Gene Bertoncini and Bob Magnusson
to play at
Soka University’s Jazz Monsters Concert
October 24, 2008
ALISO VIEJO, CA – New York guitarist Gene Bertoncini and bassman Bob Magnusson will play Friday, October 24, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. in Founders Hall at Soka University, located at 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo. Admission is $15 at the door for adults, free for under 18. Early arrivals may dine at the Soka Bistro “All You Can Eat Buffet” for $10, which opens 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Directions and map are available at www.soka.edu/directions.
Soka University’s Jazz Monsters series will continue indoors in Founders Hall at 7 pm:
* November 21st with Grant Stewart on tenor sax and Tardo Hammer on piano
* January 23, 2009 with the Roy McCurdy Trio including Liew Matthews and John Belzaguy
* February 27, 2009 with Larry Koonse on guitar and Darek Oles on bass.
Background
Gene Bertoncini, from New York, has firmly established himself as one of the most eloquent and versatile masters of the guitar. Over the years, he has worked with singers like Tony Bennett, Lena Horne; the Metropolitan Opera orchestra; jazzmen Buddy Rich, Wayne Shorter; arranger/composers Burt Bacharach and countless others, always integrating his own spontaneous and tasteful improvisations. He performed regularly on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and is considered one of the most prolific and popular studio musicians in New York City. He has earned highest critical acclaim for his artistry on both the classical and electric guitar.
Bob Magnusson’s classical training and years as a busy Los Angeles studio player allow him to finesse any piece of music on sight. He can drive an up-tempo bebop tune, deliver a delicate bowed solo on a ballad or slip easily into a samba….His uniqueness is a startling mix of force and gentleness, a quiet attack that declares how fully the lower octaves can be lifted firmly to the framework.” Jim Merod, Jazz Now
Soka University is a private, non-profit four year liberal arts college and graduate school founded upon the Buddhist principles of peace, human rights and the sanctity of life. Soka University features a 9:1 student/faculty ratio, a non-sectarian curriculum and study abroad for all undergraduate students. Soka University is open to top students of all nationalities and beliefs. See www.soka.edu for more information.
