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California Guitar Trio (CGT) is a band of three guitar players founded in 1991. Paul Richards of Salt Lake City, Utah, Bert Lams of Brussels, Belgium, and Hideyo Moriya of Tokyo, Japan first met in England at one of Robert Fripp’s Guitar Craft Courses in 1987. After completing several of these intensive courses, the three toured worldwide with Fripp’s League of Crafty Guitarists. Wanting to continue together after the League had run its course, Bert, Paul and Hideyo convened in Los Angeles and founded The California Guitar Trio in 1991, honing their intricate original compositions, surf covers, and classical re-workings.

In 1992 and 1993 the trio performed widely with Robert Fripp and Trey Gunn as part of the Robert Fripp String Quintet. The group gained wider exposure and wowed a receptive audience performing in support of King Crimson’s Thrak 1995 Summer Tour across North America and Europe.

With a whirlwind of instrumental styles fusing classical, rock, blues, jazz, world music, bluegrass, as well as the quintessential California musical genre surf music, the California Guitar Trio’s stunning virtuosity and sly sense of humor have earned them a rabid following and wide notoriety, with significant crossover in the progressive, acoustic and classical music scenes.

Over the past 12 years of nearly incessant touring, the California Guitar Trio has shared the stage with superb musicians and performers such as: King Crimson, John McLaughlin, David Sylvian, Tito Puente, Leftover Salmon, Taj Mahal, Steve Lukather, Simon Phillips, Adrian Legg, Enchant, and many more.

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* 1991 The California Guitar Trio (not listed in CGT’s own discography)

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Top Tracks

1	Misirlou full track	95
2	Bohemian Rhapsody full track	86
3	Classical Gas full track	81
4	Allegro Con Brio, Symphony No. 5 full track	65
5	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly full track	43
6	The Cruel Sea full track	36
7	Adagio Sostenuto, Moonlight Sonata full track	35
8	Echoes free download	33
9	Presto Agitato, Moonlight Sonata full track	32
9	Melrose Avenue	32
11	Blockhead	27
12	Punta Patri	26
13	Skyline	25
14	Tubular Bells full track	20
15	Toccata and Fugue in D Minor	19

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idkman1510 wrote:
last month

Does anyone know where i can download their cd "highlights" for free. I really want it. Also i plan on seeing them in concert april 10th. wEWt

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soin2u wrote:
August 2009

one of my favorite!!!

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LadyStarstruck wrote:
May 2009

very good!!

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Irishka-lisenok wrote:
April 2009

Muzyka simply super.=)))))

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Wizywig wrote:
February 2009

You guys should check out Gary Hooey

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Wizywig wrote:
February 2009

Y

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wecomeagain wrote:
January 2009

Wow right?

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BugClaw wrote:
December 2008

I heard them first time in Germany, Mannheim in the 90th as preband for King Crimson and where very imressed. I dont know, how much time I needed to got there first album in Germany, because nobody knew them in this time there. I still love this music very, very much.

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Defaulte wrote:
December 2008

Good!!! )

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DavidBN wrote:
December 2008

nice sounds... great guitar player's... i like :)

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jmccall2117 wrote:
November 2008

Pretty good!

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IndieTickets wrote:
October 2008

Tickets for the Oct. 24th show at the Space in Hamden CT are available now! http://thespace.indietickets.com

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contentager wrote:
October 2008

Yes, good guitarista!

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princeconor wrote:
July 2008

AWESOME instrumental band, virtuostic playing all around!

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Wiga wrote:
July 2008

:)

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cgtrio wrote:
June 2008

Download Echoes track for free!

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iamserge wrote:
May 2008

wow, just stumbled over them. cool

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estol2 wrote:
February 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk7Us3MsyUU

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cincygroove wrote:
February 2008

just posted my Interview with Paul Richards from California Guitar Trio: http://cincygroove.com/?q=node/187 Scott

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gwalla wrote:
July 2007

Weird how California Guitar Trio & Tony Levin has a track uploaded, but CGT by itself doesn't.

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Featured Tracks

	Free MP3 Echoes	12:24
	Bohemian Rhapsody full track	5:32
	The Cruel Sea full track	2:04

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Events

Feb 6 California Guitar Trio Rhythm Room, Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix, United States
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Apr 1 California Guitar Trio The Ark, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Detroit, United States
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