Master musician visits Lynnwood
Published 10:05 am Monday, March 3, 2008
Multi-Instrumentalist Todd Green takes audiences on a journey of world music, playing combinations of his unique and unusual instruments from the world over. Green performs Friday, April 22 at Edmonds Community College.
Green began studying guitar at the age of 10. He has been writing and performing his own music professionally since the age of 15. He studied composition and arrangement at Berklee College of Music, in Boston, Mass. At the same time he was studying privately with Mick Goodrich, jazz guitar legend at New England Conservatory of Music, Pat Metheny, Grammy Award winning guitarist and George Benson, international recording star.
After spending five years in Boston, Green moved to New York City where he performed with the top echelon of studio musicians and toured with bands throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. While in New York, he began studying Western Flute, East Indian Bansuri Bamboo Flute (with Steve Gorn), and Tablas (Indian hand drums).
After a number of years of playing with bands and doing commercials and session work, he decided to pursue his own music full time. At the same time that he relocated to western Montana, he also decided to stop playing the electric guitar and concentrate on acoustic music. A blend of solo guitar and “solo-ensemble pieces” which he creates using the latest technology, Green now performs nationally as a multi-instrumental artist in the college and fine arts markets.
The concert takes place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 22 in the Triton Union Building, 2nd Floor, at Edmonds Community College, 20200 68th Avenue W. in Lynnwood. Seating is limited; tickets are available at the door. Performances are free with a suggested donation of $3 for adults, $2 for children.
For more information call the Lynnwood Recreation Center at 425-771-4030.
