Los Angeles Times
JAZZ REVIEW
Solo Guitarist Uses Seven Strings to Fill Hotel Lobby With Strains of a Trio
BILL KOHLHAASE | SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
IRVINE -You wouldn’t expect to find a world-class guitarist playing in a hotel lobby. But any weeknight, that’s where you’ll find Robert Conti, a musician who certainly fits that description. The place is the Skylight Lobby Lounge in the Irvine Marriott, and more than once during Conti’s Tuesday session, guests checking in at the front desk turned from their registration duties to see who it was filling the air with sumptuous chord clusters or swift, sure strings of notes. At times, the sheer density of Conti’s sound recalled Joe Pass.