Return to Forever IV’s World Tour is officially under way! And this is the way to start: the first show in Northampton, MA was a triumph, with audiences on their feet after every song (often after a solo). One day later, in Syracuse, June 26 was officially declared Return to Forever day. Check out Lenny below with the proclamation, presented …
Return to Forever IV: First Photos from Australian Tour
Return to Forever IV is now on tour in Australia, prepping for the rest of their 2011 World Tour. Meanwhile, take a look at photos from Down Under!
Return to Forever IV Prepares for Action
The last two weeks of January 2011 have been quite a time for Chick Corea. First, he spent a week rehearsing about of a dozen of his finest compositions with Wynton Marsalis and his award-winning Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, who honored Chick by writing unique arrangements of his songs, then playing them with him at three sold-out shows at …
Frank Gambale Joins Jazz-Rock Giants Return to Forever for Australian Tour
Native Australian Guitar Virtuoso Joins Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White; Violin Legend Jean-Luc Ponty Also On Board Frank Gambale, a native of Canberra and one of the most universally acclaimed guitarists in any genre, returns to his homeland in Feb. 2011 as the newest member of Return to Forever. Return to Forever, jazz-rock’s venerable pioneering outfit, has chosen …
Return to Forever IV: Wour Tour 2011
Return To Forever IV Comes Together: A Night To Remember in the Glorious History of Return to Forever There’ve been a lot of memorable nights since Chick Corea organized the first installment of Return to Forever, way back in the early ‘70s. Little could he have realized, those many years ago, that he was planting the seed for a musical …
Return to Forever IV: World Tour 2011 Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RETURN TO FOREVER IV, THE LATEST VERSION OF THE INNOVATIVE JAZZ/ROCK ENSEMBLE, KICKS OFF ITS 2011 WORLD TOUR WITH AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND DATES The dynamic electro-acoustic band features RTF’s core players – keyboardist Chick Corea, bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White — with new members Jean-Luc Ponty on violin and Frank Gambale on guitar Sydney, …
