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John Christopher Williams AO OBE (born 24 April 1941) is an Australian-born classical guitarist renowned for his ensemble playing as well as his interpretation and promotion of the modern classical guitar repertoire. In 1973, he shared a Grammy Award in the Best Chamber Music Performance category with fellow guitarist Julian Bream for Together ...
The first biography of John Williams—Strings Attached: The Life & Music of John Williams, written by William Starling—came out in 2012. It’s a remarkable book, not only for its insights into the Australia-born virtuoso, but also because the opening chapters present thoroughly researched background information on the guitarist’s English ...
I play on two tracks on jazz pianist/composer Kate Williams' album Finding Home featuring vocalist Georgia Mancio, jazz trio and string quartet. The recording won album of the year at the 2020 UK Parliamentary Jazz Awards. Here is the link to one of them; listen to Kate's arrangement of Victor Jara's Caminando, Caminando. New CD "Vivaldi, Etc ...
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John Christopher Williams AO OBE is an Australian-born classical guitarist renowned for his ensemble playing as well as his interpretation and promotion of the modern classical guitar repertoire. In 1973, he shared a Grammy Award in the Best Chamber Music Performance category with fellow guitarist Julian Bream for Together. Guitar historian Graham Wade has said that "John is perhaps the most ...
BY MARK SMALL [The following article was first published in Acoustic Guitar, January 1999; re-published in Acoustic Guitar's September/October 2020 30th Anniversary issue.] In the pantheon of classical guitar greats, Australia-born John Williams stands as a most imposing figure.