Three-time Emmy award winner ... American jazz fusion guitarist recording artist... sound engineer... record producer... composer
NEW ALBUM
'BEYOND
THE WARRIOR’S EYES'
By BRIAN TARQUIN & HEAVY FRIENDS
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Honors military soldiers who defend our freedoms
Featuring a true star-studded musician tribute
Jean Luc Ponty, Eric Johnson, Robben Ford (Miles Davis), Steve Morse (Deep Purple), Dean Brown (David Sanborn), Hal Lindes (Dire Straits), Chris Poland (Megadeth), John Tropea (Billy Cobham), Steve Kindler (Jeff Beck), Carl Verheyen (Supertramp) & Larry McCray (John Mayall), the late Phil Naro, and the Budapest Symphony Orchestra) and more!
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THE NEW ALBUM
BEYOND
THE WARRIOR’S EYES
BRIAN TARQUIN
& HEAVY FRIENDS
Featuring
Jazz violinist Jean Luc Ponty, guitarists Eric Johnson, Grammy winner Robben Ford, Chris Poland, Steve Morse, Phil Naro and others.
“BEYOND THE WARRIOR’S EYES IS A JAZZ ROCK FUSION MAGNUM OPUS. A CELEBRATED PATRIOTIC MELODIC SALUTE TO OUR BRAVE TROOPS WHO GRANT US FREEDOM EVERYDAY… PERFORMED BY AN ALL-STAR CAST OF PROFICIENT MUSICIANS KNOWN AS BRIAN TARQUIN & HEAVY FRIENDS. IT'S JEFF BECK, MAHAVISHNU, COOL JAZZ AND TARQUIN ORCHESTRATION MAGIC."
5 stars!
By Music Journalist Ray Shasho
Available at
https://guitartrax.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-warriors-eyes
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DISCOGRAPHY
studio albums
Ghost Dance 1996
Best of Acid Jazz Vol. 2 1997 (compilation)
Last Kiss Goodbye 1997
Last Kiss Goodbye
Welcome to the Jazz Café 1998
Smooth Moods 1998
Soft Touch 1999
Sweet Emotions: Smooth Jazz Romance 1999
Bossa Brava: Caliente 1999 (compilation)
The Best of Smooth Jazz Blues 1999 (compilation)
This is Smooth Jazz 1999 (compilation)
Smooth Jazz Radio Hits, Vol.1 1999 (compilation)
Smooth Jazz Radio Hits, Vol.2 2000 (compilation)
Pacific Coast Highway 2000 (compilation)
This is Smooth Jazz: Love Bossa Style 2000 (compilation)
High Life 2001
This is Smooth Jazz: The Box Set 2001 (compilation)
Electro Ave. 2002 (with Asphalt Jungle)
Sanctuary 2002
Smooth Operators: Great Smooth Jazz Moments 2002 (compilation)
Enjoy This Trip 2005 (with Asphalt Jungle)
Junglization 2006 (with Asphalt Jungle)
Bob Marley Remixed 2007 (with Asphalt Jungle)
Guitar Masters, Vol. 1 2008 (compilation)
Get the Led Out! Led Zeppelin Salute 2008 (compilation)
Jeff Beck Salute "El Becko" 2008 (compilation)
Fretworx 2008
Brian Tarquin Collection 2009
Brian Tarquin Collection II 2010
Jimi Hendrix Tribute "Third Stone From The Sun" 2009 (compilation)
Stevie Ray Vaughan Tribute "Lenny"2009 (compilation)
Eric Clapton Salute "I Feel Free" 2009 (compilation)
Guitar Masters Vol. 2 2009 (compilation)
Guitar Masters Vol. 3 & 4: Les Paul Dedication 2010 (compilation)
Guitars for Wounded Warriors 2014
Smooth Jazz Cafe 2014
Exiled in Paradise 2015
Orlando in Heaven 2017
Band of Brothers 2017
Classic Radio Hits 2017
Guitars For Veterans 2018
Rewind 2018
Crazy Train 2018 (with Asphalt Jungle)
Guitar Masters Collection 2018 (compilation)
Deck The Halls 2018
Smooth Jazz Cafe 2019
Soundtracks I 2019
Soundtracks II 2019
Vegas Blue 2020
LoFi Smooth Jazz Bistro 2022
Lofi Jazzhop Avenue 2022
Lofi-Licious 2023 (with Asphalt Jungle)
Jazz-Fi 2023 (with Asphalt Jungle)
Brothers In Arms 2023
Beyond the Warrior's Eyes 2024
Books By Brian Tarquin
Survival Guide for Music Composers (Hal Leonard) - 2018 USA Best Book Winner Award
Guitar Encyclopedia (Allworth Press) - 2014 USA Best Book Winner Award
Guitar Amplifier Encyclopedia (Allworth Press) - 2017 USA Best Book Finalist Award
Stomp on This: The Guitar Pedal Effects Guidebook (Cengage) - 2015 USA Best Book Finalist Award
Insider’s Guide to Home Recording (Allworth Press) - 2015 USA Best Book Finalist Award
Insider’s Guide to Music Licensing (Allworth Press) - 2014 USA Best Book Finalist Award
Recording Techniques of the Guitar Masters (Cengage) interviews with Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson.
Hosted
by Brian Tarquin
https://www.podomatic.m/podcasts/guitartrax
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.
ENTITLED
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
SERIES ONE
CHRONICLES,TRUTHS
CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM
FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS
THAT SET US FREE!
BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...
AUTHOR ... TV SITCOM SCRIPT WRITER
RAY SHASHO
OUTSTANDING
COFFEE-TABLE BOOK!
CHAPTER ONE SPOTLIGHTS INTERVIEWS WITH MANY OF THE MUSIC LEGENDS WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US
THE HARDCOVER EDITION IS A BONAFIDE COLLECTORS ITEM!
…Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover or E-book at bookbaby.com and amazon.com
Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.
CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA… JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER... RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER... ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
BOOK TRAILER
BOOK REVIEW
-By Literary Titan (5) STARS
The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show.
The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan.
Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives.
The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music. The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.
I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.
https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/
Gold Award Winner