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The Gerald R. Ford Library & Museum and Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation welcomed jazz guitarist and vocalist Ilya Lushtak. The evening was 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.
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.
