Blackstone River Theatre hosts guitarist Peter Janson

Blackstone River Theatre will present its third 2022 Take It Outside concert featuring Peter Janson on Sunday, July 17, from 4-5 p.m., at the new outside concert space located behind Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad St., Cumberland, RI. Admission is $15.00 for the 60-minute concert. Capacity is limited; to reserve tickets order online or call Blackstone River Theatre at (401) 725-9272. Folding chairs will be provided but audiences can bring a chair or blanket if preferred. No outside food or drink is allowed. In event of rain, show will be held inside. Enter the performance area via the gate at the back of BRT’s parking lot.

Drawing from roots in jazz, classical, and acoustic instrumental styles, Peter Janson’s sound incorporates soft interesting grooves and improvisation. Based in Boston, Janson’s music has earned him national acclaim. He has performed extensively throughout North America including Carnegie Hall Weill Recital Hall, Montreal Jazz Festival, Healdsburg Guitar Festival, the WUMB Music Festival and more. His session guitar work on “Old Black Roller” by Grant Maloy Smith spent 17 weeks on the Billboard charts, including eleven weeks in the

Top 10. Peter’s “Beautiful Day” record (jazz/new age) won Best Contemporary Instrumental Album (NAR Music Awards), and he’s had three solo guitar albums in the Top Five of the NAR radio charts. Peter has over 3.3-million verified broadcasts across all media spanning 116 countries.

Janson’s new CD, “Getting to Here” is his 8th solo recording and features original compositions as well as original arrangements of songs composed by some of the world’s greatest composers – Jerome Kern, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Chick Corea.