Make Music Salem

2023 Listings: Wednesday, June 21st

JJ Gregg + David Van Auken

Sitar player J.J. Gregg and guitarist David Van Auken present their "collaboration for 24-strings", merging South Asian classical sitar and American finger-style guitar. Salem-based J.J. Gregg performs lyrical and highly emotive improvisations on sitar, known to guide listeners on a musical journey. At Make Music Day, he showcases his gentle, playful, raucous, contemplative, placid, visionary, unpredictable, and captivating songwriting collaboration with guitarist David Van Auken. From lullabies to blues, ragas to tunes, J.J. and David craft an immersive musical experience not to be missed JJ released 're-cycling' in August of 2022 and David released 'American Harmony' in March 2023. JJ and David are recording a new album, set to release in Fall of 2023.

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