Multi-instrumentalist Todd Green is bringing his unique brand of world music back to Sacramento State today.

Green, who incorporates more than 50 instruments from around the globe into his shows, performs year-round on the college and fine arts circuit and is a frequent visitor to Sac State.

“It?s something we try to do on a yearly basis,” says Bill Olmsted of UNIQUE, which is promoting the show.

“Every time we?ve brought him, we?ve had tons of people say, ?That was wonderful, you should bring him again.?”

Green, a graduate of the Berklee College of Music, has been playing guitar since the age of 10 and writing and performing his own music since the age of 15.

Before focusing on his own music, Green spent his early career touring with bands, studying with guitar legends such as Pat Metheny and doing commercial and session work.

In addition to his technical virtuosity and multi-instrumental palette, Green also incorporates digital samplers into his performances, recording himself onstage.

The instruments that Green plays range from a Moroccan Gembri, a camel skin-covered, four-stringed, plucked instrument, to a Chinese Er-Hu, a two-stringed instrument played with a bow.

Green?s stage show, because of its technical complexity and the sensitivity of his instruments, requires meticulous preparation.

“The room has to be set at a certain temperature because some of the more exotic instruments may go out of tune,” said Olmsted.

“He provides a musical tour of the globe,” said Olmsted. “There?s a little something for everybody.”

Green performs his free show from noon to 2 p.m. today at the Hinde Auditorium inside the University Union.