-State Jazz Ensemble, performed on stage with jazz pianist/legend Billy Taylor, and was invited to play with guitarist Pat Metheny in a televised master class. In 2009, Bryan won 1st Place in the first international Truth in Shredding “Shred This” guitar competition. www.bryanaspey.com
Seymour Duncan
A guitarist and guitar repairman, but best known as the man behind Seymour Duncan Company, the manufacturer of guitar pickups, bass pickups, and effects pedals. While he developed his playing skills, Seymour”s knowledge of how guitars work developed at an equally prodigious pace. He is involved in designing and fabricating pickups as well as playing guitar and making appearances at clinics and conventions. www.seymourduncan.com
Nokie Edwards
Nokie is one of the founding members of guitar instrumental band The Ventures, who released a series of best-selling albums through 1968. Edwards has performed off and on with the band since 1984 when he left to pursue a music career. Edwards has also hosted several “Nokie Edwards” guitar festivals and guitar clinics around the country. Guitar Player Magazine honored Nokie with their Guitar Legends Award during the ASGN 2009 summer show in Nashville, Tennessee. www.nokieedwards.com
Vicki Genfan
Vicki is a fiercely original musician, singer, composer. Transmuting jazz, funk and world music in a contemporary folk alchemy, Vicki draws from a diverse palette of harmonies, rhythms and modal tunings. Studied in both classical and jazz guitar, she has been featured on numerous recordings, radio and television. Vicki performs extensively to an ever-growing audience. In 2008, Vicki was awarded Guitar Player”s Guitar Superstar 2008 Award. www.vickigenfan.com
Jude Gold
Musicians Institute Guitar Program Director and Guitar Player Magazine Los Angeles editor Jude Gold loves any music with a huge groove, which is perhaps why he is so drawn to percussive, “full contact” funk styles. At this year’s All Star Guitar Night, Jude (also known for his sideman work with Kristin Chenoweth, Billy Sheehan, DJ Spooky, and DJ Miguel Migs) will perform his iconoclastic spank-guitar rendition of Lipps Inc.’s famous dance song,”Funkytown.” www.judegold.com
Danny Gottlieb
Danny is one of the most popular drummers in jazz and contemporary music. While best known as the drummer in the original Pat Metheny Group, Danny, during the past 25 years, has performed and recorded with some of the world’s greatest musicians. He also appears on over 300 cd’s to date, including 5 GRAMMY winners. www.dannygottlieb.com
Stu Hamm
Stu has firmly established himself as one of the foremost technical masters of the bass guitar, and his performances with Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and the all-bass show BX3 have wowed audiences all over the world. It was playing live on tour with Satriani that brought Hamm”s skills to national attention. Since then, he has recorded with Satriani and other rock/fusion artists and released his own solo recordings. www.stuarthamm.net
Fredrik Halland
At the age of 16, Fredrik already is a well-known and respected musician in the music industry. Last summer, he won first runner-up in Guitar Player Magazine’s Guitar Superstar competition. Along with his band containing Frank Halland (bass) Harald Dahlstrøm (keyboards) and Zstolt Maszaros (drums) Fredrik has been playing in Norway and Sweden. “His casino online choice of notes is far beyond the norm and he exhibits pure soul. One can simply look at Fredrik and tell he ‘feels’ what he plays. Amazing for one so young!” www.fredrikhalland.com
Shaun Hopper
Acoustic fingerstyle guitar player/wizard Shaun Hopper is at first glance an unassuming presence, a true southern gentleman whose humility stands in sharp contrast to the prodigious talents he unveils on stage. Merging complex melodic lines, harmony and bass lines along with a one-of-a-kind percussive technique, he mesmerizes everyone within earshot. www.shaunhopper.com
Mark Kroos
Mark Kroos plays 2 guitar necks at the same time. His primarily instrumental style is characterized by open harmonies, polyphonic textures, incredible tapping technique, and is as entertaining to watch as it is to listen to. Live performances burst with energy and magnetism not typical of solo guitar music. Mark won Guitar Player Magazine’s 2011 Guitar Superstar Competition. www.markkroos.com
Lee Ritenour
GRAMMY award-winning guitarist Ritenour received a rich cross section of exposure to jazz, rock and Brazilian music. From one of his first sessions at 16 with the Mamas and Papas to accompanying Lena Horne and Tony Bennett at 18, his 40 year eclectic and storied career is highlighted by a GRAMMY Award win for his 1986 collaboration with Dave Grusin, Harlequin; 17 GRAMMY nominations; numerous #1 spots in guitar polls and Alumnus of the Year award from USC. www.leeritenour.com
Steve Rutledge
A leap of faith led him to make his first trip to Nashville at the age of 22 where he quickly attracted the attention of the country music community. He has played for audiences worldwide and shared the stage with artist like: Toby Keith, Monte Montgomery, Trace Adkins, The Eagles and many more. Steve is now living his dream as a professional guitarist and producer in Nashville. reverbnation.com/steverutledgemusic
Mike Stern
In a career that spans three decades and a discography that includes more than a dozen eclectic and innovative recordings, six-time GRAMMY nominee Mike Stern has established himself as one of the premier jazz and jazz-fusion guitarists and composers of his generation. He is known as “one of the best electric guitarists of his generation…” www.mikestern.org
Carl Tosten
Carl is a musician whose style defies easy classification. With his strong and soulful voice and an eclectic & expressive guitar technique that includes percussion, tapping, multiple open tunings and capos, Tosten has been called an “acoustic one-man band.” His live performances are filled with intense energy, stories, and songs that captivate and inspire his audiences. www.carltosten.com
Carl Verheyen Band
Proclaimed “One of the Top 100 Guitarists of All Time,” Carl Verheyen has played to millions of enthusiastic fans in sold out arenas worldwide as a longtime member of Supertramp and as the creative force behind the Carl Verheyen Band. Bassist Dave Marotta has played with Gino Vanelli, Colbie Caillat and Kenny Loggins among others, and on countless sessions. Few drummers playing today can successfully combine the rich history of Latin, Afro-Cuban and World percussion with the drum set as Walfredo Reyes, Jr. An alumnus of Santana, Steve Winwood, Traffic and Lindsey Buckingham, he is one of the most in-demand musicians in the world. www.carlverheyen.com
Frank Vignola
Frank is one of the most accomplished, multi-dimensional players walking the planet today. He’s demonstrated that he is capable of playing everything from fusion and commercial pop-jazz to hard bebop, post-bop, and swing. The native New Yorker has a wide variety of influences; everyone from Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, and Pat Metheny to Django Reinhardt and Charlie Christian has affected his playing in some way. www.FrankVignola.com
