[Dixielandjazz] Les Paul TV Interview - TONIGHT ON NBC NEWS

Steve barbone barbonestreet at earthlink.net
Mon Jan 31 10:05:11 PST 2005


Check your local NBC TV affiliate tonight for broadcast time in your area.
By the was, LES PAUL IS 89 YEARS OLD AND STILL SWINGING.

Note also that Guitarist Frank Vignola is in the current Les Paul Band. Do
not miss this gig if you visit NYC.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone

The Iridium Jazz Club is pleased to announce that guitar legend Les Paul
will be the subject of a feature profile on WNBC-TV News Channel 4 Monday,
January 31, 2005. Correspondent John Noel interviews Les in the 5:30 PM 1/2
hour (check your local listings for broadcast station).

Les Paul is a living legend and an icon of the music world. He was inducted
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, received multiple Grammy Awards,
pioneered the modern electric guitar and invented numerous recording
techniques. Les has influenced countless musicians and guitarists and is
hailed as "The Father Of The Electric Guitar."

Les Paul's regular Monday night appearances at The Iridium Jazz Club since
April 1995 attract devoted fans from all over the world.  World-class
musicians like Paul McCartney, Keith Richards, Tony Bennett, Jose Feliciano,
Steve Miller, George Benson, Pat Metheny, Jeff Beck, Slash and countless
others come to pay homage.  By far, this is the music industry's most
important regular music gig in NYC.

Les Paul and his band featuring Frank Vignola, guitar, Lou Pallo, guitar,
Nikki Parrot, bass and John Colianni, piano appear each and every Monday at
the Iridium Jazz Club at 8 and 10 PM. The Iridium is located at 1650
Broadway at 51st St. Reservations recommended: 212-582-2121.




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