Diane Ponzio WHO IS SHE? Diane Ponzio is a native New Yorker who writes songs, plays the guitar, and sings her songs all over the world.... a global minstrel. WHAT IS HER MUSIC LIKE? Fazz! Diane plays acoustic folk that feels like jazz and features:

• strong melodic structure • haunting use of language • themes relevant to real life • a provocative, saxophone-like voice • groove-laden percussive guitar style • refreshing, diverse, and unpredictable • CHARISMATIC stage presence

WHAT HAS SHE DONE?

• incessant touring • released six full length CDs • clinician for The Martin Guitar Company since 1986 • has opened for Tuck & Patti, Kenny Rankin, Dr. John, Taj Mahal, John

Hammond, Suzanne Vega WHERE HAS SHE DONE IT?

• United States, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Denmark, Italy, Austria, France, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand

WHAT DO THEY SAY ABOUT HER?

• Lydia Hutchinson, Editor, The Performing Songwriter magazine: “Diane Ponzio is a first-class writer and musician, and one of the most entertaining performers around. She’s the real deal.”

• George Wurzbach, National Projects Director, Songwiters Guild of America: “It’s remarkable how Diane’s songs take you someplace. They scoop you up, excite emotion, lay you back down, and you’re grateful for the journey.”

• C.F. Martin IV, CEO, Martin Guitar Company: “Every time she plays, I can’t help but feel she’s playing just for me. Then I look around the audience, and it seems as if everyone else feels the same way.”

• Akustik Gitarre Magazine, Germany: “What would occur if one tried to find an appropriate stylistic “drawer” for Diane Ponzio? Certainly one would pull out “folk” as the first drawer. But then a drawer for jazz would have to immediately follow. And then for Chanson and Blues. At some point, this type of thinking would have to be given up because Diane makes, if one, after all must try to categorize it, popular music in the best sense-that is, in an intelligent manner and on a high musical level.”