Blue Stem Jazz Presents:

Charlie Ballantine

with John Sims and Chris Parker

Doors 7:00PM / Show 8:00PM

$20

This is a seated show.

Charlie Ballantine is acclaimed as one of the finest and most versatile young
guitarists on the scene today. JAZZ TIMES MAGAZINE hails his playing as
“teeming with intricate grooves and maniacal precision his guitar work is both
beautiful and complex” and VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE described his style by
stating “Jazz, rock, and folk music peacefully coexist in Charlie Ballantine’s
world”.

Equipped with an impressive body of original compositions on albums like
“Vonnegut” and “Cold Coffee”, Ballantine also displays a great reverence for the
jazz tradition through the inclusion of standards like ‘My One and Only Love’, ‘East
of the Sun’ and an entire double album dedicated to the music of Thelonious Monk
to be released September 2021. “In the vein of fellow guitarists like John Scofield,
Bill Frisell and Julian Lage, Ballantine reconciles his educational background in jazz
with the stylistic background of his instrument. He approaches the gratifying tonal
and harmonic language of rock/roots with the groove, ambition and
improvisational focus of a jazz musician” - (JAZZIZ MAGAZINE)