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Madison Media Institute Brings All Star Guitar Night to Madison at the Barrymore Theatre

Featuring (Dave Matthews Collaborator) Tim Reynolds, Stanley Jordan,
Jack Grassel, Greg Koch, and Muriel Anderson
At the Barrymore Theatre, September 16th, 2006 at 8pm.

Madison, WI, September 5, 2006 – The Madison Media Institute is pleased to announce that for the first time ever, Muriel Anderson’s All Star Guitar Night is coming to Madison, WI. The event is taking place at the Barrymore Theatre and features Tim Reynolds, Stanley Jordan, Jack Grassel, and Greg Koch.

Now in its 14th year, All Star Guitar Night concerts feature the world’s top guitar players. The list of past performers read like a who’s who of guitar, including Les Paul, Chet Atkins, Steve Morse, and many others.  Muriel Anderson's All Star Guitar Night is a benefit concert for the Music for Life Alliance and Wisconsin Foundation for School Music. Please visit www.GuitarAllStars.com, www.MurielAnderson.com and www.AllStarGuitarNight.com for more details.

The line-up includes: Tim Reynolds (Dave Matthews’s collaborator) on solo acoustic, tapping guitar legend Stanley Jordan, jazz master Jack Grassel, the electric artistry of Greg Koch, and of course Muriel herself. The All Star Guitar Night concert September 16th 2006 at the Barrymore Theatre, 2090 Atwood Avenue, Madison WI. Info: 608-241-2345. Tickets will be available online at www.BarrymoreLive.com and at local ticket vendors.

About Muriel Anderson’s All Star Guitar Night

Widely respected as one of the country's foremost guitarists, Muriel Anderson is the first woman to have won the National Finger picking Guitar Championship. Her recordings have traveled as far as outer space, accompanying the astronauts on a space shuttle mission. She is host and originator of the renowned "Muriel Anderson's ALL STAR GUITAR NIGHT®" as well as founder of the Music for Life Alliance, to support music education in schools and grassroots programs nationwide.

For the past 14 years, Muriel Anderson's All Star Guitar Night concert series has brought together the world's best guitar players and the music community in support of a great cause.  www.allstarguitarnight.com and www.murielanderson.com

About Madison Media Institute www.madisonmedia.com

Madison Media is the flagship school of New Media Arts Training Centers, Inc. MMI is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT) and offers occupational associate degree programs in media arts. In addition to MMI's degree programs, New Media Arts Training Centers, Inc. offers courses to industry professionals to sharpen their skills with pro media software. NMATC has training options for anyone with a passion for today's new media. MMI is proud to sponsor Muriel Anderson’s All Star Guitar Night in Madison.

Media Contacts:
Jon Florin
Advertising and Marketing Director
Madison Media Institute
Phone: 608-663-2000
jflorin@madisonmedia.com
     Ali Hasbach
Producer TrueFire – All Star Guitar Night
Phone: 727-898-8866
ahasbach@truefire.com
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