Category fusion

Happy Birthday, Captain Fingers! Celebrating Lee Ritenour

Today, January 11th, ContemporaryJazz.com celebrates the birthday of one of contemporary jazz’s most enduring guitar voices: Lee Ritenour. Known affectionately as “Captain Fingers” by peers and fans alike, Ritenour has spent decades defining the sound of contemporary jazz and fusion.…

John Hilderbrand
January 11, 2026

Father and child walk down a sunlit street with a guitar and instrument cases, alongside album covers of Geoff Mann’s Underground and Nathan & Noah East’s Father Son.

Fatherhood: Geoff Mann Salutes His Dad, Nathan and Noah East

Being a father has been the most rewarding role in my life and the one I’m most thankful for. The responsibility of being Dad has enriched me in ways that words can’t seem to convey. It’s simply been my favorite…

John Hilderbrand
June 9, 2025

The Chick Corea Elektric Band 10-LP box set and live The Future Is Now CD

Chick Corea Elektric Band Box Set

I didn’t know that Chick Corea Elektric Band members John Patitucci and Frank Gambale shared the same birthday (December 22)! Happy birthday, gentlemen! This year has been an especially good year to celebrate this all-star band. The original five Elektric…

John Hilderbrand
December 21, 2023