A great interview with BG artist, Dave Stryker form our friends at Jazz Guitar Today. If you don’t have time for the whole thing, check in at about 20:00 where Dave talks about his Benedetto Guitars.

This stunning Americana in Claret finish is heading for the able hands of Pittsburgh guitar legend, Mark Strickland. The 17″ lower bout and 3″ depth give this model all the tonal complexity of our acoustic models while the built-in pickup and parallel bracing make the amplified sound of the guitar rich, warm, and controllable on the bandstand.

Classic, inspired, and reliable, another beautiful Bravo Model in Antiqueburst is ready for immediate shipping. Featuring comfortable 16″ x 2-1/2″ laminated spruce top and maple back with solid sides, 25″ scale with 1-3/4″ nut, A6 pickup and ebony appointments throughout. Check out Bob’s Boutique for more pics and details on ordering.

This gorgeous Andy model was built for long time BG friend and artist, Beth Marlis. She asked for the stylish compass inlay stating, “The compass was always meant as a double entendre of being able to travel in every direction musically and across the world.” Even with physical travel restricted right now, we think the Andy will make a great traveling companion once the airports are busy again!

For our third installment from this series, we have Benedetto Artist, Barry Greene playing the classic tune, “Someday My Prince Will Come” accompanied by Marc Chesanow. For those of you who missed the first two excerpts, Barry was in Savannah for the Savannah Jazz monthly concert series which is an online only event right now.

Enjoy this great video from the live concert that will be released by BG Artist, Davy Mooney on August 14 on Sunnyside Records. This tune is, “St. Paul’s,” that Davy wrote after visiting Sao Paulo for the first time many years ago.

You can pre-order the record here.

Today is the birthday of Swedish virtuoso and Benedetto Artist, Andreas Oberg! Here he is playing his custom Manhattan and he also plays a Bravo Deluxe model.  Have a happy one, Andreas!

A great excerpt from Jazz Winnipeg featuring BG Artist, Jocelyn Gould. You can catch the whole show on the Jazz Winnipeg Facebook page. 

Benedetto Artist, Ulf Wakenius and Iiro Rantala from a 2017 broadcast. Ulf plays a Bambino model in our classic Antiqueburst finish.

As we jump into the month of August in this most inexplicable year, and I sit in my office enormously grateful to report a full recovery from Covid-19, I want to celebrate what would traditionally be our favorite event of the summer:

Miner Winery’s Benedetto Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Release Concert

This year, of course, social distancing restrictions and travel constraints make the live event impossible.  But we have a great alternative and a wonderful opportunity:

Miner Winery is offering from their library a one-time only 12 bottle VERTICAL of Benedetto Cabernet Sauvignon. There are only twelve cases available of these 750ML bottles.  2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 for $1500 including priority overnight shipping, and an invite to the new Miner Benedetto Lounge in 2021!  Additionally, the winery will offer a limited number of 2014, 2015 and 2016 750ML bottles from their library at $150 ea.

Additionally, we are working to produce a special ZOOM event for the purchasers of these bottle that will feature some music and reminiscence by Dave Miner and some Benedetto Concert Alumni!

Visit www.minerwine.com for more details.