Jazz and Guitar, A Truly American Experience with Ilya Lushtak

Join the Gerald R. Ford Museum and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation in welcoming jazz guitarist and vocalist Ilya Lushtak. The evening will be filled with a jazz guitar, vocal, and educational tour that will combine America’s love of the guitar and the musical genre that was born here.

Where
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
303 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504

When
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Public Program: 7 p.m.
There will not be a Friends of Ford reception for this program.

Please RSVP by May 8, 2023

A Zoom alternative is available here. 

Lectures are free and open to the public. Since seating is limited, reservations are strongly encouraged. Walk-ins will be accommodated first come, first served.

Jazz guitarist and vocalist Ilya Lushtak has been an important part of the New York jazz scene for over a decade, having worked extensively with legendary jazz figures all the while. His portfolio includes years of performance and recording with the likes of Hank Jones, Barry Harris, Jimmy Cobb, Cedar Walton, Mel Rhyne, Louis Hayes, Rufus Reid, Mickey Roker, Charles Earland, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Jimmy Lovelace, Curtis Lundy, Joe Magnarelli, and David Hazeltine. Lushtak also was a member of both the quintet and quartet of Frank Wess from 2003-2013.

He has worked just about all New York venues-major, minor, and everything in between. These include among many others, the Village Vanguard, Smoke, the Iridium, the Blue Note, Fat Cat, Small’s, Dizzy’s, Mezzrow, and outdoor stages for Jazz Mobile and the Charlie Parker Festival.