Fresh off his triumphant tour of Europe with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai, Ned Evett has reached a new level of recognition for his songwriting, singing, and unrivaled mastery of his fretless, glass-necked guitars.
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Times: Fri 18h30 for 19h00 (kitchen orders close at 19h00)
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Ned Evett brings new songs and his glass-necked fretless guitar to The Alma Café, Cape Town, supporting his new album "Strange Kind of Freedom".
"A master singer, guitar slinger, and storyteller" No Depression Magazine
"A true original" Guitar World Magazine
"The master of the glass-necked guitar" USA Today
The son of an English professor and an opera singer, Ned Evett is one of the world’s foremost fretless guitarists, creating music that both celebrates and transcends the novelty of his instrument. He is also an accomplished visual artist, animator, and author.
New years eve 1990, Ned had had enough of cover bands. He smashed his strat onstage and built his first fretless guitar from the neck which survived intact. He appeared with his fretless acoustic in the May 1993 issue of Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine, then on record with Warner Brothers recording artists Built To Spill in 1994.
Ned has drawn a catalog of critical acclaim from such major national publications as USA Today, writing,
“Ned Evett is the perfectly sane, and vastly entertaining master of the fretless glass-necked guitar.”
Ned made waves in 2000 with the groundbreaking release, An Introduction to Fretless Guitar. That album, along with successful albums Circus Liquor (2003), iStole (2004), Middle of the Middle (2007), and Afraid4U (2010) led to his widespread success in Europe, while also kick-starting the beginning of a loyal fan following in the U.S.
His touring history includes concerts performed in the United States, Canada, England, Ireland, Mexico, and Australia as well as most of the countries in western Europe.
In 2003, Ned entered and won the North American Rock Guitar Competition. In 2004 PBS Television broadcast the documentary “Driven To Play “, a film about the event which aired in all US states and parts of Canada. Following the film’s premier, Ned began a series of tours with artists such as Jonny Lang, Eric Johnson, and George Thorogood.
From October 2010 through January 2011, Ned embarked on a world tour with Grammy nominated artist Joe Satriani who says:
“Ned Evett is a monster player/writer/performer. I’ve had him on tour as a solo act, as well as with his different band lineups, and he always puts on a great performance. He has a good time with the audience, as he uses his unique personality to guide them through his music and his one-of-a-kind guitar style.”
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