Thursday, September 8, 2011




The Fox Theater 
presents the mesmerizing and invigorating performance
of guitarist extraordinaire, 
Benise: The Spanish Guitar
on Thursday, October 13th 2011, 
at 7:30 p.m.
Known for his theatrical live shows and Emmy Award-winning television productions on 
PBS, Benise performs
intoxicating Spanish flamenco-inspired riffs with a cast of world-class musicians and 
dancers in his newest stage
production, The Spanish Guitar.  Benise’s unique music fuses Latin styles such as flamenco, salsa, tango, and samba with African rhythms and rock, to create a sound that appeals to a wide range of music listeners and performance enthusiasts. The Spanish Guitar features brilliantly choreographed dance numbers, exciting and exotic orchestral pieces, and breathtaking costumes.

This performance is dedicated to Arizona’s 100th anniversary and the influence of the Spanish guitar throughout our beloved
Southwest.  Also performing will be regional favorites Dan Simonis of The West Texas Millionaires andThe Montoya Clan.

Beginning his career as a busker on the streets of Los Angeles, Roni Benise’s unique sound caught the attention of PBS which led to his 2006-2007 television debut Nights of Fire! This collaboration of theater, music, Brazilian samba, and Argentine tango won him an Emmy Award and set his career in full force leading to eight CDs, two DVDs, his own record label Rosanegra Music and his newest production, The Spanish Guitar.   “I am inspired by places I have traveled,” says Benise, “so I try to capture the essence and beauty of those places in my melodies. I am very fortunate as music has become my passport to traveling the world. It’s truly like painting on air, creating colors and lush soundscapes that take people (and me) away to a safe place with no prejudice and no boundaries.”

The touring stage production The Spanish Guitar is an epic tale that integrates live performance with real footage of Benise in his voyage across the globe...from the cobblestone streets of Old Havana to the sacred Temples of India, The Spanish Guitar becomes a treasure chest of inspiration – the keeper of stories of glory and tragedy through times and world’s gone by.