03/30 Fri 8:30 ~ Larry Coryell with Murali Coryell ~ $30 +$2 processing

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Larry Coryell has been described as "the most innovative and original guitarist since Charlie Christian" -Whitney Balliett, jazz critic for the New Yorker from 1954-2001. Beginning with his first recordings with Chico Hamilton and his tenure with the Gary Burton Quartet, Larry has remained in the pantheon of great jazz guitarists for more than forty years. His personal philosophy of music has kept his playing fresh and exciting, and makes each of his personal appearances or recordings a special event. The late '60s and early '70s saw Larry as one of the most in-demand guitarists, not only in jazz but in all musical genres. It was during this time that Larry released a series of critically acclaimed albums for Vanguard, did some rock experimentation with Steve Marcus, toured with British musicians Jack Bruce \& Mitch Mitchell and appeared on the first album by the Jazz Composer's Orchestra Association. There were sessions with Jimmy Webb, The Fifth Dimension, Charles Mingus, Billy Cobham, Chick Corea, John McLaughlin and Miroslav Vitous. The albums produced at this time show Larry Coryell to be a profound musical prophet, merging jazz, rock, free-form improvisations and Eastern modes and scales in a way that was new at the time, and still communicates power and emotion years later.
Larry will be joined by his son, \Murali Coryell\ for this special show at the Towne Crier.
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