Brian Tarquin's Guitar Trax Show
92 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGUITAR TRAX hosted by Brian Tarquin airs every Monday night from 10pm-12pm on WFIT 89.5FM on the Florida space coast, you can listen online WFIT.org. Tarquin plays jazz/rock fusion styles such as Weather Report, Pat Metheny, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Billy Cobham to Jeff Beck and Frank Zappa. The show also features in-depth interviews with today’s hottest guitar legends. Brian Tarquin is a multi Emmy Award winning composer/guitarist, who first graced the Top 20 Billboard Charts back in 1997 with the commercial release "This is Acid Jazz" Vol. 2 on Instinct Records, followed by several solo jazz albums, which charted Top 10 at Contemporary Jazz Radio in the late 90’s. In 2006, Brian opened his own boutique record label called BHP MUSIC, Ltd., specializing in instrumental guitar music. The label released the Guitar Master Series featuring guitar legends: Jeff Beck, BB King, Santana, Jimmy Page, Joe Satriani, Zakk Wylde, Stanley Clarke, Billy Sheehan and many others. In 2014, Brian produced, engineered and composed Guitars For Wounded Warriors, which showcases Brian’s guitar prowess alongside such world-class shredders as, Steve Morse, Billy Sheehan, Gary Hoey, Bumblefoot (Gun n Roses), Reb Beach (Whitesnake), Hal Lindes (Dire Straits), Chris Poland (Megadeth) and Chuck Loeb. The album features exclusively released tracks inspired by those military soldiers who fought for our country. Brian Tarquin is also an award winning author of the 2014 USA Best Book Winner Award in Performing Arts: Music for Guitar Encyclopedia (Allworth Press) and the 2014 USA Best Book Finalist Award in Business: Reference for Insiders Guide To Music Licensing (Allworth Press). He has also written Recording Techniques of the Guitar Masters (Cengage Publishing) featuring interviews with Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Zakk Wylde, Billy Sheehan, Larry Carlton, Stanley Clarke, Steve Morse and Jeff Beck and more.
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Steve Vai Interview
April 30, 2024 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MBSteve Vai needs introduction! A virtuoso guitarist, visionary composer, and consummate producer who sculpts musical sound with infinite creativity and technical mastery, Steve Vai has awed fans of all genres with his exceptional guitar skills and musicianship for decades. At age 12, he started taking guitar lessons from Joe Satriani. At 18, he began his professional music career transcribing for, and then playing with, the legendary Frank Zappa. More than three decades, over 15 mill...
Larry Crane (Tape Op Magazine) Interview
April 27, 2024 00:00 - 37 minutes - 35.5 MBLarry Crane is an American editor and founder of Tape Op Magazine and recording engineer/owner of Portland's Jackpot! Recording Studio, He is also a freelance engineer, and the archivist for the estate of musician Elliott Smith. Jackpot has recorded the likes of Built to Spill, Wooden Shjips, Sleater-Kinney, Sonic Youth, Spoon, R.E.M., The Decemberists, Stephen Malkmus, She & Him, Eddie Vedder, Battleme, Summer Cannibals, M. Ward, Quasi, etc. Employing a combination of analog tape...
Episode 15: Stu Hamm Interview
April 17, 2024 00:00 - 37 minutes - 35.7 MBStu Hamm is an iconic bass player who attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he met guitarist Steve Vai and, through him, met Joe Satriani. Hamm. He played bass on Vai's debut solo album, Flex-Able, which was released in 1984. Hamm has performed and recorded with Steve Vai, Frank Gambale, Joe Satriani and many other well-respected guitarists. It was his playing live on tour with Satriani that brought Hamm's skills to national attention. Subsequent recordings with Sat...
Episode 14: Uli Jon Roth Interview
April 13, 2024 00:00 - 20 minutes - 19.8 MBIn the year 1973, Uli’s friend, Michael Schenker, quit the already established band Scorpions to join UFO in England. This lead to the break-up of the Scorpions, which his brother, Rudolf Schenker, had formed in the Sixties. But before leaving the band, Michael asked Uli to take his place instead. Later that year, the two remaining members of Scorpions – Rudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine – joined forces with the four members of Dawn Road in the summer of 1973. Soon afterwards, the “ne...
Episode 14: Uli Jon Roth
April 13, 2024 00:00 - 20 minutes - 19.8 MBIn the year 1973, Uli’s friend, Michael Schenker, quit the already established band Scorpions to join UFO in England. This lead to the break-up of the Scorpions, which his brother, Rudolf Schenker, had formed in the Sixties. But before leaving the band, Michael asked Uli to take his place instead. Later that year, the two remaining members of Scorpions – Rudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine – joined forces with the four members of Dawn Road in the summer of 1973. Soon afterwards, the “ne...
Episode 13: Dave Mason Interview
April 06, 2024 00:00 - 22 minutes - 21.5 MBDave Mason left Traffic in 1969 to pursue a solo career in the U.S. Dave has penned over 100 songs, has 3 gold albums: Alone Together, Dave Mason, Mariposa De Oro, and platinum album Let It Flow, which contained the top-ten single “We Just Disagree”. In addition to cranking out hits, Dave has performed on, or contributed to, a number of famous albums, including: The Rolling Stones’ Beggars Banquet, George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass, Paul McCartney and Wings’ Venus and Mars, an...
Episode 12: Percy Jones (Brand X) Interview
March 20, 2024 00:00 - 41 minutes - 39.2 MBPercy Jones is the renowned pioneer fusion bass player with the British band Brand X. Virtuoso guitarist Steve Hackett stated "it was in fact Percy who chronologically emerged with his own unique fretless sound and should be given full credit for it”. Jones appeared on Eno’s Before and After Science, and Another Green World, on Steve Hackett’s debut solo album Voyage of the Acolyte and played on Roy Harper’s Bullinamingvase, all within a short time of Brand X exploding on the Briti...
Episode 11: Steve Hackett (Genesis) Interview
March 11, 2024 00:00 - 28 minutes - 28 MBSteve Hackett the legendary guitarist from the band Genesis contributed to six of the band's studio albums, three live albums, seven singles and one EP before he left to pursue a solo career. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010. He released his first solo album, Voyage of the Acolyte, while still a member of Genesis in 1975. Hackett also co-founded the supergroup GTR with Steve Howe in 1986. The group released the self-titled album GTR,...
Episode 10: Gus G (Ozzy) Interview
March 11, 2024 00:00 - 36 minutes - 34.3 MBGus G. former Ozzy guitarist was born and raised in Thessaloniki, Greece and is hailed as one of the most important and influential Metal guitarists of his generation. Gus played guitar for Ozzy from 2009 till 2017, recorded all guitars on his Grammy nominated album “Scream” and toured the globe with the Prince Of Darkness until 2016. Gus has appeared on more than 50 magazine covers around the world including major music publications like Guitar World, Total Guitar, Metal Hammer, Yo...
Episode 9: Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche) Interview
March 03, 2024 00:00 - 32 minutes - 31 MBGeoff Tate was vocalist and originaly member of the band Queensrÿche, who had groundbreaking metal albums like Rage for Order, Operation: Mindcrime and Empire. Tate is ranked fourteenth on Hit Parader's list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. He was voted No. 2 on That Metal Show's top 5 hard rock vocalists of the 1980s. In 2012, he won the Vegas Rocks! Magazine Music Award for "Voice in Progressive Heavy Metal". In 2015, he placed ninth on OC Weekly's list of the 10 ...
Episode 8: Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
February 15, 2024 00:00 - 23 minutes - 23.9 MBKingfish debuted on the Billboard Blues Chart in the #1 position and remained on the chart for an astonishing 91 weeks. In addition to receiving a GRAMMY Award nomination, Kingfish was named the #1 Best Blues Album of The Year by UK tastemaker magazine MOJO. Ingram’s lead single, Fresh Out (featuring Buddy Guy) was the most played song on SiriusXM’s highly regarded Bluesville channel. Kingfish was also #1 on Living Blues magazine’s Top 50 Albums of The Year Radio Chart. The New York...
Episode 7: Al Di Meola Interview
February 03, 2024 00:00 - 35 minutes - 33.5 MBAl Di Meola a bona fide guitar hero, perennial poll-winner, and prolific composer, he has amassed over 20 albums as a leader while collaborating on a dozen or so others with the likes of the fusion supergroup Return to Forever (with Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White), the celebrated acoustic Guitar Trio featuring fellow virtuosos John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucia, and the Rite of Strings trio with bassist Clarke and violinist Jean-Luc Ponty. And while his dazzling techniqu...
Episode 6: Paul Stanley of Kiss Interview
March 14, 2023 00:00 - 35 minutes - 40.1 MBFor more than 45 years, Paul Stanley has reigned supreme as one of the single-most recognizable front men in the history of rock and roll. Although preferring to live his off stage life out of the media spotlight he continues to be the chief songwriter, driving force and unwavering voice of KISS. A visionary and trendsetter since the early 1970s, Stanley’s passion for both the musical and visual arts has perhaps been the key to the astonishing ongoing worldwide phenomenon known as K...
Episode 1: Vinnie Moore Interview
March 10, 2023 00:00 - 23 minutes - 26.6 MBUFO guitarist Vinnie Moore is interviewed for the Guitar Trax show by Multi-Emmy award winning guitarist Brian Tarquin. Vinnie is considered one of the originators of shred guitar, and has released eight influential solo albums. He’s made countless album guest appearances, and has even recorded the soundtrack for a PEPSI TV commercial. He's talks about his new album Double Exposure. GUITAR TRAX is hosted by mulit-Emmy award winning guitarist Brian Tarquin featuring in- depth inter...
Episode 1: Jeff Berlin Interview
March 10, 2023 00:00 - 50 minutes - 57.4 MBFor over 40 years, he has stood as one of the most innovative electric bassists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Known for his one-of-a-kind tone, jaw dropping technique and highly advanced harmonic approaches to the bass, Jeff has been one of the major figures in firmly establishing the electric bass as a solo instrument well deserving of its own distinct place in modern music. Jeff’s recording and performance credits include a who’s who of jazz and rock. They include: Bill Bruford,...
Episode 5: Jeff Beck: Life & Times (Part 2)
January 20, 2023 00:00 - 27 minutes - 66.3 MBThe world has just lost one of the great guitarists of a generation, the maestro himself Jeff Beck! Jeff represented so much for musicians because of his never ending strive for tone and proficiency as a guitar gunslinger. He reached millions through his decades of stellar recordings and performances that permeated our souls. He is the father of modern guitar instrumental music and pioneered the path for such guitarists as Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Steve Vai, Al Di Meola and count...
Episode 4: Jeff Beck: Life & Times (Part 1)
January 20, 2023 00:00 - 57 minutes - 66.3 MBThe world has just lost one of the great guitarists of a generation, the maestro himself Jeff Beck! Jeff represented so much for musicians because of his never ending strive for tone and proficiency as a guitar gunslinger. He reached millions through his decades of stellar recordings and performances that permeated our souls. He is the father of modern guitar instrumental music and pioneered the path for such guitarists as Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Steve Vai, Al Di Meola and count...
Episode 2: 2022 Joe Satriani Interview-Part 1
June 29, 2022 00:00 - 47 minutes - 54.8 MBJOE SATRIANI is kicking off 2022 with a brand-new album, The Elephants of Mars, which marks the legendary guitarist’s 19th studio album in his 35+year career in music. This album also marks the debut of his new label partnership with earMUSIC, the international rock label of entertainment group Edel. Pre-orders are available now and include a special limited digi-pack cd release featuring seven double sided cards of original artwork by Satriani representing each song from the album. ...
Episode 3: 2022 Joe Satriani Interview-Part 2
June 29, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBJOE SATRIANI is kicking off 2022 with a brand-new album, The Elephants of Mars, which marks the legendary guitarist’s 19th studio album in his 35+year career in music. This album also marks the debut of his new label partnership with earMUSIC, the international rock label of entertainment group Edel. Pre-orders are available now and include a special limited digi-pack cd release featuring seven double sided cards of original artwork by Satriani representing each song from the album....
Episode 1: Eric Johnson Interview
May 28, 2022 00:00 - 18 minutes - 21.1 MBEric Johnson has been traveling on a prolific odyssey over the course of more than four decades. Along the way, his creations have encompassed repertoire that cross pollinate genres which include rock, blues, jazz, fusion, soul, folk, new-age, classical and even country. Inevitably E.J. says it best himself in sharing. “It really boils down to the music and the song at the end of the day,” he explains. “If it doesn’t have that it gets boring for me. The most important thing for me i...
Episode 1: Robben Ford Interview
February 10, 2022 00:00 - 44 minutes - 50.7 MBRobben Ford is one of the premier electric guitarists today, particularly known for his fusion and blues playing, as well as his ability to be comfortable in a variety of musical contexts. A five-time Grammy nominee, he has played with artists as diverse as Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Witherspoon, Miles Davis, George Harrison, Phil Lesh, Bonnie Raitt, Michael McDonald, Bob Dylan, John Mayall, Greg Allman, John Scofield, Susan Tedeschi, Keb Mo, Larry Carlton, Mavis Staples, Brad Paisley, an...
Episode 1: Jeff Duncan Interview (Armored Saint)
January 21, 2022 00:00 - 42 minutes - 49 MBGuitarists Jeff Duncan got his start in the Los Angeles-based band Odin alongside brother Shawn Duncan on drums. Odin would sign a deal with RCA/Victor in Japan for their 1987 full-length debut, Fight For Your Life. The band infamously appeared in the 1988 documentary, The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, and that same year issued another six-song mini-LP, The Gods Must Be Crazy. In 1989, Duncan joined the metal band Armored Saint and made his recording debu...
Episode 1: Frank Marino Interview
December 22, 2021 00:00 - 50 minutes - 57.3 MB1970"s rock guitarist Frank Marino from Mahogany Rush toured extensively with such renowned acts like Aerosmith and Ted Nugent and played at California Jam II in 1978. Often misunderstood as a Jimi Hendrix clone by critics, Frank has now been recognized by some metal guitarists as a large influence. GUITAR TRAX hosted by Brian Tarquin featuring in- depth interviews with today’s hottest guitar legends and airs every Monday night from 10pm-12pm on WFIT 89.5FM on the Florida space co...
Gerald Gradwohl (Tangerine Dream) Interview
June 22, 2021 00:00 - 44 minutes - 61.3 MBGuitarists with grammy nominated TANGERINE DREAM from 1995-2007. His solo record ABQ was recorded in 2002 with the great BOB BERG and the TRIBAL TECH rhythm section Gary Willis and Kirk Covington. On his recent release “RAW”(2016) he pulls all the stops of his musical skills. “As much composition as necessary and as much improvisation as possible” seems to be the dogma and the point of view of fusion-music of today for this worldwide known and acknowledged composer and performer. ...
Robin Trower Interview
June 15, 2021 00:00 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MBRobin Trower is one of the great guitar legends of all time. He began his career in the 1960s with the band The Paramounts and Procol Harum, whose enigmatic lyrics and evocative sound typified and exemplified for many an era of experimentation and idyllic hopes. Deeply inspired by the blues as well as his contemporaries, including rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix, Trower eventually struck out on his own. His solo records as Bridge of Sighs set a new standard for all guitarists in the earl...
Nathan East Interview
May 10, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 41.5 MBA founding member of the chart-topping contemporary jazz group Fourplay, East was 16 years old when he got his first break and found himself on the road with Barry White. The next time the phone rang, Quincy Jones was on the line. The calls kept coming and for the last forty years, East has been churning out hit songs with artists as legendary as Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, Barbra Streisand and Stevie Wonder. GUITAR TRAX ...
Carl Verheyen Interview
May 10, 2021 00:00 - 50 minutes - 69.3 MBA member of the British rock group Supertramp since 1985, Carl has played to millions of enthusiastic fans in sold out arenas worldwide. In his 50-plus years of playing the instrument, Carl has created a wildly successful, multi-faceted career. He is a critically acclaimed musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, producer and educator with fifteen albums and two live DVDs released worldwide. Carl is commonly regarded as a guitar virtuoso capable of playing any style of music with re...
Steve Kindler Interview
April 15, 2021 00:00 - 50 minutes - 69.2 MBViolin virtuoso Steve Kindler has performed and recorded with Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jeff Beck and Jan Hammer. He has played in The Honolulu Symphony, but he cut his jazz chops with guitar great John McLaughlin. Kindler's smooth yet impassioned violin improvisations are the perfect vehicle for his own highly melodic compositions, combining classical, jazz, rock, and ethnic influences. GUITAR TRAX hosted by Brian Tarquin featuring in- depth interviews with today’s hottest guitar legen...
Jan Hammer (Jeff Beck) Interview
April 05, 2021 00:00 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBMost notably Hammer performed and recorded with Jeff Beck during Beck's most fruitful fusion period in the 1970's. He also scored the popular television show Miami Vice from the 1980s, consisting of the "Miami Vice Theme" and "Crockett's Theme". He collaborated with the most influential jazz and rock musicians from the fusion era such as John McLaughlin, Jeff Beck, Billy Cobham, Al Di Meola, Carlos Santana, Stanley Clarke, Tommy Bolin & Neal Schon. GUITAR TRAX hosted by Brian Tarqu...
Joe Satriani Interview Part 2
March 27, 2021 05:13 - 52 minutes - 60.5 MBJoe Satriani is the world’s most commercially successful solo guitar performer, with six gold and platinum discs to his credit (including one more gold award for the debut album by his band Chickenfoot), and sales in excess of 10 million copies. Satriani’s solo discography includes a host of classics, including 1989’s "Flying In A Blue Dream", "The Extremist" from 1992, "Is There Love In Space?" (2004) and 2010’s "Black Swans And Wormhole Wizards". His 15 Grammy nominations have been...
Episode 47: Joe Satriani Interview Part 2
March 27, 2021 00:00 - 52 minutes - 72.6 MBJoe Satriani is the world’s most commercially successful solo guitar performer, with six gold and platinum discs to his credit (including one more gold award for the debut album by his band Chickenfoot), and sales in excess of 10 million copies. Satriani’s solo discography includes a host of classics, including 1989’s "Flying In A Blue Dream", "The Extremist" from 1992, "Is There Love In Space?" (2004) and 2010’s "Black Swans And Wormhole Wizards". His 15 Grammy nominations have been for son...
Joe Satriani Interview Part 1
March 10, 2021 07:22 - 52 minutes - 60.5 MBJoe Satriani is the world’s most commercially successful solo guitar performer, with six gold and platinum discs to his credit (including one more gold award for the debut album by his band Chickenfoot), and sales in excess of 10 million copies. Satriani’s solo discography includes a host of classics, including 1989’s "Flying In A Blue Dream", "The Extremist" from 1992, "Is There Love In Space?" (2004) and 2010’s "Black Swans And Wormhole Wizards". His 15 Grammy nominations have been...
Episode 46: Joe Satriani Interview Part 1
March 10, 2021 00:00 - 52 minutes - 72.6 MBJoe Satriani is the world’s most commercially successful solo guitar performer, with six gold and platinum discs to his credit (including one more gold award for the debut album by his band Chickenfoot), and sales in excess of 10 million copies. Satriani’s solo discography includes a host of classics, including 1989’s "Flying In A Blue Dream", "The Extremist" from 1992, "Is There Love In Space?" (2004) and 2010’s "Black Swans And Wormhole Wizards". His 15 Grammy nominations have been for son...
Larry McCray Interview
February 19, 2021 05:59 - 30 minutes - 35.2 MBLarry McCray's heart and soul are in the blues. Of that, there's no question. It's been 25 years -- award- winning ones at that -- of scalding-hot and tasteful blues from the Arkansas-born, Michigan-based singer, guitarist, bandleader, songwriter and heir apparent to a lineage that includes personal influences and heroes such as B.B. King, Freddie King, Albert King, all of whom he's had the chance to meet and play with. McCray's eight albums have blended reverence for that tradition ...
Episode 45: Larry McCray Interview
February 19, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 42.2 MBLarry McCray's heart and soul are in the blues. Of that, there's no question. It's been 25 years -- award- winning ones at that -- of scalding-hot and tasteful blues from the Arkansas-born, Michigan-based singer, guitarist, bandleader, songwriter and heir apparent to a lineage that includes personal influences and heroes such as B.B. King, Freddie King, Albert King, all of whom he's had the chance to meet and play with. McCray's eight albums have blended reverence for that tradition with his...
Episode 44: Snowy White Interview
January 30, 2021 00:00 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MBSnowy White is one of a handful of classic blues-orientated British electric guitar players - musicians whose sound, technique and style has echoed the originality of the blues with the excitement of contemporary rock. In 1976 he was invited to tour America and Europe with the Pink Floyd as their first augmenting musician and also again in 1979 for The Wall. He played on Peter Green’s solo album "In the Skies". He joined Thin Lizzy in 1980 and recorded 2 albums with them "Chinatown" & "Reneg...
Dean Brown Interview
October 29, 2020 00:00 - 36 minutes - 49.4 MBDean Brown's guitar work can be heard on well over 200 recordings which include numerous GRAMMY® nominations and four GRAMMY® Award winners. Dean has released his fifth celebrated album after four acclaimed previous solo CD's worldwide. Dean has toured and recorded with legendary artists such as: Marcus Miller, The Brecker Brothers, Billy Cobham, David Sanborn, Bob James, George Duke, Roberta Flack, Bill Evans, Randy Brecker, Victor Bailey, Joe Zawinul, Simon Phillips, Lenny White,...
Remembering Eddie Van Halen
October 20, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 159 MBVery sadly on Tuesday October 6, 2020 65-year-old Eddie Van Halen passed away from a long struggle with throat cancer. His son Wolfgang stated “He was the best father I could ever ask for. Every moment I’ve shared with him on and off stage was a gift. My heart is broken, and I don’t think I’ll ever fully recover from this loss. I love you so much, Pop.” Not just the guitar world, but the universe has lost an amazingly talented guitarist, songwriter and innovator. He was our Da Vinci...
Billy Cobham Interview
September 01, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MBBilly Cobham was the original drummer of Mahavishnu Orchestra and his 1973 solo album 'Spectrum' was a groundbreaking record featuring Tommy Bolin, Jan Hammer and Lee Sklar. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013. Cobham is most noted for his amazing dexterity and his soaring high-octane hybrids of jazz complexity and rock & roll aggression. He played with the jazz world's best guitarists as John McLaughlin, John Scof...
John McLaughlin
August 15, 2020 00:00 - 32 minutes - 45.1 MBJohn McLaughlin has been called the "greatest guitarist in the world" by Jeff Beck & Pat Metheny. In the 60's he gave guitar lessons to Jimmy Page and in 1963, John played with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker in the band Graham Bond Quartet. They played an eclectic range of music genres, including bebop, blues and rhythm and blues. In 1969 he played with Tony Williams's group Lifetime and then with Miles Davis on his electric jazz-fusion albums Bitches Brew (which has a track named after...
Travis Stever (Coheed & Cambria) Interview
May 15, 2020 23:28 - 26 minutes - 30.3 MBCoheed & Cambria guitarist Travis Stever is interviewed for the Guitar Trax Show by Multi-Emmy award winning guitarist Brian Tarquin. Travis is a founding member of Coheed and Cambria. The band is named after the title characters in lead singer-guitarist Claudio Sanchez's story, which is central to most of the band's albums.[1] Stever acts as a lead and rhythm guitarist in the band. He wrote the lyrics for the song "Ten Speed". He and Sanchez share leads and solos in the band's music...
Travis Stever Interview
May 15, 2020 23:28 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MBCoheed & Cambria guitarist Travis Stever is interviewed for the Guitar Trax Show by Multi-Emmy award winning guitarist Brian Tarquin. Travis is a founding member of Coheed and Cambria. The band is named after the title characters in lead singer-guitarist Claudio Sanchez's story, which is central to most of the band's albums.[1] Stever acts as a lead and rhythm guitarist in the band. He wrote the lyrics for the song "Ten Speed". He and Sanchez share leads and solos in the band's music, and of...
Peppino D'Agostino
May 08, 2020 07:48 - 31 minutes - 36.5 MBAcoustic Guitarist Peppino D'Agostino is interviewed for the Guitar Trax show by Multi-Emmy award winning guitarist Brian Tarquin. D’Agostino has performed in more than 30 countries, at prestigious international festivals and has played in some of the world’s most important theaters. He has shared the stage with Tommy Emmanuel, Leo Kottke, Laurindo Almeida, Sergio Assad, Larry Carlton, and Eric Johnson, to name a few. His solo recordings include high quality labels such as Favored Na...
Hal Lindes (Dire Straits) Interview
April 10, 2020 21:50 - 46 minutes - 53.4 MBHal Lindes guitarist from Dire Straits is interviewed for the Guitar Trax show by Multi-Emmy award winning guitarist Brian Tarquin. Hal became a full-time member of Dire Straits at the end of 1980, shortly after the release of the group's third album, Making Movies. He replaced original co-founding member and rhythm guitarist David Knopfler. During Lindes’ tenure with the group, Dire Straits grew from playing small clubs to performing in sold out stadiums. Since his departure from Di...
Hal Lindes Interview
April 10, 2020 00:00 - 46 minutes - 64.1 MBHal Lindes guitarist from Dire Straits is interviewed for the Guitar Trax show by Multi-Emmy award winning guitarist Brian Tarquin. Hal became a full-time member of Dire Straits at the end of 1980, shortly after the release of the group's third album, Making Movies. He replaced original co-founding member and rhythm guitarist David Knopfler. During Lindes’ tenure with the group, Dire Straits grew from playing small clubs to performing in sold out stadiums. Since his departure from Dire Strai...
Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche) Interview
March 28, 2020 22:35 - 28 minutes - 33 MBQueensryche singer frontman Geoff Tate is interviewed for the Guitar Trax show by Multi-Emmy award winning guitarist Brian Tarquin. He rose to fame with the progressive metal band Queensrÿche, who had commercial success with their 1988 album Operation: Mindcrime and 1990 album Empire. Tate is ranked fourteenth on Hit Parader's list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. GUITAR TRAX hosted by Brian Tarquin featuring in- depth interviews with today’s hottest guitar legends a...
Geoff Tate Interview
March 28, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutes - 39.6 MBQueensryche singer frontman Geoff Tate is interviewed for the Guitar Trax show by Multi-Emmy award winning guitarist Brian Tarquin. He rose to fame with the progressive metal band Queensrÿche, who had commercial success with their 1988 album Operation: Mindcrime and 1990 album Empire. Tate is ranked fourteenth on Hit Parader's list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. GUITAR TRAX hosted by Brian Tarquin featuring in- depth interviews with today’s hottest guitar legends and airs ...
Jean Luc Ponty Interview
March 09, 2020 07:39 - 46 minutes - 53.3 MBLegendary fusion violinist Jean Luc Ponty is interviewed for the Guitar Trax show by Multi-Emmy award winning guitarist Brian Tarquin. Jean-Luc Ponty is a pioneer and undisputed master of violin in the arena of jazz and rock. He is widely regarded as an innovator who has applied his unique visionary spin that has expanded the vocabulary of modern music. GUITAR TRAX hosted by Brian Tarquin featuring in- depth interviews with today’s hottest guitar legends and airs every Monday night ...
Chris Haskett Interview
January 27, 2020 23:44 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBGuitarist Chris Haskett from the Henry Rollins Band & David Bowie is interviewed for the Guitar Trax show by Multi-Emmy award winning guitarist Brian Tarquin. Chris Haskett is a Grammy-nominated American guitar player mainly known for his time in the Rollins Band in the 1980s and 90s. After eight albums, Chris is releasing an instrumental EP of original tunes, “Insufficient Necessities,” primarily featuring his European band (Mike Baker of DC go-go band Rare Essence does bass duties on the o...
Chris Haskett (The Henry Rollins Band) Interview
January 27, 2020 23:44 - 36 minutes - 41.6 MBGuitarist Chris Haskett from the Henry Rollins Band & David Bowie is interviewed for the Guitar Trax show by Multi-Emmy award winning guitarist Brian Tarquin. Chris Haskett is a Grammy-nominated American guitar player mainly known for his time in the Rollins Band in the 1980s and 90s. After eight albums, Chris is releasing an instrumental EP of original tunes, “Insufficient Necessities,” primarily featuring his European band (Mike Baker of DC go-go band Rare Essence does bass duties ...