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John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension Live Review at The Grateful Web

The Grateful Web has a nice writeup of the December 4th John McLaughlin show in Boulder, CO.

The Grateful Web: John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension | 12/4/2010

Frank Gambale Joins Return To Forever - 2011 Tour Dates Scheduled for Australia

Guitarist Frank Gambale has joined Return To Forever. The new lineup - dubbed Return To Forever IV - features Chick Corea on piano and keys, Lenny White on drums, Stanley Clarke on bass, Jean-Luc Ponty on violin, and Gambale on guitar. The band currrently has the following live dates scheduled for Australia in 2011:

02/11/2011 - 02/13/2011  Regent Theatre - Melbourne VIC Australia
   
02/15/2011 - 02/16/2011  Opera House Concert Hall - Bennelong Point Sydney NSW Australia

According to Gambale's tour page, more RTFIV dates are in the works for the US, Canada, Europe, and Japan as well.

Check out the video below for some great footage of Gambale jamming with the band, and more info on the new lineup.

Return to Forever IV: Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy Tour 2011 from CoreaCrew on Vimeo.

More Jimmy Herring Videos from 2010 Tour

Jimmy Herring Band - Minglewood Hall 12/7/10 (2 videos)

Jimmy Herring Band - Variety Playhouse 12/10/10 (2 videos)

Robben Ford 2011 Tour Dates

In addition to playing with Renegade Creation at the Oakland Yoshi's later this week, Robben Ford will be playing the following US and Italy dates in early 2011.

January 2011
22 - Ojai, CA - Guitar Clinic (see Ford's website for more info)
28 - 30 Los Angeles, CA - Catalina's

February 2011 (Italy)
03 - Roccaforzata (TA) - Go West Saloon - 10.00 pm
04 - Caserta - Black Cat Club - 10.00 pm [email protected]  [email protected]   [email protected]
05 - Roma - Jailbreak - 3.30 pm
06 - Grosseto - Fondazione Grosseto Cultura - 3.00 pm [email protected]
07 - Quartu Sant'Elena (CA) - Vecchie Fornaci Maxia - 9.00 pm
08 - Pisa - Borderline - 10.00 pm
10 - Torino - Lapsus - 7.00 pm 
11 - Vignola (MO) - Stones Café - 9.30 pm

Videos: Jimmy Herring Band - Live in Memphis, TN 12/7/10

Three great videos of Jimmy Herring live at Minglewood Hall in Memphis, TN last night. With Jeff Sipe on drums, Neal Fountain on bass, and Matt Slocum on keys.

Since I've Been Loving You

Within You, Without You

Sophie

Adam Nitti Video Interview for Bass Frontiers

Cool two part interview with bassist Adam Nitti for Bass Frontiers Magazine. 

Part 1

Part 2

 

New Normalizer 2 Album: Phi Yaan-Zek with Marco Minnemann - "Dance With The Anima"

Guitarist Phi Yaan-Zek has released his contribution to drummer Marco Minnemann's Normalizer 2 project. Yaan-Zek's Dance With The Anima features music Yaan-Zek composed over a 51-minute Minnemann drum solo. Other albums using the same solo have been released by Alex Machacek, Mike Keneally, Trey Gunn, John Czajkowski, Jason Sadites, and Minnemann himself. Dance With The Anima is now available through Abstract Logix and Yann-Zek's website. See tracklisting below.

Phi Yaan-Zek with Marco Minnemann - Dance With The Anima

1. Adventures In Myth
2. Midnight Tryst
3. Ecstasies Of The Starlight Self
4. Lallejee's Animatronics
5. Inamorata In Peril - Part One
6. Dirt Under The Fingernails
7. Twisted To The 7th Degree Off Starboard
8. Four Daughters Of Phrygia
9. Inner Constellations Of Feeling
10. Melodies Of Me
11. Mariana's Guide To The Deep
12. Signposts
13. Dance With The Anima
14. The Tactile Ones
15. Synchro-Gnostic Mirrorball Gyrations
16. Melodies Of Me Too
17. Jade Fluid
18. Maid With Spanish Fly
19. Precipices
20. Inamorata In Peril - Part Two
21. Flirting With Intensity
22. A Healing Of Shattered Hearts

Video: John McLaughlin at the New Universe Music Festival

John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension soundcheck footage from the New Universe Music Festival. Courtesy of Barry Cleveland at Guitar Player Magazine.

Video: Mike Stern with the Les Paul Trio - "Mr. PC"

Mike Stern sitting in recently with the Les Paul Trio at the Iridium.

Video: Jimmy Herring Band - Live in Macon GA 12/1/10 "Within You, Without You"

Jimmy Herring playing "Within You, Without You" at the Cox Capitol Theatre in Macon Ga, December 1st, 2010. With Jeff Sipe on drums, Neal Fountain on bass, and Matt Slocum on keys.

Videos: Wayne Krantz at the New Universe Music Festival

From Barry Cleveland at Guitar Player Magazine - Wayne Krantz interview and soundcheck clip from the New Universe Music Festival.

Wayne Krantz Interview

Wayne Krantz Trio soundcheck

New Gary Husband Interview

There's an excellent new interview with drummer / keyboardist / composer Gary Husband at the Oregon Music News website. The extensive piece covers Husband's new album Dirty & Beautiful Volume 1, his work with John McLaughlin and Allan Holdsworth, and much more.

Gary Husband: Drummer AND keyboardist for John McLaughlin — the essential interview