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"Benefit for Charlie Coryell" with Larry Coryell & Gil Parris & Special Guest: Murali Coryell at The Falcon

Courtesy of Sally Lynch | Posted on May 9, 2014

Where

The Falcon
1348 Rte 9w
Marlboro, NY
Map
845-236-7970

When

Sun, May 25, 2014
7:00 pm

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FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST MURALI CORYELL!
The Legendary Larry Coryell, jazz guitar innovator & pioneer of jazz - rock fusion comes together with Grammy nominated rock, blues, jazz guitar virtuoso Gil Parris for an incredible evening of music in a benefit concert to supplement the costs of extensive testing and healthcare for Charlie Coryell, the son of Murali Coryell; grandson of Larry Coryell.

Larry Coryell
http://www.larrycoryell.net/
As one of the pioneers of jazz-rock -- perhaps the pioneer in the ears of some -- Larry Coryell deserves a special place in the history books. He brought what amounted to a nearly alien sensibility to jazz electric guitar playing in the 1960s; a hard-edged, cutting tone, and phrasing and note-bending that owed as much to blues, rock and even country as it did to earlier, smoother bop influences. Yet as a true eclectic, armed with a brilliant technique, he is comfortable in almost every style, covering almost every base from the most decibel-heavy, distortion-laden electric work to the most delicate, soothing, intricate lines on acoustic guitar. Coryell has graced the stages of other legends like Hendrix, Santana, and Clapton. ...

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