California Guitar Trio

Since 1991, the California Guitar Trio—Bert Lams, Tom Griesgraber, and Paul Richards—has blended rock, jazz, classical, and world music with occasional surf and spaghetti Western touches. Their shows mix intricate musicianship with humor and stories, inviting listeners to feel part of the music. Their recent albums like "Elegy" highlight acoustic originals and inventive covers of The Beatles and Radiohead, while "Masterworks" reimagines classical composers such as Bach and Beethoven. The Ark hosted this thoughtful and engaging performance that drew on their decades of musical evolution in Ann Arbor.