John Jorgenson& Orchestra Nashville

Istiqbal Gathering is the exciting culmination of a seven-year collaboration between Grammy-winning guitar virtuoso John Jorgenson and Paul Gambill, conductor of the acclaimed and progressive Orchestra Nashville. Each piece was commissioned especially for this project, the first full album of new music for gypsy-jazz guitar and orchestra. By deftly combining traditional classical structures with gypsy music, world music and jazz, Jorgenson and his collaborators have created music that is vital and enthralling, and utterly new! Jorgensons brilliant guitar work leads the way. "Concerto Glasso" and "Istiqbal Gathering" feature a full orchestra (the latter showcasing the talents of Fedoriuk on cimbalom and the violin of David Davidson) while "Dieters Lounge" and "Groove in the Louvre" feature the unusual combination of string orchestra along with the Grammy-winning Turtle Island Quartet, whose groundbreaking techniques are in full force. This CD should eliminate any doubt that Jorgensons musical boundaries are extremely wide. Already known as the "US Ambassador of gypsy jazz" for his mastery of the style forged by legendary gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt, Jorgenson takes the style into completely new realms with Orchestra Nashville, and has verylikely made a big contribution to the future of orchestral guitar.