International Guitar Night Returning to Harris Center, 2/10

International Guitar Night returns to the Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom with some of the world's foremost acoustic guitarists performing their latest original compositions and exchanging musical ideas in a public concert setting. Founder Brian Gore hosts three of Europe's finest in this year's tour which includes gypsy jazz legend Lulo Reinhardt, contemporary fingerstyle innovator Mike Dawes, and multi-genre showman Andre Krengel.

International Guitar Night (IGN) is the world's premier touring guitar festival. For each tour, IGN founder Brian Gore invites a new cast of guitar luminaries to join him for special evenings of solos, duets, and quartets that highlight the dexterity and diversity within the world of acoustic guitar. Brian founded IGN in 1995 as a forum for the world's finest guitarists/composers to play their latest original songs and share musical ideas and talent with their peers. This has evolved into critically-acclaimed annual tours in the US (since 2000), Canada (since 2006), and the UK (since 2007); a CD on Favored Nations Records released in 2004; a guitar instruction book published in 2005; and IGN releases on Warner Music Canada.

INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT takes place Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are priced at $19-$34; Premium $39; Students with ID $12. Tickets are available online at www.harriscenter.net or from the Harris Center Ticket Office at 916-608-6888 from noon to 6 pm Monday through Saturday, and two hours before show time. Parking is included in the price of the ticket. Harris Center is located on the west side of Folsom Lake College campus in Folsom, CA, facing East Bidwell Street.

Lulo Reinhardt, Django Reinhardt's grandnephew, is a third generation master from Germany. He has retained the incredible Reinhardt soul, speed, and dexterity, and updated the repertoire Django left behind, a passionate style of Gypsy Jazz guitar that was astonishing in the 1930s and is still revered and emulated today. Lulo was first taught by his father at the age of five. At twelve, he played in the Mike Reinhardt Sextet and later co-founded the group "Django Reinhardt and the Heartbreakers." In 1991, he founded "I Gitanos" with his father Bawo and cousin Dege, touring throughout Europe and first establishing his international reputation. By 2002, he was ready to take his place as a bandleader, founding the Lulo Reinhardt Project. They recorded the highly-acclaimed Project No. 1 in 2002, and Project No. 2 in 2005, reflecting Lulo's passion for Latin music. In 2007, Saga Instruments of San Francisco, CA, made the first Lulo Reinhardt Model Gitane 310, modeled on the classic Gypsy guitars. This inspired Lulo to compose more Swing material, which he combined with Latin music, and in 2007, changed the name of his group to the Lulo Reinhardt Latin Swing Project. They recorded their first CD in 2008. He formed a new band of German and Australian musicians and they recorded Live in Melbourne in 2008 and Katoomba Birds in 2010. The Lulo Reinhardt Latin Swing Project has an extensive international touring history. Lulo has also performed as a soloist with the International Guitar Night troupe in 2009 and 2011, going to Canada, America, and the UK. The Latin Swing Project headlined the inaugural US tour of In the Footsteps of Django which appeared at the Harris Center in 2012 .

Since Mike Dawes released his debut single with Candyrat records in June 2012, his international profile has exploded. The young performer's virtuoso style, littered with subtle nuances and micro-techniques, has earned the 24-year-old Brit massive international critical acclaim. The "What Just Happened?" world tour, in support of his debut album, has taken Mike's energetic, vibrant, and questionable English humor to Asia, Australia, Europe, the Americas, and beyond, and has landed the young player with an almost limitless stream of exciting sessions and collaborations. Artists as globally diverse as Gotye and Newton Faulkner have worked with Mike in the studio, adding his guitar parts to their major album portfolios, while Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues acquired a right-hand axe man in Mike, as the pair are currently touring together in support of their respective new records. Mike's stage show has to be seen to be described-his youthful energy and charisma blows the lid off the traditional guitar concert. His videos gain hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of views in as little as one week online.

Andre Krengel is one of Germany's most sought-after acoustic guitarists. His style encompasses a variety of genres, from flamenco to Gypsy Swing to his own original compositions. He has toured and recorded as a solo artist with his group Acoustic Embassy and with his fellow countryman Lulo Reinhardt. Andre will be making his North American debut with International Guitar Night.

Founder and host of International Guitar Night, San Francisco guitar poet Brian Gore is gaining a reputation as one of the most interesting and influential performers of "the next generation" in finger style guitar. A musical romantic, his compositions draw inspiration from myth and modern literature. Hailed as having "...one of the most unique new acoustic guitar styles on the scene today (News and Review)," his lyrical, understated compositions integrate classical and percussive techniques that display what the Los Angeles Times calls "a characterful bounce and spaciousness all his own." Gore's style of playing offers strikingly beautiful tone and dynamics ? qualities that are often hard to find in steel string players. His melodic, evocative songs rely heavily on the use of open tunings, extending the "stream of consciousness" style of guitar composing he grew up with in Northern California. "Music started out as a kind of therapy for me," says Gore. "Consequently, I am a very emotional player. Now, my style of playing has also become a well-honed craft. I am very grateful I can share this with people." His buoyant personality and odd sense of humor help add lightness to his shows. "By the time I'm done with a performance," explains Gore, "people really know the meaning of the term 'extroverted introvert'." While Gore integrates some of the flashier percussive techniques into his pieces, the poetic quality of his music is preserved. Gore's recent CD + postcard release is called Santa Cruz in Song and Image. He is currently expanding upon his work with illustrator Bill Russell on an online series of videos and original songs plus multimedia show called "Wine Country: A Pairing of Music and Art." He has two additional solo releases, including "Legacy" and "Path of Least Resistance."

Fifth Anniversary Season of Great Shows. Up Close. In Folsom!

Now in its Fifth Anniversary Season, the Harris Center for the Arts at Folsom Lake College brings the community together to share in cultural experiences featuring the work of artists from throughout the region and around the world. Built and operated by the Los Rios Community College District, the $50 million, state-of-the-art regional performing arts center boasts three intimate venues with outstanding acoustics, an art gallery, a recording studio, elegant teaching spaces, plenty of safe parking and all the other amenities of a world-class performing arts venue. Each year the Center hosts over 400 events attracting more than 150,000 annually.

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