NEW YORK (www.daveisaacs.com) - Louisiana Red Hot Records recording artist Dave Isaacs will perform a string of dates in the
Chicago area in support of his latest release Flying, a highly-acclaimed CD of instrumentals featuring the NYC-based singer-songwriter's skill as a guitarist, improviser, and composer. In a partnership with Parker Guitars (now owned by Chicago-based U.S.
Music Corporation), Isaacs used Parker instruments almost exclusively on the CD, and their versatility and tonal range are well-suited to his eclectic musical vision.
Dave Isaacs has earned accolades from music writers and radio professionals in Americana, blues, country and jazz, displaying songwriting and musicianship skills that reach past genre boundaries into a rich and deeply personal style. Though formerly best known as a roots artist, singer-songwriter, and frontman for New York country-rock band Jackalope Junction, he is also trained in classical guitar with an advanced degree from NYC's Manhattan School of Music.
20th Century Guitar magazine wrote, "few guitarists gigging today are as adept at merging classical guitar technique with the cutting edge frontiers of instrumental rock-jazz" while The Critical Review simply calls Isaacs "a master of instrumental guitar.....a prodigy of sorts." A semi-finalist in the 2003 Mountain Stage NewSong competition, Isaacs has drawn equally high praise for his songwriting; music director Dave Stratton at WQBR in
State College, PA called his work "a breath of fresh air in a cynical world....[Dave] writes songs we wish we all could, about the universals that affect us all." ]
For more information about Dave Isaacs visit www.daveisaacs.com. For press kits and interview requests, contact promotions director Keith Abel at Louisiana Red Hot Records, (504) 948-4600.
area gigs:
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Wise Fools Pub, 2270 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL (773) 929-1300
electric trio set 9 PM
https://www.wisefoolspub.com
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Elbo Room, 2871 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL (773) 549-5549
electric trio set 9 PM
https://www.elboroomchicago/com
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Wise Fools Pub, 2270 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL (773) 929-1300
solo acoustic set 9 PM
https://www.wisefoolspub.com
Friday, April 15, 2005
Uncommon Ground, 1214 W.
Grace St, Chicago, IL (773) 929-3680
solo acoustic set 8 PM, no cover
https://www.uncommonground.com
Saturday, April 16, 2005
Jazz Record Mart, 25 E. Illinois Ave, Chicago, IL (312) 222-1467
1 PM in-store performance and CD signing
