International Guitar Night

The Arts Council of Central Louisiana presents: International Guitar Night XXVII

International Guitar Night unites four distinct acoustic guitarists for a one-of-a-kind performance. Produced by Brian Gore in conjunction with the Herschel Freeman Agency, IGN is North America’s longest-running annual mobile acoustic guitar festival, bringing varying cultures, styles, and playing techniques on a single stage.

For its 27th annual North American tour in 2027, International Guitar Night features Hawaiian slack-key master Jim "Kimo" West, Italian fingerstyle innovator Luca Stricagnoli, French classical guitarist Roxane Elfasci, and Australian blues-rock slide guitarist Minnie Marks. 

Jim "Kimo" West

Jim "Kimo" West is an American acoustic guitarist, composer, and producer recognized as one of the foremost modern practitioners of Hawaiian ki ho‘alu (slack-key guitar). In 2021, West won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album for his solo recording More Guitar Stories. He is a recipient of the Hawaii Music Award and a multiple-time nominee for Hawaii's Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards.

West has served as lead guitarist for "Weird Al" Yankovic for more than four decades. His work with Yankovic spans four Grammy-winning albums, global arena tours, and the 2014 release Mandatory Fun, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. West’s original slack-key compositions and arrangements are featured regularly across film, network television, and documentary soundtracks.

Luca Stricagnoli

Luca Stricagnoli is an Italian independent acoustic guitarist, composer, and guitar inventor based in Nashville. Through his videos and album releases, Stricagnoli has built a global audience exceeding 1 million subscribers, 250,000 streams, and more than 250 million video views across digital platforms. He also toured across over 30 countries globally as a concert artist extraordinaire. 

Stricagnoli is recognized for designing his own instruments that expand the potential of the acoustic guitar, including a triple-neck acoustic and a mechanical reverse-slide neck attachment. Using simultaneous multi-hand tapping, percussive body techniques, and independent bass and melody lines, he performs his signature complex arrangements of rock, pop, and classical anthems on a single acoustic instrument. 

Roxane Elfasci

Roxane Elfasci is a French classical guitarist, arranger, and recording artist. After completing academic studies at HEC Paris, Elfasci received formal conservatory training in classical guitar at the Pôle Supérieur de Paris. .

Elfasci established an international audience through recorded classical transcriptions, led by her solo arrangement of Claude Debussy’s "Clair de lune," which generated millions of views worldwide. In 2021, she released her debut solo album, Hommage à Debussy, followed by Poésie Française, her second solo album, and GLASS GAZE, an ambitious project featuring arrangements of Philip Glass’s piano Études for two guitars and percussion. Elfasci performs across Europe as a soloist and chamber musician. The 2027 tour marks her official United States touring debut.

Minnie Marks

Minnie Marks is an Australian blues guitarist, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist known for driving alternate-tuned slide work and foot-stomp percussion. Marks began touring nationally throughout Australia as a teenager, winning the 2011 Byron Bay Bluesfest Busking Competition and subsequent People’s Choice Awards at the Blues at Bridgetown Festival and the Nannup Music Festival.

With a catalog comprising three studio albums and a live international concert recording, Marks has completed extensive headline tours throughout Australia and Europe, sharing festival stages with artists including Keb' Mo', Joe Bonamassa, and John Butler. International Guitar Night XXVII marks her second performing arts center tour across the United States.

Recommended Ages: All Ages

Tickets:

Reserved Seating: $25

ACCL Member: $20

Please call 318-484-4475 to purchase ADA seating.

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Supported in part by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency.
The ACCL’s Performing Arts Series is made possible by the following partners:
City of Alexandria, GAEDA, Explore Alexandria Pineville, WNTZ Fox 48, Vibe Outdoor Advertising, Hotel Bentley, National Endowment for the Arts, Louisiana Office of Cultural Development