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UPPER LAKE – Tom Griesgraber, one of the world’s masters of the Chapman Stick, will be appearing at the Tallman Hotel on Saturday, Nov. 21, along with classical guitarist Bert Lams.
“Thanks to Tom’s family connections here in Lake County, we were really lucky to fit into a current West Coast tour he’s making with Bert Lams,” said Tallman owner Bernie Butcher.
“If people haven’t heard this truly amazing instrument – the Chapman Stick – played to perfection, they’re in for a real treat. Lakeport’s own Bob Culbertson brought down the house on this instrument during our Concerts with Conversation series last year, so I’m really looking forward to hearing this duo of stick and guitar,” Butcher said.
An honors graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Tom Griesgraber tours widely performing on the Chapman Stick, a unique 12-string guitar and bass hybrid played more like piano with both hands sounding notes.
"I’m proud to see one of my instruments used in such a creative way,” Emmet Chapman says of Tom’s mastery. Chapman invented the instrument named after him in 1969 and he has been promoting its use ever since.
Griesgraber is an active composer and arranger for the instrument and his shows include a mix of original material as well as arrangements ranging from Bach to the Beatles. His newest solo release "Sketchbook" features original compositions along with music by Bach, Bob Dylan and Oliver Nelson.
Bert Lams initially gained notice in 1980 as first laureate in a youth music contest in Brussels. He then went on to earn an honors degree in the study of classical guitar, eventually teaching at the Brussels Academy of Music. Since 1993, he has toured the world and released six albums with the California Guitar Trio.
The show starts at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, in Riffe’s Meeting House next to the Tallman Hotel, 9550 Main St. in Upper Lake. Only 40 tickets at $25 are available by calling the Tallman Hotel reservation desk at 707-275-2245.
Tickets allow holders a 10-percent discount on a dinner purchase at the Blue Wing Saloon & Café before the show.
People interested in the show can get a preview at www.Stick.com/features/artist/ .
