Pair have toured and recorded with world-reknowned musicians

 GARDINER — Jeff Pevar and Danny “Kootch” Kotchmar usually play packed stadiums, so it is exciting for Ed Desjardins and Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center to present them at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 8,  in a small venue — Johnson Hall, 280 Water St.

 Over the years, Pevar and Kotchmar have toured and recorded with musical icons such as James Taylor, Carole King, Jackson Browne, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Donald Fagen, David Foster, Joe Cocker, Linda Ronstadt, and Don Henley.  For their only Maine tour date this year, this dynamic duo will give audiences a unique opportunity to experience their virtuosity.

Tickets are $27.  Call the Johnson Hall box office at 207-582-7144. 

Since the late 1960s, Pevar and Kotchmar have been major contributors as “session” and world-touring guitarists for some of the most beloved and important artists to grace the music industry.Their musical talent is well known among guitar aficionados.   

This show is the first in a pair of concerts billed as the “Guitar Legends” series.  On Oct.6,  catch Norah Jones’ guitarist Jim Campilongo, also at Johnson Hall.  For more information, contact: Ed Desjardins  at 207-557-3955.