With a career spanning more than 40 years, Gary Willis has released 5 solo CD’s, 10 as co-leader of Tribal Tech and has been a part of a multitude of other projects including playing alongside Wayne Shorter, Allan Holdsworth, Hubert Laws and many others. His own works include legends Dennis Chambers, Steve Tavaglione, Bob Berg, Gergo Borlai, Kirk Covington and Scott Kinsey.
January 1, 2019 Ibanez announced the release of the 20th Anniversary Gary Willis signature model fretless bass. Details are currently under wraps but this special edition promises to deliver some unique features while maintaining the classic Willis sound and playability. The bass has evolved over the years with subtle improvements and has expanded to offer three different models, the GWB35, GWB205 and the GWB1005. The GWB20th limited edition release will be celebrated at the annual Bass Bash event (Jan. 25th, bassbash.com) during NAMM week in Anaheim, California.
2017 saw the year-long release of “Groove A Day” – the iOS & Android play-along app that has Willis and the incredible Gergo Borlai performing a different groove for every day of the year. The interactive app allows you to select camera angles, customize the audio mix, loop specific sections and adjust the tempo. In total, over 12 hours of grooves and decades of experience come distilled into one app.
His latest CD, “Larger Than Life”, morphed into a half-decade project that spanned 3 continents and 9 time zones. Celebrated as a “delicious collection of fusion-funk for the twenty-first century”. “Larger Than Life’s” 12 tracks feature Gergo Borlai on drums, long-time Tribal Tech band mate Scott Kinsey on keyboards, Steve Tavaglione on saxes and EWI, Claudia Bardagí on voice and Llibert Fortuny on tenor sax and voice.
With “Retro” (2013) Willis returns to his jazz roots with a trio featuring the incredible Gergo Borlai on drums and the acclaimed Catalan pianist Albert Bover on keyboards. A mix of vintage Jazz with the energetic twist that Willis always brings as well as a melodic side that has been seen in smaller doses throughout his career.
2012 saw the release of “X” by the supergroup Tribal Tech that came to light after a 12 year hiatus. “X” documents the final trip of this prolific musical jazz fusion group, known for its spirited arrangements and interactive improvisation. Getting the kind of synergies that materialize in a masterpiece like “X” is only possible when one has a rich musical history forged by virtuoso musicians.
‘THIS MOMENT’ AWARDED WITH GRAMMY
HERE SHE IS. IN PERSON. IN WOOD AND METAL. OUR TROPHY. WITH YOUR HELP. ONE FOR THE AGES. FOR THE MUSIC. THE BRIDGE BETWEEN CULTURES. FOR COMING TOGETHER. THANK YOU TO ALL THE MUSIC FANS. Make sure you take this piece of history home with you – head to our store and get your copy of the historic, Grammy-winning double vinyl album ‘This Moment’.
GRAMMY™ NOMINEE FOR BEST GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM – SHAKTI’S ‘THIS MOMENT’
Nomination follows rapturously received 50th Anniversary World Tour featuring original group co-founders John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain Shakti, the recently reconvened global fusion trailblazers, have been nominated for the 2024 GRAMMY™ Award for Best Global Music Album for This Moment – the group’s first new studio album in more than 45 years, released on June 30, 2023, on the Abstract Logix label. “After our most successful tour ever of three continents, Shakti gets a GRAMMY nomination for our album This Moment…” […]
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Co-Founders John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain Lead Current Lineup On First U.S. Tour In 16 Years With Special Guests Béla Fleck, Bill Frisell and others on select shows More dates and special guests to be announced at a later date. Feb 6, 2023: Following word of the Summer 2023 release of This Moment – their first new studio album in 46 years – revolutionary world music ensemble Shakti will continue to discover and explore the musical common ground bridging East […]
World Fusion Pioneers- John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain mark 2023 return with Shakti 50th anniversary album and world tour
World Fusion Pioneers- John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain mark 2023 return with Shakti 50th anniversary album and world tour An unprecedented, transcontinental collaboration, Shakti united eastern and western musicians, and in the process forged the template for what is now called “world music.” From the West came virtuoso British guitarist John McLaughlin, who re-wired jazz via his work with Miles Davis and the Tony Williams Lifetime. From the East came visionary tabla player Zakir Hussain, who had accompanied legendary Hindustani […]
Wayne Krantz goes on tour exactly two years after the start of the pandemic
After their world tour during January and February 2020, right before the pandemic, KCL, the iconic, genre-bending powerhouse trio featuring guitarist Wayne Krantz, drummer Keith Carlock and bassist Tim Lefebvre is returning with a string of dates to kick off their “Golden Days” world tour, starting in New York City on Feb 18 at The Bitter End. Cutting live recordings from the club and posting them online in the early days of the internet and touring only sporadically, KCL developed a thoroughly original […]
Podcast with Vinnie Colaiuta and John McLaughlin
Bandcamp Vinnie Colaiuta invited one of the most influential guitarists of our time, John McLaughlin in his podcast Breakfast with Vinnie. A living legend of improvised music, with a career now spanning more than five decades, John McLaughlin opens his heart about how music has been a primary focus of his life and about his wonderful journey till now. He also discussed about his new album, “Liberation Time”, which is all set to release on 16th July, 2021 on Abstract […]
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John McLaughlin announces new album Liberation Time
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Oz Noy: Live from New York
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Wayne Krantz 1985
Buy Itunes-note Amazon Bandcamp Order the album today Wayne Krantz unearths Music Room 1985 – The Thrilling Lost Solo Debut from Guitar Iconoclast. Previously unheard one-man recordings to be released on March 19, 2021 by Abstract Logix. Few musicians invest so much in the moment as guitarist Wayne Krantz, whose career has been defined by a fearless embrace of risk and a willingness to charge headlong into uncharted terrain — testing himself and thrilling an ever-growing legion of dedicated, adventurous […]