Guitarist Jesse Cook Returning to the State Theatre, 3/5

For the first time in two years "nuevo flamenco" guitar virtuoso Jesse Cook will return to the State Theatre in Easton for a performance on Thursday, March 5th. This show is one of ten mid-season additions to the 2015 State Theatre lineup.

Show time is 8:00 PM. Tickets are $30 and $25 and can be purchased by visiting the State Theatre Box Office, 453 Northampton Street, Easton, by calling 1-800-999-STATE, 610-252-3132 or online at www.statetheatre.org. Sponsored by Bazzini.

Jesse Cook is a Canadian guitarist, composer, and producer. Widely considered one of the most influential figures in "nuevo flamenco" music, he incorporates elements of flamenco rumba, jazz & many forms of world music into his work. He is a Juno Award winner, Acoustic Guitar (magazine)'s Player's Choice Award silver winner in the Flamenco Category, and a three-time winner of the Canadian Smooth Jazz award for Guitarist of the Year. He has recorded on the EMI, E1 Music and Narada labels and has sold over 1.5 million records.

Jesse's music has been featured on several episodes of Sex and The City, The Chris Isaak Show and several Olympic Games. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Irina Slutskaya of Russia won a bronze medal skating to Cook's composition "Mario Takes a Walk". More recently Canada's Gabrielle Daleman, and Russian pairs Stolbova and Klimov's skated to Jesse's music in their routines at the Olympic Games in Sochi.

Jesse is currently putting the final touches on his new album ONE WORLD which will be released world-wide in April. This album encompasses influences from the Middle East to South America to Europe and will feature a number of guest artist including Australian guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel. His previous recording The Blue Guitar Sessions, released in the Fall of 2014, was met with great critical acclaim.

For more information on Jesse Cook, visit www.jessecook.com.

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