THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT

One of the first tunes the Trio starts off with at the Savannah Jazz Festival 9-22.

Bob with our (adorable!) daughter Gina  ;-)   (r): JJG's Ed Benson & Sally Krissman

WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW

 The attentive audience at the Savannah Jazz Festival last night. (Why does the music just sound better with that great lounge-y lighting ?!)  :-)

Photo: Karl Cossio, Kymera Studio

PAUL IN THE FAMILY

The Musical Paul Family: Andy and Patty Paul chat with Singer Roger Moss, co-founder of the Savannah Children's Choir

(r) Howard takes a solo at the Jazz Fest's gig Tuesday, 9-22, Blowin' Smoke, downtown Savannah

FESTIVAL FANS

  Me with Artist Ligel Lambert, who created this year's fabulous Festival Artwork  :-)

  Howard's nephew, Dusty Paul, and his mom

  Just Jazz Guitar magazine's Ed Benson with Howard

WHEN YOU'RE SMILING

Savannah Jazz Festival Fans:

(l): Andy & Patty Paul (dressed in fashionable BG Wear!) with Karl Cossio.

(r): Coastal Jazz Association's Skip Jennings with Howard Paul.

A JAZZY CELEBRATION

  Savannah's 28th Annual Jazz Festival

Artwork by Ligel Lambert

JAZZ, SAVANNAH-STYLE

The Howard Paul Trio performed at Blowin' Smoke BBQ Tuesday, 9-22-09, one of many free scheduled concerts during Savannah's weeklong jazz celebration, now in its 28th year.

The trio featured Hammond B-3 organ wizard Scott Giddens and drummer Peter Miles, both from Jacksonville.

photo courtesy Karl Cossio

WORLD OF WOOD

  Flashback circa 1980, our shop on Kapp Drive, Clearwater, Florida.

HAPPY 15th ANNIVERSARY ...

...to our book, Making an Archtop Guitar!

Yup, it was September 1994 when our book was first published...since then we have had numerous reprints and, in its niche, it's a Best Seller!

Even if you don't aspire to make a guitar, it's still a great read... :-)

p.s. a fun fact...Just Jazz Guitar Publisher Ed Benson did the lay-out for our book...this was his foray into publishing- thanks again Ed for the great job!

GUITAR GUYS

   Our Great Gretsch Friend Fred this past summer at dinner at our home with lovely wife Dinah...Bob shows Fred the miniature archtops (and violin) he handmade as a young boy, based on popular Gretsch models of the day.

(after the homemade pasta, natch)  :-)

ART OF ALDEN

Behind the scenes... Howard Alden rehearses for our August 2009 Miner Benedetto Wine Release concert.

NEW! Thanks to Photographer John Brackett (and technology!) and Dave Miner, all of the photos from the 2009 Concert are available for purchase by clicking on John's site and entering 'benedetto' on the client login page (see upper right hand corner of his home page). You can order one or all of the images from there!

Create your own Signature of Jazz Guitar Gallery!

PLUM LOVELY

  It's the time of year we start seeing oranges, purples (plums!) and crimson...in everything from decor to duds.

Why not get into the Autumn season with our Plumburst 40th Bravo Deluxe?

Now that's a guitar to "Fall" for.  ;-)

email hpaul@benedettoguitars.com

JACK OF ALL TRIADS

Longtime BG endorser Jack ("Amadeus") Wilkins is featured in the current (Nov. 09) issue of Vintage Guitar magazine. 

The veteran jazzer will do a clinic at BG's Connecticut dealer, Rt. 7 Music, Sept. 23rd.

To hear some exquisite jazz guitar while you're in the Big Apple, visit www.jackwilkins.com

(Jack performs on his Signature "Jack Wilkins" model)

THE SIGNATURE OF JAZZ GUITAR(IST)...PAT MARTINO

Pat Martino and Guitar Tech Kirk Yano check out the first Pat Martino prototopes...

(r): Bob holds up Pat's signature to be engraved on the fingerrest.

 A DAY IN SAVANNAH

Pat Martino, Kirk Yano with all of us at BG!  ;-)  Thanks for the great visit, Pat!

(l): Pat admires the hand carvings on the neck of the 3rd Benedetto ever made. 

(r): Bob shows Pat his signature on the "Jazz Signatures" Guitar Back that hangs in Bob's office. Pat recalls autographing the back in June 1998, NYC.