Bernstein, among the most in-demand New York City-based guitarists the past two decades, has worked with jazz masters that include Larry Goldings, Lou Donaldson, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, Joshua Redman, Diana Krall and Bill Stewart.

     While attending the New School, Bernstein met Jim Hall, who recruited him for a concert at the 1990 JVC Jazz Festival, performing alongside such luminaries as John Scofield and Pat Metheny. He recorded his first album in 1992 as part of a quartet. Albums since then, often as lead of a trio, have included "Signs of Life," "Heart's Content" and "Monk."

     Rick Balestra, a Syracuse-based jazz guitarist and adjunct instructor of music at SUNY Oswego, will play host to Bernstein.

     Tickets for Bernstein's performance are $15 ($5 for SUNY Oswego students), available at all college box offices, online at tickets.oswego.edu or by calling 315-312-2141. A preconcert talk will take place at 7 p.m.

     Parking is included in the price of the ticket, and is available in the employee parking lots adjacent to and across from Sheldon Hall. People with disabilities needing assistance should call 315-312-2141 in advance of performances.
     SUNY Oswego's Artswego and the music department present the Ke-Nekt Chamber Music Series. For more information, visitwww.oswego.edu/arts.