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Rumba Flamenco Guitar in Cochrane Alberta and on Roof Top of the Hotel Vancouver

April 16, 2012 in Behind the scene at the Gigs, Day to Day with 0 Comments

Playing solo guitar at the Cochrane Ranch HouseRumba Flamenco Guitar in Cochrane, What a week it’s been!

I began by week flying to Calgary last Friday for a solo rumba flamenco guitar performance at the Spring is in the Art Show.

It’s the middle of April so we kind of laughed as it was snowing a lot the evening before I arrived. It was more like “Winter is still in the Air”! The picture on your right is the Cochrane Ranch House where I performed Friday and Saturday.

The Stage in the Cochrane Ranch House Theatre for my Rumba Flamenco Guitar performanceMy performance was a blast and what a fantastic group of artists! I’m looking forward to returning to the event again next April 2013.

The picture on your left is my solo rumba flamenco guitar setup on stage for the performance in the Cochrane Ranch House theatre.

As a mater of fact, I had so much fun playing for everyone that I returned to the event Saturday to play solo guitar again from 11am to 3pm.My solo guitar setup on the Roof Top of the Hotel Vancouver

From there it was a rush back to the Calgary Airport to return my car.

Next I was off to Vancouver again for a solo rumba flamenco guitar performance up on the roof top of the Hotel Vancouver for an event for the University of Michigan.

The view of Vancouver from the roof top of the Hotel VancouverThe picture on the right shows my solo guitar setup for my performance on the roof top at the Hotel Vancouver. Can You Find My Chair?

The picture on the left is the view of Vancouver from the Hotel Vancouver roof top.

The event on the roof was really a room on the 15th floor known as the “Roof Top” This event went from 6pm to 8pm then it was time to head home.Here's me being a good Canadian working on my taxes

Today, Monday, it’s back to reality and here I sit spend my morning doing my year end books.

Yuck!!!

 

What’s up for 2012!

January 31, 2012 in Day to Day with 0 Comments

Hey Everyone,

Here is a little update to what’s coming around the corner for me this year…

I’m really excited to be teaming up with a wonderful group of artists this year. Together we want to create events that transport you from your daily routine into the Fabulous World of the Arts. Not just another art exhibit but an experience connecting you to the art, the music and the artist!

I’ll be sending you all more info soon but until then let me introduce you to everyone…
Just click on the artists name to visit their websites. We’ll have a collective website soon.

Murray Phillips
Brian Croft
Roger Arndt
Calvin Dyck
Mark Hobson
Gaye Adams
Craig Benson
David Ediger

News for all the J.G. Music Fans…

I currently working on the music for my new cd to be released early this spring!

During the past few years there has been a lot of old classics that I love performing during my live shows.  This spring I am super excited to be releasing a new album with some of those wonderful tunes!

News for all the guitarist…

This year I’ll be performing with the new Boss RC300 loop station and working with Roland Canada performing clinics to show everyone how to perform and rehearse with loops!

The first clinic will be at the new Long & McQuade store on Terminal in Vancouver slated for Thursday, March 15th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

The flamenco guitar I currently perform with uses a LR Baggs Element pickup system. I really like the pickup however, it’s a single under-saddle style and it does not allow you to hear any of the percussion from the top of the guitar.

Last Christmas I was given a wonderful gift from a couple of my students. A Cordoba GK Studio guitar! The guitar is absolutely amazing however, I’m not to crazy about the on-board Fishman Presys pickup system.

So this year LR Baggs has released the new Anthem SL Classical mic and pick up system. This new pickup system blends the element under-saddle pickup with a boundary mic. I’ll be installing the new system soon so I’ll give you all the details and review it as soon as it arrives.

New Youtube Guitar Lesson Videos

December 15, 2011 in John Gilliat "Playing the Guitar" with 1 Comment

Here’s a couple of sample lessons I posted on YouTube for all the aspiring flamenco guitar players!

You’ll find more lessons at YourGuitarSchool.com

Enjoy!

Guitar Slinger!

Guitar duo performing at the Hotel Vancouver

November 20, 2011 in Behind the scene at the Gigs, Guitar Slinger with 0 Comments

Last friday night I performed as a guitar duo at the Hotel Vancouver. Would you like to know what it was like??

This event was a private engagement for the hotel chef that was retiring after his twenty-five years of service at this wonderful establishment.

Our job was to provide live background music and what made this event special was that the client asked that we play music to fit a French theme!

Fortunately playing rumba flamenco tunes by the Gipsy Kings made perfect sense as the band is based in France. Also this event allowed me to dust off all my Django Reinhardt charts. Plus a few other French titles I added to the mix such as La vie en Rose.

Anyways… here’s the Guitar Slinger video taking you behind the scenes on my gig.

Enjoy!

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