South Bay Guitar Society - Pierre Bensusan, Guitar Virtuoso
Fri, May 17
|Mountain View
Acoustic guitar virtuoso, vocalist, and composer Pierre Bensusan, nicknamed “Mr. DADGAD,” has taken his unique sound around the globe
Time & Location
May 17, 2024, 7:00 PM
Mountain View, 230 San Antonio Cir, Mountain View, CA 94040, USA
About The Event
The South Bay Guitar Society is pleased to present virtuoso Pierre Bensusan. Tickets are not included in the regular season. Please note the concert time of 7:00 p.m., 30 minutes earlier than our usual start.
Winner of the Independent Music Award for his triple live album "Encore," voted Best World Music Guitarist by Guitar Player Magazine reader’s poll, winner of the Rose d’Or at the Montreux Festival for his debut album, Pierre is recognized as one of the greatest guitar players of the 21st century.
When Michael Hedges titles one of his compositions “Bensusan,” you know that the inspiration behind it must be special and Pierre certainly is. Guitarists from Leo Kottke to Larry Corryel, Tuck Andress, Tommy Emmanuel, Mark Knopfler, Andrew York, Andy Timmons, and Steve Lukathe have sung his praises, and Steve Vai released three Bensusan albums on his label Favored Nations. And it's not just guitarists who are inspired by Pierre's music, as a recent…