Join us this Mother’s Day and enjoy a special set from Allen Giardinelli an added touch to your time at the farm.

Allen Giardinelli’s international and widely varied musical background shows in the great versatility of his music making. He grew up traveling the world, living in over 35 countries with his musician parents. His father was a prog rocker turned producer and talent scout for European RCA, and his mother a classical violinist.

Al’s story reflects a lifetime immersed in contrasting musical worlds absorbing influences from the Far East and Europe while staying grounded in American jazz and blues. The result is a unique and highly versatile player, equally at home with electric blues, bottleneck styles, and classic jazz guitar traditions.

For Mother’s Day, Allen will be performing jazz standards in a duo setting on archtop guitar, joined by upright bassist Dave Captein, an underground legend in the Portland jazz scene and Oregon Music Hall of Fame inductee.

A lifelong student of the guitar in all its forms, Allen continues to study with great players from around the world.