Coming up on Bitches Brew next week the new CD from Victor Wooten now on Heads Up Records.
Check out a review on it here.
Other news- Victor is touring the US and will be joined by Keyboardist Steve Weingart.
Steve is also touring Japan with Simon Phillips soon.
Caught up with David Witham (Keyboards, Piano) 2 days ago and we had a chat about his new CD Spinning The Circle, out now on Cryptogramophone. This will be a Bitches Brew special in the coming weeks, as well as a Podcast on this site.
Don’t forget to check out Davids work on community access TV in Long Beach California here
Saw both Lee Ritenour and Stanley Clarke -George Duke here in Melbourne last week.
The shows were amazing to say the least.
Look out for drummer Ronald Bruner jnr, I am sure we will be hearing alot from him in the future, he was outstanding.
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Both Guitarist Charlie Hunter and Drummer Cindy Blackman will be visiting our shores in May for the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.
Tonight we start the show with music from both these artists.
I will be speaking to David Witham later in the week about his new album, so we will hear a little from that.
Some great music form Japanese band Trix and also guitarist Koichi Yabori, plus more from The Suitcase
by Steve Khan.
Don’t forget to tune in 8 pm Tuesday night on PBSFM 106.7
Frank Zappa, Herbie Hancock and Sting drummer, Vinnie Colaiuta discusses his career, inspirations and musical thoughts to me in this second and final part of an interview conducted late in 2007.
This Podcast includes musical samples from a few of the classic tracks he has played on.. including his own self-titled solo release.
Part 1 is available here.
Lend Davis Presents - Vinnie Colaiuta Part 2 [33:37m]:
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Tonight we have a special on both acts that are coming to Melbourne as part of the East Coast Blues and Roots Festival in Byron Bay.
These two sideshows will be of most interest to fans of Fusion Music.
Firstly and interview by Steve Robertson with George Duke, plus lots of music from the Clarke Duke Project.
This band will be performong at The Prince Bandroom on Monday March 24th
Check out Stanley Clarke here and George Duke here
Then we have a special on Lee Ritenour talking about his music and what we can expect to hear from him in Melbourne.
Lee will be performing at The Corner Hotel on Sunday March 23rd
Check out Lee Ritenour here
The entire 2 hours of Bitches Brew will be devoted to both visiting artists.
Tune in Tuesday 18th March 8 pm PBSFM 106.7
Frank Zappa, Herbie Hancock and Sting drummer, Vinnie Colaiuta discusses his career, inspirations and musical thoughts to me in this first of a two part interview conducted late in 2007.
This Podcast includes musical samples from a few of the classic tracks he has played on.. including his own self-titled solo release.
Part 2 will be available shortly.
Len Davis Presents - Vinnie Colaiuta Interview Part 1 [38:53m]:
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Carlos Santana and his amazing band played Melbourne last week.
I felt this concert was better than his last outing.
The music was great and the band was really on it. There was a lot more jamming and soloing and Carlos was really letting members of his band go for it. The vibe of the show was very positive, with everyone on stage looking like they were have a great time
It was a real privilege to be able to hang with Benny Reitveld and rhythm guitarist Tommy Anthony after the show, they really are great players and genuinely nice guys… it was a very enjoyable evening.
Also caught up with monster drummer Dennis Chambers, still cementing his reputation as one of the worlds best drummers.
Here are a couple of pics:
Benny has some exciting projects on the go check him out here .
Bitches Brew Radio: I had many calls last week from interested listeners for information on the music that was played.
Click here to see my last playlist .
Next week we feature more of the music from Steve Khan, Dennis Chambers and Anthony Jackson.
Also some live stuff from Mike Stern, Chris Minh Doky, Dave Weckl and Makoto Ozone at a jazz festival in Japan.
Stay tuned.
