Cruz Newz

Cruz Newz Updated 9/1/07

‘PIECES OF EDGAR’ projected for release Sept 24th at The UCO Jazz Lab.
This is Edgar’s first solo CD in seven years.
Ten originals performed on Acoustic (’38 Martin D18) and Classical Guitars.
The Centennial Jig, Walking The Paseo, Ceviche Circus, Danielle’s Waltz, Samba de Familia, Sadie Suite, Un Minuto Para La Guitarra, Imaginations, Samba Italiana, Spanish Blood & bonus…Ravels’ Bolero (world premiere solo)

The Edgar Cruz Guitar Forum Sep 20-24, 2007 will feature Special Guest...
Michael Kelsey (www.michaelkelsey.com) Acoustic Fusion
Richard Smith (richardsmithmusic.com) Fingerstyle Master
Mark Anthony Cruz (www.markanthonycruz.com) Classical Guitarist
Dates Include...
9/20 Texas State Univ - 8:00pm, UPAC San Marcos, TX 512-312-5799
9/21 University of Texas Dallas Conference Ctr 8:00pm University Theatre Richardson, TX 972-883-2552 $20
9/23 No. Intermediate. HS Auditorium, 3:00pm, 808 E. College & Lynn Ln Broken Arrow, OK 918-259-4300 x244 Encore Series
9/23 Northeastern Ctr Perform.Arts 7:30pm 600 N. Grand Avenue Tahlequah, OK 405-919-678
9/24 UCO Jazz Lab 7:30pm, 100 E. 5th
Edmond, OK 405-919-6784 $15
9/25 Galileo’s w/ Richard Smith, 8:30pm 3009 N Paseo
Okla City OK 405-415-7827

2007 / 2008 Tour
See Public Performances for ‘The Centennial Tour’.
Oklahoma is celebrating it’s 100th year as a state.
Edgar is born, bred and based here in Oklahoma City.
Dates include... CA WA MT TX NM LA IL FL GA KS OK and TBA.
Europe is pending for mid March ‘08.

OETA’s Gallery: Spanish Blood / The Guitar Music of Edgar Cruz Video is now online to view anytime. Click the link below and scroll to Edgar’s picture.
www.oeta.onenet.net/%7Egallery/Monitor/Monitor.html
More info listed below.

New Website projected for release in conjunction with new CD.
Work began on the new website last year but the designer Larry Newman of Oklahoma City and Edgar wont release it until all the new buttons, pages, soundbites, videos, press packages and links are to their satisfaction. This complete overhaul will be worth the wait and will be completely informative and user friendly. Projected update will be in conjunction with new release Sep 24.


2 EC LOGO T-Shirts and Picks are now available wherever Edgar performs. See schedule for location near you. The picks are FREE!

Edgar is Available for Concerts, BDs, Anniversaries, Weddings, Schools, Churches, Special Occasions...Call Julie Larcher 405-919-6784

The Complete Edgar Cruz Catalog...

DVD $40: Arranging for Solo Guitar / The Queen Titles - Edgar Cruz (Jul 2005)
An instructional video applying all of Edgar' techniques to the music of Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, We Are the Champions, Killer Queen, Crazy Little Thing Called Love. You can print Sheet music and Tab directly from the disc from PDF Files.
"Excellent" Brian May - guitarist of Queen. International Format
Order this DVD through www.videoprogressions@com or CDbaby.com
or Call Edgar direct at 405-773-3427 and get it signed on request.

DVD $25 - Gallery: Spanish Blood / The Guitar Music of Edgar Cruz /OETA ‘05
Emmy Award winning Documentary Featuring excerpts from...Quizas, Quizas, Quizas • Firestorm • Duelin Banjos (w/trumpeter David Hooten) • Malagueña • Pipeline • La Bamba • Pride and Joy • Fly Me to Brazil • Classical Gas • Cancion del Mariachi • Hotel California • Pegao • Study #57 (w/ Mark Cruz) • Amazing Grace • Malagueña & Firestorm (w/ Ruben & Dancers from “Fuego”) • Behind the Cruz Family Order this DVD direct from Edgar. Call 405-773-3427

SOLO GUITAR RECORDINGS... (see www.edgarcruz.com for soundbites and video)

15.00 Guitarras de Baile w/Ruben Romero & percussionist Joseph Martinez and Edgar on bass (July 06)
Mambo Jambo, Begin the Beguine, Guantanamera, Copacabana, Frenesi, Estrellita, Piel Canela, Entre Dos Aguas, Quizas, Quizas, Quizas, three originals...Samba de Familia (Cruz), Ruben’s Rhumba and Cancion del Novidades (Romero). “These are songs both Ruben and I grew up listening to. It was are pleasure to add some southwest flair to these selections.”
Edgar Cruz

15.00 Sweet Georgia Blue (w/David B. Hooten) (Jan 2005!)
A Taste of Honey • Autumn Leaves • What a Wonderful World • Danny Boy • Georgia On My Mind, Sweet Georgia Blue • Dueling Banjos • When the Saints Go Marchin In • St Louis Blues • Five Foot Two Eyes of Blue • Take the A Train • Caravan
The Blue Doll Medley...Satin Doll / Hello Dolly / Blue Skies/ Sweet Georgia Brown

15.00 CD Guitarras de Fuego Edgar Cruz & Ruben Romero (Jun 04)
Malaguena, Miserlou, Ferrill Hill Noctourne, La Gloria, Jose’s Cantina,
Jobim Jobim, Espana Cani, Granada, Romanza, Fly Me to Brazil, Tico Tico,
Adagio for 12 Strings, Firestorm

15.00 CD Cruz Trio +1 in Concert Cruz Trio +1
Cielito Lindo, Dueling Banjos, El Burro Socarron, Girl from Ipanema, Granada,
Stairway toHeaven, Wind Beneath My Wings, Guadalajara, Guantanamera,
La Bamba, Canon In D, Lords Prayer, The, Mrs. Robinson, Oklahoma,

15.00 CD Guitarras de Amor Edgar Cruz & Ruben Romero
1 Girl From Ipanema 2 Sabor A Mi 3 Samba Italiana (Cruz) 4 Besame Mucho 5
Rhumba de Amor (Romero) 6 Solamente de Una Vez 7 Maria Elena 8 Calle de Amor (Cruz) 9 Cuando Caliente El Sol 10 La Paloma 2:05 11 Perfidia 12 Baile del Molinero 13 Carte a mi Hijo (Romero)

15.00 CD The Essence of Mexico - The Cruz Trio
1 Guadalajara 2 La Bamba 3 Rayito de Luna 4 El Cascabel 5 Maria Isabelle 6 Cielito Lindo 7 Sin Ti, 8 El Andariego 9 Echale Un Cinco Al Piano 10 Jalisco 3:37 11 Malagueña Salerosa 4:20, 12 Cuando Vuelva A Tu Lado 13 El Rey 14 Volver 15 La Bikina 16 No Mi Olvides (Manuel Cruz)

15.00 CD Opening Night 2 - Edgar Cruz .
Wipeout, Guadalajara, Las Chiapanecas, My Favorite Things, Love is Blue, Hey
Jude, Recuerdos de la Alhambra, Sakura Variations, Fur Elise, Paint It Black, Bohemian Rhapsody, 2 studiotracks...Light My Fire (doors version,)& A Whiter Shade of Pale.
"Stump the Musician" includes excerpts of Linus and Lucy, Thick as a Brick, Blackbird,
Flight of the Bumblebee, Tocatta & Fugue in Dm, Austurias and more.

15.00 CD Timeless (w/David Hooten on trumpet) Edgar Cruz
Godfather's Theme (Speak Softly), Amazing Grace, Malaguena, Return to Surrento, Concierto de Aranjuez, Just A Closer Walk, Cherry Pink & Apple Blossem, Hooties Blues, Over the Rainbow, Misty,

15.00 CD Spanish Blood Edgar Cruz
Cancion Del Mariachi (Morena de mi Corazon), Conquistador, Light My Fire (Feliciano version), Pegao, El Relicario, La Vida Breve, Bambina (E. Cruz), Andalucia , Jobim (E.Cruz), Delilah, Historia un Amor, La Cumparsita, La Zandunga, Quizas, Quizas, Quizas, Lonely Bull

15.00 CD Reminiscence Edgar Cruz
El Cumbanchero, Sabre Dance, Hotel California, Girl from Ipanema, Pink Panther Theme, James Bond Theme, Music Box Dancer, M*A*S*H (Suicide is Painless),
Steel Guitar Rag, Ghost Riders in the Sky, Here There & Everywhere, Ode To Joy, Sleepwalk, Pipeline, Moondance, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

15.00 CD The A.R.T. of Edgar Cruz Edgar Cruz
10.00 Cass The A.R.T. of Edgar Cruz Edgar Cruz
O Fortuna, A Day in a Life, Nights in White Satin, Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Oye Como Va,
Going to California, Dream On, Live and Let Die, Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding,
Dust in the Wind, We are the Champions, Pride and Joy

15.00 CD Opening Night Edgar Cruz
10.00 Cass Opening Night Edgar Cruz
Brazil, Canon in D, Classical Gas, Dueling Banjos, Granada, Happy Together,
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desire, La Bamba, Tequila, Layla, Live and Let Die, MacArthur Park,
Malaguena, Moonlight Sonata, Over the Rainbow, Puttin' on the Ritz, William Tell Overture

15.00 CD Those Were the Days Edgar Cruz
In the Mood, Puttin' on the Ritz, Mister Sandman, New York, New York, What a
Wonderful World, Those Were the Days, Send in the Clowns, The Entertainer, Since I Fell for You, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, Fever, Someone to Watch Over Me, Unforgettable, Unchained Melody,
Dream a Little Dream of Me

15.00 CD Classical Demands Edgar Cruz
Adelita, Bianco Fiore, Bohemian Rhapsody, Bouree in Em, Capricho Arabe,
Classical Gas, Estudio in E, Fantasia on Greensleeves, Fur Elise, In the Hall of the Mountain King, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desire, Lagrima. Malaguena, Mazurka Choro, Romanza, Sakura Variations, Salterello, Two Part Invention #1

15.00 CD Throw Another Tape on the Fire Edgar Cruz
Away in a Manger, Ave Maria, Angels We Have Heard High, Carol of the Bells,
Christmas Song (Chestnuts), Feliz Navidad, Frosty the Snowman, God Rest Merry Gentlemen, Hark, The Herald Angels Sing, Have Yourself Merry Xmas, Here Comes Santa ClausIt Came Up Midnight Clear, Largo - Gtr Conc.in D , O Come All Ye Faithful, Rudolph Rednosed Reindeer, Santa Claus Coming Town,
Sleigh Ride, Twelve Days of Christmas, The, We Three Kings Of Orient Are, Winter Wonderland

Edgar Cruz Inc
PO Box 720565
Okla City, OK 73172
For Questions and QUANTITY DISCOUNTS call Edgar direct at (405) 773-3427 (Signed by request)
www.edgarcruz.com
or Call Julie Larcher at 405-919-6784
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