We've hosted Charlie Ballantine several times for our People's Live series at the Knickerbocker and Spot Tavern. Now he debuts his trio in the taproom at People's Brewing! Charlie is a renowned jazz guitarists and has been featured in national publications like Vintage Guitar Magazine, Jazz Times, and Jazziz. It's an honor to be hosting his group again and a special treat for our taproom series!

Doors 5PM | Music 6PM | $10

Website: https://www.charlieballantine.com/

Video: https://youtu.be/hWMZkDfuR90

Bandcamp: https://charlieballantine.bandcamp.com/

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)