GREG HOWE w/ Dennis Chambers

American instrumental rock guitarist Greg Howe brings a new live line-up to Band On The Wall in Manchester's Northern Quarter, with drummer Dennis Chambers among the performers. The evening centres on Howe's instrumental guitar music.

Greg Howe is an American instrumental rock guitarist, born in Easton in 1963, who began his career in 1982. His eponymous debut album appeared in 1988 on Shrapnel Records. For this European run he is joined by drummer Dennis Chambers, bassist Jon Reshard and keyboardist Marco Corcione.

This is the first time in many years that Howe has toured with a keyboard player, which adds harmonic depth and room for interaction and improvisation in the performances. Reshard has worked with Howe before and played bass on the 2008 album Sound Proof, so he already knows Howe's musical language while bringing his own approach to the instrument.

The tour draws on Extraction, a 2003 album released through Tone Center and Shrapnel Records. It was Howe's collaboration with Dennis Chambers and Victor Wooten, a fusion recording that has become a reference point in the genre. The concert takes place at Band On The Wall, a live music venue in the Northern Quarter that mainly hosts pop, rock and indie concerts.