Fareed Haque, acclaimed guitarist from NIU’s School of Music, has been featured in Guitar Player magazine’s 2009 Readers’ Choice Awards. Haque has performed with artists such as Sting, Ramsey Lewis, Joe Zawinul, Kurt Elling, Cassandra Wilson, Arturo Sandoval and Medeski, Martin and Wood .

He has also received recognition from the jazz magazine Downbeat.

In Guitar Player magazine’s May issue, Haque is named “Best World Guitarist.” Haque has released two albums in the last eight months and has another coming out. He plays nearly 200 dates a year.

Half of those shows come during 10-day tours organized around his NIU breaks, including four during the summer. NIU audiences can watch Haque in action at 8 p.m. Wednesday, during his faculty recital. Also featured with Haque in the May magazine are artists such as Eric Clapton and Brad Paisley, among others.