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Guitarist Ottmar Liebert Plays Ridgefield Playhouse With Band Luna Negra

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. - Spend an evening of art, wine and jazz with multi-platinum award-winning guitarist Ottmar Liebert and his dynamic band Luna Negra at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday, May 23, at 8 p.m.

Guitarist Ottmar Liebert and his dynamic band Luna Negra will play The Ridgefield Playhouse.

Guitarist Ottmar Liebert and his dynamic band Luna Negra will play The Ridgefield Playhouse.

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Five-time Grammy Award nominee, and nouveau flamenco guitarist Liebert has released 25 albums and received 38 Gold and Platinum distinctions in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. His debut album "La Semana" has become one of the best-selling guitar albums of all time.

Liebert has become one of the most successful instrumental artists of the past decade, thrilling sold-out audiences throughout the world. His current releases include "Scent of Light" and "Up Close," representing Brazilian and Peruvian rhythms. This event is part of the Doyle Coffin Architecture Singer/Songwriter Series.

In 2009, Liebert received the Silver award for Best Flamenco Guitarist from Acoustic Guitar Magazine. With the bass, keyboards, drum and percussion of his band Luna Negra, Liebert produces a lush blend of provocative sounds of fiery flamenco with texture derived from ambient electronics, bass and electric guitar.

Start the evening with wine and cheese courtesy of No. 109 Cheese & Wine and an art exhibit courtesy of Rockwell Art & Framing with artist Karen Beck Fink, whose "brush moves to the movement and creation of the painting using the materials as choreography to the composition” at 7:15 p.m. in the Playhouse lobby.

Piccolo Pizza & Jazzeria, 24 Prospect St., Ridgefield is offering a free glass of wine with lunch or dinner the day of this show when tickets are presented.

For tickets ($47.50), call or visit the box office at The Ridgefield Playhouse, 203-438-5795. The Ridgefield Playhouse is a not-for-profit performing arts center located at 80 East Ridge, parallel to Main St., Ridgefield, Visit ridgefieldplayhouse.org for more information. 

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