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Video: Michael Landau with James Taylor and Jerry Douglas - "6/8 Blues" Rehearsal

Well you don't see this everyday. This is Michael Landau playing his song "6/8 Blues" with Jerry Douglas and James Taylor during rehearsals for Taylor's Guitar Conversations concert at Carnegie Hall. Also check out this snippet of the guys playing Landau's "I'm Buzzed." (Thanks JP!)

Video: Greg Howe with Stu Hamm and Dennis Chambers - Live in Moscow

Cool footage of Greg Howe, Stu Hamm, and Dennis Chambers performing at a private event in Moscow on 5/18/11 (today!).

Return To Forever IV US Tour Dates with Zappa Plays Zappa

Return To Forever IV will embark on a 32-city US tour this summer with special guest Zappa Plays Zappa. See below for the full list of 2011 RTF IV tour dates and venues, including dates for the band's European tour. RTF IV features Chick Corea on piano and keys, Lenny White on drums, Stanley Clarke on bass, Jean-Luc Ponty on violin, and Frank Gambale on guitar.

 

 

 

Return To Forever IV 2011 Tour Dates

24 June     NORTHAMPTON, MA     Calvin Theater                        
25 June     SYRACUSE, NY     Syracuse Jazz Festival    
26 June     MONTREAL, QC     Montreal Jazz Festival                        
27 June     OTTAWA, ON     Ottawa Jazz Festival                        
28 June     TORONTO, ON     Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival                        
1 July         BERLIN, GERMANY     Zitadelle                        
2 July         HAMBURG, GERMANY     Stadtpark                        
3 July         NECKARSULM, GERMANY     Audi Forum                        
4 July         MUNICH, GERMANY     Small Tollwood Arena                        
5 July         KRAKOW, POLAND     Hala Wisly                        
7 July         VIENNE, FRANCE     Vienne Jazz Festival                        
8 July         ROTTERDAM, NL     North Sea Jazz Festival                        
9 July         PARIS, FRANCE     Olympia                        
10 July     GENT, BELGIUM     Gent Jazz Festival                        
11 July     DUISBURG, GERMANY     Piano Festival Ruhr                        
12 July     MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND     Montreux Jazz Festival                        
14 July     SETE, FRANCE     Theatre de la Mer
15 July     AOSTA, ITALY     Bard Fortress                        
16 July     PESCARA, ITALY     Pescara Jazz Festival                        
17 July     ROVINJ, CROATIA     Park Forrest                        
20 July     BASTIA, CORSICA, FRANCE     Theatre de Verdure                        
22 July     MADRID, SPAIN     Puerta del Angel                        
23 July     SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN     Kursaal Auditorium                        
26 July     MARSEILLE, FRANCE     Marseille Jazz Festival                        
28 July     SAN FELIU, SPAIN                            
29 July     MARCIAC, FRANCE     Marciac Jazz Festival                        
1 August     TEL AVIV, ISRAEL     Casesaria Amphitheatre

US Tour with Zappa Plays Zappa               
7 August     PITTSBURGH, PA     Stage AE    
8 August     BUFFALO, NY     UB Center for the Arts                         
9 August     BALTIMORE, MD     Merriweather Post Pavilion    
10 August     PHILADELPHIA, PA     Mann Center                         
11 August     BOSTON, MA     Bank of America Pavilion    
12 August     NEW YORK, NY     The Beacon Theatre
13 August     NEW YORK, NY     The Beacon Theatre                         
16 August     COLUMBUS, OH     LC Pavilion    
17 August     CLEVELAND, OH     State Theatre                         
18 August     CINCINNATI, OH     PNC Pavilion    
19 August     DETROIT, MI     Meadowbrook   
20 August     CHICAGO, IL     Horseshoe Casino    
21 August     INDIANAPOLIS, IN     The Murat                         
22 August     NASHVILLE, TN     Schermerhorn Symphony Center                         
24 August     MINNEAPOLIS, MN     Orpheum Theatre                         
25 August     ST. LOUIS, MO     Fox Theatre                         
26 August     KANSAS CITY, MO     Midland Theatre                         
27 August     DENVER, CO     Paramount Theatre                         
28 August     SALT LAKE CITY, UT     Red Butte Garden                         
8 September     ATLANTA, GA     Fox Theatre                         
9 September     ORLANDO, FL     House of Blues        
10 September     BOCA RATON, FL     Mizner Park Amphitheatre      
11 September     CLEARWATER, FL     Ruth Eckerd Hall                         
13 September     AUSTIN, TX     Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theatre            
14 September     GRAND PRAIRIE, TX     Verizon Theatre                         
15 September     HOUSTON, TX     Verizon Wireless Theatre             
17 September     MESA, AZ     Mesa Arts Center                         
19 September     SAN DIEGO, CA     Humphrey’s                         
20 September     LOS ANGELES, CA     Greek Theatre                         
21 September     DAVIS, CA     Mondavi Center                         
22 September     SAN FRANCISCO, CA     Warfield Theatre                         
23 September     EUGENE, OR     Hult Center    
24 September     SEATTLE, WA     Paramount Theatre

2-10 October     JAPAN

Carl Verheyen European Tour Dates

Carl Verheyen will be playing the following dates in Europe this Sept and Oct with Chad Wackerman on drums, and Dave Marotta on bass.

Sep 01, 2011 Munich, Germany
Sep 02, 2011 Historischer Gutshof - Baumberg , Germany
Sep 03, 2011 Wengerwirt - Weng/Admont, Germany
Sep 04, 2011 Velden, Austria
Sep 05, 2011 Porgy and Bess – Wein, Austria
Sep 10, 2011 Kesselhauslager - Singwitz, Germany
Sep 11, 2011 Tec Net – Kronach, Germany
Sep 12, 2011 Rockhouse Saal – Salzburg, Austria
Sep 14, 2011 Earth Music Hall – Wetter, Germany
Sep 15, 2011 Kubana – Siegburg, Germany
Sep 16, 2011 Downtown – Hamburg, Germany
Sep 17, 2011 Kerem MusicKniepe – Delmenhurst, Germany
Sep 18, 2011 Café De Stier – Eibergen, Netherlands
Sep 19, 2011 Club – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sep 20, 2011 M.A.I. – Nancy, France
Sep 21, 2011 L’Atelier du Moulin – Santeny, France
Sep 22, 2011 L’Atelier du Moulin – Santeny, France
Sep 23, 2011 Schlachthof – Bruchsaal, Germany
Sep 24, 2011 Musicclub Uhlenspiegel – Ruthesheim, Germany
Sep 26, 2011 Calais, France
Sep 27, 2011 Calais, France
Sep 28, 2011 Le Petit Journal – Paris, France
Sep 29, 2011 Spirit of ‘66 – Verviers, Belgium
Sep 30, 2011 Talbehnhoff – Eschweiler, Germany
Oct 01, 2011 Probebuhne – Zulpich, Germany
Oct 02, 2011 Scala – Opladen, Germany

Abstract Logix Live - The New Universe Music Festival 2010: CD to be Released July 19th

Abstract Logix will release a 2-CD set chronicling their 2010 New Universe Music Festival on July 19th. Featuring performances by John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension (with special guest Zakir Hussain), Jimmy Herring, Alex Machacek, Wayne Krantz, Lenny White's band Anomaly (featuring Jimmy Herring), Human Element, and Ranjit Barot, I know this will be an incredible album since I was there for the amazing two-day event. No official word on the tracklisting yet, but I'll be sure to post more info as it becomes available. See tracklisting below!

NOTE: A 2 DVD Set of the festival, with additional performances including an All Star Tribute to John McLaughlin, interviews, and other bonus features will be released on September 20, 2011. See the promo video here.

Pre-order the 2-CD set now from Abstract Logix

 

UPDATE: Read my review of the 2-CD set here.

Sampler

Tracklisting:

CD 1 - Saturday November 20th

1. Alex Machacek/Neal Fountain/Jeff Sipe: Strafe
2. Alex Machacek/Neal Fountain/Jeff Sipe: Very Sad
3. Ranjit Barot/Bala Bhaskar: Vignesh Kirtanam
4. Ranjit Barot/Wayne Krantz/Scott Kinsey/Matt Garrison/Arto Tuncboyaciyan: Origin
5. Scott Kinsey/Matt Garrison/Arto Tuncboyaciyan/Ranjit Barot: Essaouira
6. Scott Kinsey/Matt Garrison/Arto Tuncboyaciyan/Ranjit Barot: Sometimes I
7. Jimmy Herring/Neal Fountain/Matt Slocum/Jeff Sipe: Rainbow
8. Jimmy Herring/Neal Fountain/Matt Slocum/Jeff Sipe: Gray Day
9. Jimmy Herring/Neal Fountain/Matt Slocum/Jeff Sipe: Within You Without You

CD 2 - Sunday November 21th

10. Wayne Krantz/Anthony Jackson/Cliff Almond: Why
11. Lenny White/Jimmy Herring/Tom Guarna/Richie Goods/Vince Evans: Door #3
12. Lenny White/Jimmy Herring/Tom Guarna/Richie Goods/Vince Evans: Gazelle
13. John McLaughlin/Etienne Mbappe/Gary Husband/Mark Mondesir: Recovery
14. John McLaughlin/Etienne Mbappe/Gary Husband/Mark Mondesir/Zakir Hussain: Mother Tongues

Video: Greg Howe, Stuart Hamm, Dennis Chambers to perform at Eddie Lang Festival 2011

Steve Lukather Interview for the Bill Murphy Show

Steve Lukather recently gave an extensive interview for the Bill Murphy Show. Luke talks about his studio days, tour stories, and much more. The audio has been posted on Muprhy's site for streaming or downloading.

Bill Murphy Show: Steve Lukather Interview

Bassist Bryan Beller Releases "Wednesday Night Live" Concert DVD

PRESS RELEASE

Bassist/composer and sideman extraordinaire Bryan Beller (Dethklok, Steve Vai, Mike Keneally) has released his solo project’s first live concert DVD, Wednesday Night Live. An up-close-and-personal 4-camera document of the Beller band’s one-night-only 2010 show at the Baked Potato in Los Angeles, the DVD is a serious statement from an artist who’s quickly establishing himself as one of the elite bass playing and compositional voices in the rock/jazz fusion scene today.

The DVD shares a basic running order and band lineup with the live CD of the same name, but also includes special features such as between-song dialogue not present on the CD, additional videos from previous shows with an expanded lineup, interviews with each of the band members, a rare live video of the impossibly difficult “See You Next Tuesday” from the very first Bryan Beller Band gig ever, and four new remixes of studio tracks from Beller’s first album.

The origin of Wednesday Night Live was organic: With two critically acclaimed studio releases under his belt: 2003’s View (“A solo album so good it makes you wonder why he bothered doing anything else.” – Bill Leigh, Bass Player ) and 2008’s Thanks in Advance (“A bonafide entry for bass album of the year.” – Chris Jisi, Bass Player), Beller embarked on a mid-2010 tour with his band opening for longtime compatriot Mike Keneally’s band using the same five musicians (including themselves) for five shows in the Northeast U.S. The plan was for the Keneally/Beller “They’re Both The Same Band” tour to then hit the west coast, but scheduling got sticky. “We were able to confirm one date that worked for everyone: Wednesday, September 15, 2010, at The Baked Potato,” says Beller, who just turned 40. “And I said, screw it, let’s record it and see what happens. This is what happened.”

This isn’t Beller’s first foray into video. He released a special-edition DVD in 2008 called To Nothing, which was a documentary of the making of Thanks in Advance. “To Nothing was a sprawling story,” Beller explains, “with over three hours of studio and candid footage, and really introduces the viewer to Rick, Griff, Mike and Joe, how they work, and why they’re such special musicians and people. So I went back to the same guy who directed that movie, Dave Foster, and said, ‘Let’s make a traditional concert DVD that shows these guys in their live element, and what the band really sounds like.’ The videos from previous shows are interesting artifacts that feature some tunes that weren’t played on the tour, with some secret special guests. And there’s also some rare live audio buried in parts of the DVD that I think people familiar with the material will really appreciate.”

Though there’s plenty of intensity in the funk/fusion workouts “Greasy Wheel” and “Seven Percent Grade” (to say nothing of the emotional low-to-high rollercoaster segue of “Life Story” and “Get Things Done”), Beller’s landmark ten-minute composition “Love Terror Adrenaline/Break Through” stands out as the live set’s high point. “We’re talking about a studio cut with tons of tracks and layers and overdubs, and a ridiculously complex melody played by Mike Keneally, and we condensed it into a five-piece arrangement that I’m quite proud of. The band played their asses off on that. They played their asses off all night. That’s why I wanted to put this out – because I think the way they played this material really deserves to be heard.”

For the latest information on all things Beller, visit www.bryanbeller.com.