Allan Holdsworth News

Legendary British guitarist Allan Holdsworth appears tonight at the intimate confines of Dan's Silverleaf.

Allan Holdsworth will be at Athenaeum Jazz at the Studio tomorrow and at Brick By Brick Jan.

One of the 20th century's most prominent guitarists is stopping in Chickasha on Dec.

One night in the early '70s, saxophonist Trevor Watts and drummer John Stevens were playing a concert in West Berlin.

On first blush, you might not find a lot in common between the frenzy of a show featuring the technical death metal of THE FACELESS and the quiet ambiance of a fusion jazz club but the two are far more similar than they might seem.

Migration is a modern programmatic composition in six movements. A world-ranging journey from the rural to the urban and beyond.

Jazz-fusion giants unite to pay tribute to Tony Williams, one of the great jazz/fusion/rock drummers of any generation.

With the realization that there will always be more music coming at him than he can keep up with, AAJ Managing Editor John Kelman wonders why anyone would think that jazz is dead or dying.

You're not likely to read much about Allan Holdsworth outside of magazines like Guitar World --- although we had an interview with him this week.

British guitarist Allan Holdsworth's music is not "guitar-istic," and "falls in all the cracks, from classical music to jazz," he says.

Watch the Sortiesjazznights.com live webcast interview with guitarist Allan Holdsworth and Trio from L'Astral in Montreal, Canada, Wednesday Sept 30th from 5:30pm to 5:50pm. You can tune in and view the webcast here .

With the realization that there will always be more music coming at him than he can keep up with, AAJ Managing Editor John Kelman wonders why anyone would think that jazz is dead or dying.

JEFF AUG IS THE SORTOF GUYWHO DOESN'TSHRINK FROM a challenge. For example, last March he set the Guinness World Record for Most Concerts Performed in Different Countries in 24 Hours, by playing six shows in six European countries.

As a 16-year-old guitar prodigy, basking in the fluent scalular overdose of fusion giants such as Allan Holdsworth and Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, Texas native Chris Duarte had little respect or patience for the blues heroes of his home state.

New Mexico is recognized as an artists' haven, but not an area that features jazz-rock power trios.

Art of Life Records is pleased to present a previously unreleased recording by three legendary British musicians.

Manu Codjia is among the most active sidemen on the French jazz scene and one of the most original guitarists playing jazz anywhere.

Bars and Clubs , Live Shows , Local music , Music , Music News June 02, 2009 West Palm Beach-born guitarist Scott Henderson moved to Los Angeles in 1980 - and he's only looked back when he's come home to visit.

If there's one weakness in recent fusion releases, it's that they are sometimes too formulaic, with overcooked tempos and melodies that have hardly deviated since the sounds of groundbreaking progenitors such as The Mahavishnu Orchestra and Allan Holdsworth .

Allan Holdsworth performing at Durty Nellie's on May 14, 2009. Photo credit: Rich Murray .