Two Many Guitars
Ft. Cindy Cashdollar (slide guitar), Jack Petruzzelli (guitar), Karl Allweier (bass), Peter Yarin (piano), Justin Guip (drums)
Cindy Cashdollar and Jack Petruzzelli present Two Many Guitars, performing music from the past 100 years. They create a musical timeline in both vocal and instrumental performance.
From the European and American jazz stylings of Django Reinhardt, Thelonious Monk, and Hoagy Carmichael to the roots music of Chet Atkins, Lonnie Johnson, and many more, it’s a vast landscape of styles that shows their combined creative influences and the connection of these genres throughout the years.
Jack Petruzzelli
A multi-instrument performer, songwriter, and Grammy-nominated producer, Jack has worked with artists including Patti Smith, Ian Hunter, Joan Osborne, Rufus Wainwright, and more.
He’s also a founding member of the internationally acclaimed Beatles tribute, The Fab Faux.
Cindy Cashdollar
As a five-time Grammy–winning artist, Cindy is known for her mastery of the dobro, lap steel, and steel guitar. She’s worked with Ryan Adams, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Rod Stewart, Albert Lee, and many more.
As a member of Asleep At the Wheel, she’s collaborated with Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, and others.
Peter Yarin is a New York-based composer and pianist who works across genres in jazz and classical music. He is also the pianist for Vince Giordano's Nighthawks, an 11-piece repertory jazz orchestra. Both as a solo artist and as a member of Vince Giordano's Nighthawks, his piano work has been featured on numerous soundtracks, including Killers of the Flower Moon, Joker, and the TV series The Queen's Gambit, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Boardwalk Empire, The Knick, and Mildred Pierce. His playing can also be heard in the films Kill Your Darlings, Bessie, and Carol (directed by Todd Haynes). With the Nighthawks, he performed on the Grammy-winning album Music from Boardwalk Empire, Vol. 1, as well as its two follow-up recordings, collaborating with artists such as Regina Spektor, Elvis Costello, Liza Minnelli, St. Vincent, and Rufus Wainwright. In live performances, he has accompanied Garrison Keillor, Michael Feinstein, Bette Midler, and others.
Justin Guip is a three-time Grammy Award-winning audio engineer and professional drummer based out of Milan, New York. He is widely recognized for his extensive work as the resident recording and mixing talent at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, New York, and as the longtime touring drummer for the legendary blues-rock band Hot Tuna. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Karl Allweier is a Hudson Valley, NY-based guitarist/bassist who has been performing and recording in the area for the past 35 years. He has composed music that has appeared on many popular television shows and commercials, and he performs live with many bands in the Hudson Valley and beyond. He has performed and recorded with the likes of George Kooymans (Golden Earring), Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (Guns N' Roses), John Platania (Van Morrison), Augie Meyers (Texas Tornados), Larry Coryell, The Coasters, Bruce Gary (The Knack), Anton Fig, Adam Nussbaum, Richie Scarlet, Mark Rivera, Frank Carillo, and Albert Cummings. He is also owner of The Rhinebeck School Of Music.