Guitar wizard Eric Johnson's December 14th, 1988 performance on Austin City Limits is finally available on DVD - Live From Austin TX. Terry Lickona, producer of Austin City Limits writes, "Fasten your seatbelts for an extraordinary ride with guitar hero Eric Johnson. This is the DVD that fellow guitarists, wannabes and fans have been waiting and dying for since the show first aired in 1989.
This is the first DVD release from Gongzilla, and it contains an hour worth of live footage as well as over 36 minutes of footage from the East Village Sessions. Not only does it have the formidable lineup of Hansford Rowe, Bon Lozaga, Benoit Moerlen, Phil Kester, but it features Gary Husband on drums. Special guest Chuck Garvey from the jam band Giant Moe
The Space Ship Live DVD features ripper Paul Gilbert and co-astronauts Linus of Hollywood (bass) and Marcus Minnemann (drums) perform, live at Cello Studios in Hollywood, a selection of tracks from Gilbert's latest CD "Space Ship One", along with a couple of older tracks, such as the Racer X instrumental "Scarified", some "Burning Organ" tracks, and more. The bright studio lights make it easy for fellow guitarists to cop dozens of Gilbert's licks, as he turns up the heat in his orange NASA get up.
Grant Geissman is a world class guitarist/composer who, as a much in-demand studio musician has recorded with such artists as Quincy Jones, David Benoit, Chuck Mangione and Luis Miguel. A popular contemporary jazz recording artist in his own right, Grant has recorded eleven solo albums. Whatever era his music is visiting at any given time, Grant Geissman is always finding new and innovative rhythmic and stylistic twists around those great melodies he's become famous for. The guitarist Mangione once dubbed "General Grant" is most decidedly on the inside track to continued success.
They step onto the stage of London's Royal Albert Hall: Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, and Eric Clapton. The capacity crowd, which includes Sean Penn and Jude Law, stands to greet them. Thirty-seven years after their farewell concert, the famously fiery Cream did the unthinkable--they reunited.
If youre not one of the lucky fans who applauded the long-awaited pairing of Larry Carlton and Steve Lukather - Larry, who was named guitarist of the year so often that the title of player emeritus was created for him alone, and Steve, a flamboyant guitar hero in his own right - this DVD will blow away your reticence. The 2001 get-together of these tow masters at their creative peak was an unforgettable experience fuelled by mutual love and respect, freedom of inspiration and the sheer pleasure of playing.
Not only is Ritchie Blackmore one of the technically most accomplished guitarists in the world, he is also one of the most exceptional and uncompromising musicians. Following his extremely successful years with Deep Purple and Rainbow, he left all commercial considerations aside, founding Blackmore's Night with his partner Candice Night and devoting himself single-mindedly to his greatest passion, the music of the Middle Ages. Since then the renaissance-infused magic of Blackmore's Nght has captured the hearts and minds of fans and media around the globe.
"Mojo Lady" has five hot tracks and feature the musicianship of the original George Baker Experience: Kyle Esposito on bass, Nick Lloyd on keyboards, Chris Lyons on drums, Lou Ianello on sax, and the additional talents of rhythm guitarist Tom Stonoha, keyboardist Sam Oliver and Stevie Wonder's horn section, i.e. Steve Madaio on trumpet and on saxophone, Trevor Lawrence. The show showcases George's style: bluesy, roots-inspired jazz expressed with the virtuosity of a guitar master.
G3, a guitar supergroup that features top-tier shredders Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, and John Petrucci, is a guitar-lover's dream come true, as heard on their latest DVD release Live In Tokyo. The trio of guitarist's usual high energy is cranked up even higher on this live Tokyo date, and the amount of heavy riffing and blistering leads throughout the set is mightily ferocious. Petrucci, who rose to prominence in the progressive metal band Dream Theater, distinguishes himself here, and proves that his six-string skills are on par with revered axe-slinging of Vai and Satriani.
Live In San Francisco features Joe Satriani in concert, and was recorded live at the Fillmore in San Francisco in December 2000. A special 2-DVD set, Satriani rocks out supported by Jeff Campitelli on drums, Eric Caudieux on keyboards and second guitar and the mighty Stu Hamm on bass. Guitar players everywhere will want to pick up this concert video, if nothing else, to get some up-close views of Satriani's hands as he surfs up and down the fretboard with the greatest of ease.
