A Chicago native living in Oregon, guitarist, composer and arranger Larry Pattis blends the emotional commitment of folk and the prowess of classical, a harmonious union of beauty, melody, nuance and technique that demand- and reward-serious listening. But don't just take our word for it-the purity of the albums Random Chance and Hands of Time won this well-traveled musician raves in Fingerstyle Guitar and Acoustic Musician magazines, with flattering comparisons to Ed Gerhard, El McMeen and Pierre Bensusan.