A STOP AT HEALDSBURG

   Lucky for BG, the Healdsburg Guitar Festival was the same weekend as our Miner Wine Concert. So, naturally, the BG Fellas (including Dave Miner, (l), and Mike Oria, (r) with son Miles) attended the show and had a great time.

Thanks, Mike (and Miles)!, for touting your BG tees - available on our website for you jazzy dressers (hey, who doesn't look good in black?)  :-) 

more from HEALDSBURG

   Another Photo-op at Healdsburg's Guitar Festival 8-15: Bob and Howard with Jim Dunlop (left, of fretwire fame) and dear friend Bob (aka 'Sweetie'!) Archigian, of World-Renowned La Bella Strings.  :-) 

A SIGN OF THE WINES

Yet another great Miner/Benedetto concert tradition is the bottle signing of the new vintage :-)

Shown: Howard Alden, Bucky Pizzarelli, Howard Paul and Bob autograph away  :-)

Only 200 cases of the new 2006 Miner/Benedetto Cabernet Sauvignon have been made.

If you weren't able to attend in person, you can still buy via the 'vine online' from Miner Wines (enter 'Benedetto' in Search).

Cheers!

photo by Mike Oria (again!)

BURNIN'

A bit of Benedetto Players Nostalgia at our Miner Wine Release concert August 15th when Jimmy ("Paganini"!)  Bruno sat in for the last two tunes of the first set. (He was in town that weekend re: his popular video site, and attended the concert with David & Patricia Butler of Affiliated Artists.)

Ironically and amusingly, Jimmy played the original Benedetto 'Manhattan' Bob made him in 1994, now owned by Dave Miner.  :-)

Thanks for sitting in, Jimmy!

(photo by Mike Oria)

 SEVEN (String) STEPS TO HEAVEN

   Major Miner Event: The ever exquisite Howard Alden, beautifully photographed by Mike Oria.

PIZZARELLI & PAUL

Miner Family Vineyards: Sat., August 15th   Bucky Pizzarelli and Howard Paul duo

ALL OF ALDEN

Miner Family Vineyards Jazz Cabernet Concert, August 15th:

Benedetto Player Howard Alden with both his signature Bambino Deluxe 7 and smile  :-)

Photo by Mike Oria

DAYS OF WINE AND POSES

August 15, 2009, Miner Winery, Napa Valley: Benedetto 7-String masters Howard Alden, Bucky Pizzarelli and Howard Paul with Vintner Extraordinaire Dave Miner (on his Vinodetto III)!      Photo by Mike Oria :-)

JUST IN TIME

...Ahhh, an Inbox full of great Miner/Benedetto concert photos!!

Starting off with The incredible BUCKY PIZZARELLI on stage...

For you guitar enthusiasts, Bucky is playing his custom 16" 7-string Bob made for him. (oops! I had the wrong guitar listed...Howard caught it - ya think I'd know by now!)

Special thanks to Mike Oria for this photo.

I'll be posting lots more Mike O's photos today and this week. Thanks also to 'Captain Dave' Stoner who also took some great pics...Fellas, I'll be posting them as fast as my fingers can enter them in the news.   ;-)   Thanks for capturing our special event!

CHORD-IALLY

Was hoping to post a photo today from Sat. night's concert but none rec'd yet!  (c'mon all you BGers with cameras, we're depending on you!)

In the meantime, I found this great photo from last year's concert  - Howard Alden & Andreas Oberg "duo". 

Hmmm, another Mystery Chord?  (Nah)  :-)

THE CONCERT WAS JAZZ-TASTIC!    PHOTOS COMIN' SOON!

CHEERS TO DAVE & EMILY!

Tonight's the night... our 4th Jazz Cabernet concert at Miner Family Vineyards (since 2005)... this great photo was taken at last year's concert, capturing a delightful moment on the faces of Dave & Emily Miner (center/ right), as well as BGer Mike Oria and his wife Jackie (left, front).

Many thanks Dave & Emily for sponsoring these concerts!

You have brought much joy into not only our lives, but so many.     BRAVO! :-)

Photo John Brackett Photography.

MAKING A CONNECTION

BG's Jeremy Holley installs a Top/Back Connector Block on one of our BAMBINO models.

Photo once again by our Production Manager Evan Ellis! :-)

IT'S MINER TIME!

Napa Valley, wine, jazz guitar... yep, it's Miner Time again! It's not too late to get the last few tickets for our 2009 Miner/Benedetto Cabernet Concert - tomorrow, Sat., Aug 15th!

Join us for an evening of fine wine and live jazz featuring "The Benedetto Players" Bucky Pizzarelli, Howard Alden and Howard Paul in celebrating the release of the 2006 Miner Benedetto Signature Series Cabernet Sauvignon and Benedetto Guitars' 41th anniversary. What's not to love?  :-)

Photo of Howard Alden and Bucky Pizzarelli from the 2008 Concert courtesy John Bracket Photography.

BUT BEAUTIFUL

BG's Brad McNeely works meticulously on a BENNY DELUXE.

WHEN YOU'RE SMILING

BG's craftsman Robert Gonzales masks the binding of a BRAVO DELUXE, in preparation for Finish.

And the whole world will smile with you [when you order one!! :-) ]

Photo courtesy Evan Ellis.