30th Annual Jazz Guitar Festival: Tom Carroll and William Flynn

Denison’s Jazz Guitar Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary with a Thursday night concert featuring festival creator Tom Carroll and guitarist William Flynn, followed by a Friday night performance by headliner Stanley Jordan. 

Thursday evening’s concert will take place in Burke Recital Hall and is free and open to the public; no tickets are required. Friday night’s concert will take place in Sharon Martin Hall and is also free and open to the public, but tickets are required. 

Both concerts will take place at 8 p.m. In addition, Jordan will lead a masterclass on Friday at 3 p.m. in the Eisner Center. This class does not require registration and is free and open to the public. 

Carroll, retired guitar instructor and coordinator of jazz studies at Denison, created the festival in 1996 to showcase and promote the virtuosity of jazz guitar. He continues to perform around central Ohio. Flynn is a Midwest-based jazz guitarist, composer, and educator. He teaches jazz studies at Wichita State University and performs regularly with his own projects and collegiate and high school jazz ensembles. His latest album, “Seaside,” was released on Origin Records. 

Schedule 

• Tom Carroll and William Flynn in Concert: Thursday, Oct. 29 at 8 p.m., Burke Recital Hall 
• Masterclass with Stanley Jordan: Friday, Oct. 30 at 3 p.m., Eisner Center 
• Stanley Jordan in Concert: Friday, Oct. 30 at 8 p.m., Sharon Martin Hall

The masterclass is free and open to the public; no tickets or registration are required. Musicians are encouraged to bring their guitars.