British guitarist and composer Allan Holdsworth passed away yesterday, April 16, 2017. He was 70 years old. Holdsworth was one of the finest guitarists in…
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Aimless Mary
Needlepoint – Aimless Mary (BJK Music, 2015) Needlepoint is yet another superb progressive music band from Norway. The Oslo-based group plays a mix of progressive…
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Remarkable Spontaneous Electric Explorations
Wingfield Reuter Stavi Sirkis – The Stone House (MoonJune Records, 2017) Four of today’s finest progressive music artists got together to record an improvised album…
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Steve Hackett Releases Live Album with Hungarian band Djabe
Acclaimed progressive rock guitarist and composer Steve Hackett has a new album titled ‘Summer Storms & Rocking Rivers’ (Esoteric Antenna EANTCD21065) recorded with Hungarian band…
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Pete Oxley and Nicolas Meier’s Extraordinary Guitar Dialog
Pete Oxley and Nicolas Meier – The Colours of Time (MGP Records MGPCD019, 2016) Two of Europe’s finest eclectic jazz guitarists continue their series of…
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Jazz-Rock Fusion Pioneer Larry Coryell Dies at 73
Larry Coryell, one of the finest jazz fusion guitarists in the United States passed away on February 19, 2017 of natural causes. He was born…
View More Jazz-Rock Fusion Pioneer Larry Coryell Dies at 73Unpredictable Experimental Fusion by MJ12
MJ12 – MJ12 (Gonzo Multimedia UK, 2016) MJ12 is the new jazz-rock fusion project developed by renowned British bassist Percy Jones. Although parts of the…
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Exceptionally Good Jazz Funk Bass
Nathan East – Reverence (Yamaha Entertainment Group, 2017) Nathan East is one of the finest American bass players. Reverence is his second album and he…
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Renowned French violin maestro and jazz-rock fusion pioneer Jean Luc Ponty and his band will touring the United states in 2017. The ensemble will present…
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Multi-Faceted Musician Steve Hughes Delivers Finely-Crafted Prog Rock Album
Steve Hughes – Once We Were – Part Two (Progressive Promotion Records, 2016) British composer and multi-instrumentalist Steve Hughes delivers Part Two of his progressive…
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