Pat Metheny

Al Di Meola's highly celebrated career has spanned a wide range of emotions into a unique style embodying the artists world inspired influences. From the velocity and heat of his early solo efforts to the challenge and triumph of the "Di Meola / McLaughlin / De Lucia (Guitar Trio)", from the Brazilian explorations of "Cielo e Terra" and "Soaring Through A Dream" to the global romanticism and Tango inflection of Al's acoustic group "World Synfonia" (self titled debut) and the 2nd "World Sinfonia" recording Heart of the Immigrants.

In 1977, Robben Ford assembled a group of veteran session musicians to record his album The Inside Story. The trio of musicians, which included keyboardist Russell Ferrante, bassist Jimmy Haslip and drummer Ricky Lawson, soon discovered a certain "chemistry" and musical affinity that led to their formation of Yellowjackets. The Inside Story being mainly instrumental, Robben Ford's record label wanted him to record another album that was more pop and vocal oriented. The group, known as the Robben Ford Group, preferred to pursue the instrumental route, and a "band within a band" was formed.

www.doctorgradus.co.uk Often described as Jacques Loussier gone bananas, Doctor Gradus re-imagine the music of the French Impressionists in a heady mix of harmonic opulence, cascading lyricism and rhythmic lunacy. Formed in the autumn of 2011 as a healthy tonic to their individual professional work (which has seen them play as side men everywhere from The Big Chill to Carnegie Hall), Doctor Gradus sees the combined talents of Pete Whinnett on piano, Andy Philip- guitar, Rob Levy- bass and Dave Bryant on drums.