Derek Gripper LIVE Presented by California State Monterey Bay

California State University Monterey Bay presents Derek Gripper LIVE at the World Theater in Seaside, CA. Derek Gripper is one of South Africa’s leading guitarists whose love of the kora set him to transcribe and record some of its greatest works, changing the face of classical guitar. Kora maestro Toumani Diabaté asked for confirmation that it was indeed just one person playing when he first heard Derek Gripper play. Toumani and classical guitar legend John Williams both invited Derek to collaborate with them: Derek performed with Williams in London’s Shakespeare’s Globe and King’s Place, and with Diabaté and his Symmetric Orchestra at the Acoustik Festival Bamako, Mali. His 2016 Carnegie Hall debut paired him with Mali’s Trio da Kali, and the UK’s Songlines honored him with a Best Album in Africa and the Middle East for his 2016 album “Libraries on Fire.” Join for an evening of LIVE performance on classical guitar by a virtuoso and world-renowned artist. RSVP