News of Jeff Bezos pulling Amazon HQ2 from NYC reminded me of a funny moment @havanamaine when a gentleman dining with family approached me... “Excuse me, but are you Jeff Bezos?” I looked up at him, put out my hand... “Hi, (I’m) Howie Mandel, pleased to meet you.” Lots of laughter. Not the best comparison between these photos but I usually get Howie, Bezos was a 1st! And believe it or not, as a much younger, hairier man, I would get Springsteen. @jeffbezos @howiemandel #jeffbezos #howiemandel #marksganga #mistakenidentity #havanamaine
Many thanks to David Naiditch for the hospitality, the great jam... #marksganga #fingerstyleguitar #fingerstyleguitarist #guitarlife #fingerstylejazz #jazzfingerstyle #jazzguitar #latinguitar
Clip from #tornevalleyvineyards . #bobbyhebb ‘s #Sunny with vineyard owner Steve France, #martinpizzarelli , #jonathonperetz , #shermaandrews , #marksganga #fingerstyleguitar #fingerstyleguitarist #jazzguitar #vineyardlife #guitarlife #fingerstylejazz #jazzfingerstyle
News of Jeff Bezos pulling Amazon HQ2 from NYC reminded me of a funny moment @havanamaine when a gentleman dining with family approached me... “Excuse me, but are you Jeff Bezos?” I looked up at him, put out my hand... “Hi, (I’m) Howie Mandel, pleased to meet you.” Lots of laughter. Not the best comparison between these photos but I usually get Howie, Bezos was a 1st! And believe it or not, as a much younger, hairier man, I would get Springsteen. @jeffbezos @howiemandel #jeffbezos #howiemandel #marksganga #mistakenidentity #havanamaine
Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “Triste” here with Maucha Adnet who toured & recorded with #jobim for over 10 years. Her husband, Duduka da Fonseca on drums, also recorded with Jobim and is featured on over 200 records. And my dear friend, the Martin Pizzarelli on bass. To watch in full, I dropped the link in my bio. #antoniocarlosjobim #tomjobim #triste #mauchaadnet @mauchaadnet #dudukadafonseca @dudukadafonseca #triodapaz #martinpizzarelli #marksganga #fingerstyleguitar #fingerstyleguitarist #brazil #brasil #brasileiros #samba #bossanova #latinjazz #jazzguitar #jazzguitarist
Coming up: #valentines Concert at @tvvineyards with Sherma Andrews, Martin Pizzarelli and Jonathon Peretz. Here’s a “Bad Romance” clip from a couple years back featuring @morgantreni on vocals, #suewilliams on bass, @ejlaub on 7-string, #billylindsay on cajón. #marksganga #fingerstyleguitar #fingerstyleguitarist #latinjazz #jazzguitar #badromance #ladygaga #tornevalleyvineyards #edlaub #morgantreni
Just realized 50 years ago (this August) the Santana debut album was released. Here’s a “Soul Sacrifice” clip @ #mexicalilive #marksganga #soulsacrifice #santana #carlossantana #latinguitar #latinrock #woodstock #electricguitar
Here’s a clip in the midst of Pee Wee Ellis “The Chicken”. We’re at the #theold76house this Sat, 2/9. #marksganga #larryeagle #itaiguarabrandao #fingerstyleguitar #fingerstyleguitarist #peeweeellis #thechicken #jazzguitar #solofingerstyle #fingerstylesologuitar
Sketch by Artist Sona Yeghiazaryan #marksganga #fingerstyleguitarist #sonayeghiazaryan #aneveninginrio #adayinnewyork
Here's a clip playing my original "Para Carlos" This coming Sat, 2/9... @itaiguara_nyc Brandão & Larry Eagle join me at #theold76house To view “Para Carlos” in its entirety, click it in my bio. Written for @carlossantana in appreciation. #marksganga #fingerstyleguitar #fingerstyleguitarist #itaiguarabrandao #paracarlos for #Carlossantana #jazzguitar #fingerstylechampion #carlossantanarocklegend #carlossantanamusic #carlossantanafan #carlossantanatribute #latinjazz #latinjazzmusic #latinjazzmusician #solofingerstyle #fingerstylesologuitar
Congrats to old friend Jerry Vivino of the Conan show on the great reviews for his Coast to Coast album. I had a great time recording on the final track “Miracles”. #jerryvivino #conanobrien #marksganga #coasttocoast #guitarlife #fingerstyleguitar #fingerstyleguitarist #jazzguitar
My Funny Valentine always brings #chetbaker ’s rendition to mind for me. Here’s a small solo #fingerstylecover clip as we enter February. If you’d like to watch the video in full, I dropped the link in my profile. #myfunnyvalentine #jazzguitar #marksganga #valentinesong #fingerstyleguitar #fingerstyleguitarist
Sitting in w/ Bernie Williams & his Collective at The Clayton Opera House Oct 2018. #berniewilliams #atruegentleman and #thenicestguy you’ll ever meet. #marksganga #claytonoperahouse #claytonjazzfestival #jazz #fingerstylejazz #fingerstyleguitar #fingerstyleguitarist #yankees
Can’t say where next, and “no” for those who know where this memento was derived. #behindthescenes #guitarcompetition #marksganga
Amazing to think that 50 years ago today, The Beatles performed their last concert together. They were the band that sealed my decision as a young boy. #thebeatles #something #marksganga #fingerstyleguitar #fingerstylebeatles
Regulars, please make note of the date! Always a great pleasure playing w/ @itaiguara_nyc on bass and #larryeagle on drums The Old 76. #marksganga #old76house #itaiguarabrandao
Here's a clip Larry Eagle filmed last week... we perform regularly for a great organization called Music That Heals around the metro area. #marksganga #larryeagle #musicthatheals #jobim #desafinado #fingerstyleguitar #bossa #bossaguitar #bossalovers #fingerstyle #fingerstyleguitarist
This popped up on my FB newsfeed from a gig this time last year. Here Jammie’ w/ American Jazz Artist Frank Vignola, bassist Martin Pizzarelli, and @aaronjweinstein on violin. For rest of vid, got my FB page - Mark Sganga Music - and click on Videos. #frankvignola #martinpizzarelli #aaronjweinstein #marksganga #guitarlife #jazzguitar #fingerstyle #fingerstyleguitar #internationalfingerstyleguitarchampion #fingerstyleguitarist
Pulled out the Strat after... uhhh... I don’t know how long. Giving a listen for a project request. Look out for possible vid clips... #marksganga dusting off a #fenderstratocaster but always #acousticismyfavorite