Author: Hiroya Tsukamoto

Peter Janson is an acclaimed award-winning contemporary solo guitarist, touring and recording artist with performances at Carnegie Hall Weill Recital Hall, the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Healdsburg Guitar Festival, the WUMB Music Festival in Boston, and many other festivals and venues throughout North America. He has had three solo albums in the Top Five of the NAR radio charts and his recordings have over 1.3-million BMI verified broadcasts across all media. In performance, Peter prefers a repertoire that offers variety rather than concentrating on one specific style, and he presents contemporary solo guitar music that reveals his interest in weaving common elements of Jazz, Folk/Traditional, Celtic, European, and improvisational music.

Hiroya Tsukamoto is a one-of-a-kind composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter from Kyoto, Japan. In 2000, Hiroya received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music and came to the United States. He formed his own group in Boston, “INTEROCEANICO” which consists of unique musicians from different continents including Latin Grammy Colombian singer Marta Gomez. Hiroya has also released two solo albums, “Heartland” and “Places.” Hiroya has been leading concerts internationally including several appearances at Blue Note in New York City with his group. Hiroya has performed, recorded and shared the stage with Esperanza Spalding, The Kennedys, Brooks Williams and Jim Kweskin.

Peter and Hiroya will also offer an acoustic guitar workshop for advanced beginner and intermediate guitarists from 4-6:00 p.m. Enjoy a relaxed learning experience as two of the nation’s best acoustic guitarists share their vast knowledge of topics and techniques for steel-string guitar in a two-hour workshop. Cost is $30 … or $40 for both the workshop and evening concert. Maximum 12 students. Finger style and flat-­pickers are welcome. Tab reading or standard notation reading is helpful but not necessary. Register by emailing russell@riverfolk.org