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I will be playing at this newly opened location in downtown Bartlett. On the patio if the weather is nice. If not, it will be moved indoors. Start time is 3pm ish. Starting right after the Bears game.
I will be playing a duo show with saxophonist Joe Brown. Mostly playing jazz music.
I will be doing a solo guitar show at Long Grove Apple Fest. I will be playing at the Fountain Stage. Long Grove’s Apple Fest is known for the apple pies, donuts, caramel dipped to candied apples, apple wine, sangria, and more! In addition to all of the delightful apple specialties, you can even try some options right off the menu at our local hometown restaurants.
I will be doing a solo guitar show at this restaurant of fine dining.
Doing a solo guitar show at the Roselle Library. Free to the public.
Playing a solo guitar show at this venue in the heart of downtown Bensenville.
I will be doing a solo guitar show at this restaurant of fine dining.
Playing outdoors at Corked Wine Bar. Corked provides a friendly space to enjoy an extensive selection of wines from around the world. Weather permitting.
I will be performing at the "Indiana Fingerstyle Guitar" festival. I was fortunate enough to be the 1st place winner of the fingerstyle guitar competition in 2012. The first year of its inception. I highly recommend for you fingerstyle guitarists looking for competitions to compete at this one. It is the same structure and rules as the "International Fingerstyle Guitar" competition held in Winfield Kansas. This is near a state park so it is great for outdoors people. Also, if you are into arts and antiques, the whole town area has arts and antique shops to browse. Go to Indianastringfest.com for more info.
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I will be playing a duo show with saxophonist Joe Brown. Mostly playing jazz music.
Playing a solo guitar show at this venue in the heart of downtown Bensenville.
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I will be doing a solo guitar show at historic downtown Long Grove. $5 per person. Kids under 6 get in free. There is no specific address so click on link for location and other information. Outdoor event so it is weather dependent.
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Playing solo guitar at this Winery in Michigan.
I will be playing solo guitar at this brewery during their Four Star Artisan Sausage Pop Up event
I will be playing a duo show with saxophonist Joe Brown. Mostly playing jazz music.
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Jack Wilson is an accomplished guitarist from the Chicagoland area. He is the 1st place winner of the 2016 International Fingerstyle Guitar Competition held at the Walnut Valley festival in Winfield, Kansas. (He placed 2nd in 2015.) This contest is considered, by many, the Olympics of fingerpicking. In addition, he has won seven other guitar contests as well as a bass contest. He currently freelances as a guitarist and bassist in bands, performs as a solo fingerstyle guitarist, teaches guitar and bass lessons, and on occasion, produces and engineers recording projects for other artists.
Whether performing with a group or solo, he is a chameleon of a player, being able to shift comfortably from acoustic to electric, pick or fingerstyle in a wide range of styles. He developed this versatility from an upbringing of listening to his mother's R&B 45's, playing hard rock and heavy metal with his friends, learning bluegrass and country standards from his guitar playing grandfather, and as a jazz and classical guitar major in college. This exposure has not only been invaluable as a performer, but also as a composer and instructor.
He has released one cd appropriately titled "Fidgety Digits" that demonstrates his fingerstyle arranging and writing abilities. He immediately gets your attention on the opening track by producing a cowbell sound from the guitar from his version of "Low Rider" by the band War. He is currently working on some of his original material, as well as another fingerstyle cd to be released in 2021.
