"When I began composing the pieces on this record my goal was to reconcile the aspiration of full artistic and stylistic freedom with the search for an architectural framework that would allow my musical ideas to stand on firm ground... The result is, I hope, a body of work that is transcendent of idiomatic boundaries and reflective of our pluralistic global landscape." Time Dances features Dave Restivo on piano, Igor Vrabac on keyboards, George Koller on bass, Ben Riley on drums, and Alan Hetherington on percussion, as well as guest vocalists David Blamires and Sienna Dahlen.
On his new release 6 String Theory, Ritenour is among twenty legendary world class guitarists who guest on the recording, produced with John Burk of Concord Records. Joining him in this tribute to the guitar, the all-star line-up includes: George Benson, BB King, Slash, Steve Lukather, John Scofield, Robert Cray and Vince Gill among many other superstars. Blending rock, blues, jazz, acoustic, country and classical, they come together for a seamless project that promises to take the listener on a musical journey and exploration of the guitar.
Herbie Hancock's Imagine Project is an unprecedented international recording and film project featuring collaborations between music legend Herbie Hancock and a dozen superstars from every region of the planet. It utilizes the universal language of music to express its central themes of peace and global responsibility. The album combines Herbie's genre defying musical vision with the local musical identities of cultures from around the world.
Metropole Orchestra with John Scofield and Vince Mendoza - 54
The collaboration heard on 54 had its origins back in the 90s when Vince Mendoza asked John Scofield to play on his first album. John has since been featured on two of Vince's records and his guitar sound and improvisational skills work well within Vince's concept. When Mendoza assumed directorship of The Metropole Orchestra, he and Scofield decided to collaborate again with a primary focus on Mendoza's arrangements of Scofield compositions as performed with The Metropole Orchestra.
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