ADRIAN LEGG
There are guitarists, there are axe-wielding maniacs, and then there are wizards. Adrian Legg is one of the wizards. A true virtuoso, he has enough technique to do just about anything he wants on the guitar, but also the sensitivity to honor the contours of a melody. Impossible to categorize as a player, Legg incorporates virtually every genre in his music, bringing electric approaches to acoustic playing, creating a brilliant, thoroughly modern crossover amalgamation of eclectic folk.
Since the 1990 release of his first US recording, Guitars and Other Cathedrals, Adrian Legg has more than lived up to the expectations it stirred, and to the avalanche of praise it evoked from critics, fans, journalists and musical peers. Joe Satriani has said, "He’s simply the best acoustic guitar player I’ve ever heard ... he plays like he has hammers for fingers," while the Boston Globe has praised Legg's "technical brilliance paired with a troubadour’s tale-weaving skill."
A sometimes commentator for NPR, Legg also has a reputation for being one of the funniest instrumentalists around. Give him a guitar and a little time and he'll take you places you've never imagined. His skill, combined with his creativity and grace, led to his being named best guitarist four years straight by Guitar Player magazine. The readers of Guitarist, meanwhile, just went ahead and voted him Guitarist of the Decade.
Wed Jan 23 | 8 pm
CSPS | 1103 Third St SE | Cedar Rapids
$14 advance | $17 day of show

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