Guitar Masters Tickets

Great musicians. Overall a pretty good show. 2 hours went by quickly, and it felt like each performer needed more time. Just by the time I was getting into them, they were finished. I would have liked more guitar, less harp-guitar, but that's just knit-picking. There were also some tech issues with the sound system popping and such. The mix was a bit quiet at times. If not for those 'critiques' it would have easily been a 5. But to those going to see Andy McKee, watch out! I think Antoine Dufour stole the show!

Great show! Stephen Bennett was my favorite performance!

I was excited but I was thinking that watching people play guitar with no singing and no fancy lights or crazy entertainment would be boring. I WAS WRONG. My boyfriend and I absolutely loved it! Watching those guys play guitar was so inspiring and incredible. It's cool to see a couple guys we recognized from youtube perform in real life. I would definitely see them again.

This was an afternoon concert with three of the most engaging and gifted musicians, inspiring the audience not only with their sweetly played songs on acoustic guitar, but their warmth as well. The musicians were indeed masters of guitar technique and creative expression, inviting moments of magic on stage. The songs sung and played by Eric Johnson on the grand piano were an added dimension of listening pleasure. Eric performed mostly original songs and a few anthem songs like, Free by Joni Mitchell to which he added improvisations on the piano that gave it a completely original feel. Guitar Masters is not to be missed.

Independently each guitarist is amazing to experience. Together, complementing each other in their music, brought richness and delight to each piece. Peppino's humor and presence really rounds out his beautiful compositions and playing style, Andy is just cool and grounded while Eric's amazing talent and variety blows you away! After the show to meet and greet was so generous.

Went to the concert at 3 pm. It lasted for about 2 hours and the auditorium was quite full. Everyone there was between 20 to 35 so we stood out as the only old people in the crowd. The music was quite good. Lots of country western and rock. There was an Italian guy who sang a few songs in Italian. Most of the show centered around Eric Johnson who also played piano and sang and was twice the age as the other two guys. All in all is was a nice afternoon. Thanks again for the tickets.

Wonderful show from start to finish! Amazing Guitar!

3 amazing guitarists. What more can you say. Beautiful music was in the air, and I am glad I was able to attend this show. I would like it if they do a live CD or DVD of this show. These 3 guitarists are truly Masters, and it was neat to hear them play together at the end of the show. Reminds me of the "Rite of Strings" except this was all Guitar. Eric Johnson - Andy McKee - Peppino D'Agostino - thank you for a wonderful concert, and I hope you can continue to perform together in the future.

If you love acoustic guitar this is a fantastic concert. We really enjoyed McKee and D'Agostino. They are amazing guitar players in a class of their own. Surprisingly we didn't care much for Eric Johnson; even though he was the reason we went. He played two lame songs on the piano (even though the show is booked as "guitar masters.") I really looked forward to hearing Cliffs of Dover and to our surprise he never played it. If he had played that song and ditched the lame piano pieces it would have been a much better show. Eric probably should have opened for the other two guitarists as they were amazing and stole the show.

I had a most enjoyable evening at the Guitar Masters Concert on Saturday evening October 9, 2010 at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester. This concert of fine acoustic music was entertaining and a true delight for fans of acoustic guitar music! The 2 hour concert seemed to make time stand still, and the busy hectic world outside melt away. The audience was very respectful and at times almost completely silent in appreciation of the display of wonderful talent. The atmosphere was family friendly, in fact there was a family with a young boy of 5, or 6 in age in front of us, that seemed to enjoy the music as much as the elderly couple seated left of us. The fact that the concert was underwritten by the National Endowments for the Arts & the Metropolitan Arts Council, was an indication of the high quality of performance that would be seen & heard. Peppino D'Agostino played several compositions from his cd, Nine White Kites--a lovely title for a wonderful array of folk based and influenced songs. Some other songs he played were Estate, a Jazz standard written by an Italian composer, the Title song for one of the Olympics of the 60's or 70's, and the title song from the soundtrack of "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly". Andy McKee played his famous 30 million viewed from Utube, 'Drifting", the Tears for Fears hit , "Everybody wants to Rule the World", and Toto's "Africa" interplayed among his other compositions from the JoyLand cd. Eric Johnson played A tribute to Jerry Reed, Dusty from the Bloom Album, and several new compositions such as "Promised Man" from his soon to be released cd. I will definitely look forward to buying this new cd in November when it comes out. The three entertainers Peppino D'Agostino, Andy McKee, and Eric Johnson played some of their newer music among some favorites. Each artist played several other guitars and experimented with various techniques for different sounds not usually associated with acoustic guitar. (Percussive tapping etc.) The encore was a wonderful combination of all 3 artists playing a composition from their own repertoire. Eric Johnson played piano as well as guitar. Mr D'Agostino added jazz to the country and folk music he played. We traveled from the Twin Cities, to see Eric Johnson in particular, but all three entertainers were excellent. I will surely be looking forward to more concerts at the Mayo Civic Center.