John Lehmann-Haupt has been playing guitar since he was five years old. Known equally for his arrangements of popular and traditional songs and for his classical interpretations, he has performed throughout the Northeast since the 1970s. His twelve-year engagement at Windows on the World (atop the former World Trade Center) was cited for excellence by The New York Times in 1986.John’s 2002 CD Songs of the Guitar was hailed by The Audiophile Voice as “a tantalizing musical mix … He makes the guitar sing.” Of his 1978 record Unsung Guitar, Guitar Player wrote: “John Lehmann-Haupt’s aptitude is beautifully displayed on this disc.”