Saturday, Nov 16, 2024
General: $28
Students & Seniors: $25
Online Broadcast: $28
“Elegant.” “Riveting.” “Soulful.” “Classic mastery.” These are a few of the terms critics have used to describe the swing-jazz music of acoustic guitarist Guy Van Duser and clarinetist Billy Novick.
Together as a duo for more than forty-five years, Guy and Billy have performed in concerts, clubs and festivals all over North America and Europe. You may have heard them on the Prairie Home Companion show, NPR’s All Things Considered or performing the Antiques Roadshow theme.
Their music is based around Guy’s innovative finger-style guitar wizardry, playing bass, chords and melodies all at the same time. His inspiring imagination and virtuosity are perfectly complemented by Novick’s soulful and lyrical clarinet playing.
Deeply rooted in the rich legacy of the classic jazz age and buoyed by their entertaining and humorous stage manner, the “two-man big band” can play a Gershwin song or an old blues and immediately have it sound fresh and unique.