The Game's Afoot!

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Product Description The Game's Afoot! by John Carlini About the Artist John Carlini is a veteran guitarist and composer whose portfolio is a fascinating journey from Broadway to jazz to bluegrass. An often-cited founding member of the seventies' West Coast "New Acoustic Music" scene, he is also an acclaimed arranger, orchestrator, conductor and five-string banjo player. Carlini, whose father was a New York Philharmonic violinist and whose mother is a retired, nationally-touring concert pianist, immersed himself in the New York City folk music scene while still a teenager after discovering the Wheeling West Virginia Jamboree on radio. From there the journey took root. With a distinct sense of direction, Carlini's was a dedicated decision to make a career of music. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he enrolled in its School of Music. Upon graduation, he earned a place playing big band rhythm guitar in the U.S. Navy Show Band, with which he toured for three years throughout the United States and South America. Upon completing his tour of duty, he enrolled in the Berklee College of Music in Boston, whose renowned jazz program enticed him. It was there that Carlini gained the technical knowledge to make music his life's choice, graduating with a major in arranging and composition with guitar as his main instrument. A chance meeting brought Carlini and mandolin innovator David Grisman together, a relationship that has endured for more than two decades. Among his affiliations with Grisman: he served as musical director for the (then new) David Grisman Quintet; he replaced guitarist Jerry Garcia in the groundbreaking Great American Music Band; he was the arranger for the 1982 release of "Dawg Jazz," a tune featuring Grisman with the Tonight Show Band; he was the DGQ guitarist on the Grammy-nominated Dawg '90 (Acoustic Disc). In still another medium, Carlini was enlisted to orchestrate and compose music for the Federico DeLaurentiis filrn, King of the Gypsies, which also found him on camera, performing on guitar with the late, legendary violinist Stephane Grappelli. Among other diversified arenas in which Carlini's multi-faceted abilities have been employed over the years are the Ice Capades, with which he spent eight touring seasons as musical director, including four months in Japan. His inventive arrangements and orchestrations have been performed and recorded by such respected groups as the Turtle Island String Quartet and the Kronos Quartet. In 1992, Carlini was called upon by producer Richard Frankel to orchestrate Frankel's Off-Broadway musical, Song of Singapore, as well as to serve as conductor and associate producer for the cast recording. Featuring captivating forties swing music, Song of Singapore landed Carlini a prestigious Drama Desk Award nomination for orchestration. In 1995, John joined long-time friend and fellow guitarist Tony Rice to release River Suite for Two Guitars (Sugar Hill), an opportunity for the two to rekindle their "new acoustic music" roots and present a superb collection of contemporary jazz and original pieces. Also that year, Carlini co-founded with mandolinist/guitarist Todd Collins the spicy "jazz-grass" acoustic music band Over the Edge. The group relies heavily on Carlini compositions and arrangements and provides an ongoing outlet for Carlini's bluegrass influenced banjo as well as guitar. Recently, he has been intricately involved with the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble, for whom he conducted, arranged and appeared as solo guitarist on its recording, Plectrasonics (CMH), nominated in two categories for the 1997 Nashville Music Awards. Currently channeling his many talents, extraordinary versatility and technical expertise into an exciting new project, John has assembled the John Carlini Quartet. With emphasis on showcasing Carlini's own compositions, the ensemble will also be a sounding board for a limited repertoire of original music from select composers of Carlini's choosing. With a recording