The Magnificent Seven
In the 1980s, the LP Friday Night in San Francisco featured a breathtaking live! recording of a concert in San Francisco by its initiator, the English guitar virtuoso John Mclaughlin, fusion guitarist Al Di Meola and flamenco maestro Paco de Lucia. What stood out above all was the combination of three completely different, highly virtuosic acoustic guitar sounds and styles.
Following in its footsteps, the unique combination of five top Dutch guitarists came together in the late 1990s: Five Great Guitars. The original line-up was Jan Kuiper, Digmon Roovers, Eric Vaarzon Morel, Zoumana Diarra and Harry Sacksioni. Since then, founder and artistic director Jan Kuiper and guitar-bassist Digmon Roovers have been touring the whole of the Netherlands with their super guitar group Five Great Guitars. An exciting journey through the world of the modern guitar, with improvisation as the connecting thread. A unique mix of Gypsy, Africa, Brazil, Roots, Latin, Pop, Funk and Jazz, with swinging grooves and rhythms from every continent.
After the hugely successful Santana tribute tour BLACK MAGIC WOMAN and the highly versatile GUITAR HEROES, Jan Kuiper launched a new concept: a 5GG guitar festival with 7 virtuosos.
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
Three different guitar acts in one festival programme, with a number of accessible workshops by the assembled guitarists as a warm-up. This line-up, full of virtuosity and sheer joy of playing, promises a perfect combination of surprising arrangements and seriously swinging, danceable guitar grooves.
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