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THE PRODIGAL SON
BG CEO and President, Howard Paul had an rare opportunity to bring this minty Cremona home as a part of his personal collection. Built by Bob in 1982 it has incredible resonance and is an incredibly fun piece of Benedetto history.
WEST COAST BLUES
Richie Summa giving his Pat Martino Signature model a workout on the classic Wes Montgomery standard, “West Coast Blues” at a recent performance in Atlanta.
RICK AND MORGAN
Long time BG friend and consummate seven stringer, Rick Haydn ran into know music enthusiast, actor extraordinaire, and the narrator to our lives, Morgan Freeman. It’s is so great how music brings people together! Thanks to Cindy Benedetto for passing the pic along.
ANA MARIA
Enjoy this great bonus content from course presented by Dan Wilson and produced by the fine folks at Jazz Memes. Besides clever jokes, Jazz Memes provides educational content at a few different subscription levels. Click through to YouTube for details in the video description and be sure to like, subscribe and fined them on Instagram as well.
The Days of Wine and Roses
We sure do love a ballad and, wowzers, does Ulf Wakenius know how to play one!
DYNAMIC DUO
This gorgeous pair of Pat Martino Signature model guitars in oh-so-classy Black will ship out next week to two anxious guitarists. They’re almost identical, except for one tiny detail…
BUT NOT FOR ME
A great rendition of a classic standard by Benedetto Artist, Brian Nova!
ADDING TO THE LIST…
Please give a warm Benedetto welcome to our newest Artist/Educator, Dr. Wayne Goins! Wayne has a Bravo Deluxe in the works that will give a nod to the custom 17″ guitar pictured in his hands which was built for one of his inspirations, Kenny Burrell.
Wayne is an accomplished performer (Kenny Burrell, Bobby Watson, Clark Terry, Joe Lovano, Jimmy McGriff, et al), educator (Distinguished Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies at Kansas State University), and author (“Blues All Day Long: The Jimmy Rogers Story”, and countless articles in various publications). You can expect to hear him swinging Benedetto style in the near future.
ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE
Romero Lubambo happened into La Cremona Azzurra a few weeks ago… I think it’s fair to say he likes it! That guitar will be in Arvada, Colorado this weekend for the Rocky Mountain Archtop Festival. Come say hello and meet it in person!
NATURAL BEAUTY
This gorgeous, all maple Bambino Deluxe with a book matched veneer on the top and back has to be one of the more impressive specimens from recent history. The Fratello motif fret markers are icing on the cake… we can see why the lucky customer is so excited for this one to ship out!