BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.yoshis.com/oakland//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.5// X-WR-CALNAME:www.yoshis.com/oakland X-WR-CALDESC:www.yoshis.com/oakland X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130526T101314CEST-5715iVJ99u@www.yoshis.com/oakland DTSTAMP:20130526T080514Z DESCRIPTION: \;\n \;\n\n \;\n \;\nRobben Ford is one of the premiere electric guitarists today\, particularly known for his blues pla ying as well as his ability to be comfortable in a variety of musical cont exts. \n\nA four-time Grammy nominee\, he has played with artists as diver se as Joni Mitchell\, Jimmy Witherspoon\, Miles Davis\, George Harrison\, Phil Lesh\, Bonnie Raitt\, Claus Ogerman\, Michael McDonald\, and many\, m any others. On his interest in jazz\, Ford says\,&rdquo\; I fell in love w ith the sax playing of Paul Desmond and The Dave Brubeck Quartet\, and bef ore long found Ornette Coleman\, Archie Shepp\, Yusaf Lateef\, Roland Kirk \, John Coltrane\, Wayne Shorter\, and of course\, Miles Davis.&rdquo\; Th ese influences have stayed with Ford\, playing a large part in his particu lar blend of jazz and blues that define him as a guitarist and allow him t o play in a wide variety of settings.\n\nRobben currently lives in Ojai\, California with his wife Anne\, with whom he collaborates with on various musical projects including her recent CD &ldquo\;Weill"\;\, which Robb en produced on their own Illyria label. DTSTART:20130301T200000 DTEND:20130303T220000 DURATION:PT3H LOCATION:Oakland SUMMARY:Robben Ford END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR