I’ve always wanted to record a solo guitar album and many fans have requested it over the years. Well, it is finally here. When you listen to the Sojourn album, you will hear what sounds like orchestra, piano, sitar, and electronic elements. But each song is played completely live with only one guitar, no other instruments are used. The songs were recorded live in my California studio with no overdubs. I write songs on guitar first, composing the melody and chords at the same time. I love to hear the purity and originality of each new song as it emerges, played alone - just me and my guitar.
From the Astral is the debut album by the Montreal-based guitarist Oli Astral (Olivier Grenier-Bédard) and his trio with veteran double bassist/modular synthesist Frédéric Alarie and drummer William Régnier. Astral is an award-winning axeman who has studied with John Abercrombie, Mike Moreno, and Jonathan Kreisberg, and a founding member of Canadian jazz quartet LEAF…