Brian Tarquin & Heavy Friends Release New Album Honoring Our Vets!

Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Interviewing the Legends I’m your host Ray Shasho.BRIAN TARQUIN NEW ALBUM ‘BEYOND THE WARRIOR’S EYES’ By BRIAN TARQUIN & HEAVY FRIENDS: HONORING MILITARY SOLDIERS WHO DEFEND OUR FREEDOMS: ZOOM EXCLUSIVE! Featuring a true star-studded musician tributeJean 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!Lifting our veterans through music is something that Brian Tarquin & his Heavy Friends will do until there are no more wars. Brian’s friends include superhero musicians that love working with him on several albums he’s released from hard rock to jazz over the past (20) years). “‘Beyond The Warrior’s Eyes” was released January 19th on Downtown Music honoring military soldiers who defend our freedoms. Traquin says, I wanted a true star-studded musician tribute of soaring instrumental songs. So, I was very fortune to get such iconic players as Jean Luc Ponty, Eric Johnson, Robben Ford, and Steve Morse to help me express our gratitude.” “Beyond The Warrior’s Eyes” mission is to support the charity, Hope For The Warriors, who provide medical care, mental health counseling, professional training and education, physical conditioning and transition services for wounded, ill, and injured Marines and Navy members.Brian’s weekly NPR radio show called Guitar Trax on WFIT 89.5FM (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFIT)  on the Florida Space Coast is streamed on www.wfit.org. He hosts in-depth interviews with world-renowned guitarists every Monday night from 10pm-Midnight.Please welcome three-time Emmy award winner, American jazz fusion guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, recording artist, sound engineer, record producer, and composer Brian Tarquin to Interviewing the Legends …PURCHASETHE NEW ALBUM'BEYOND THE WARRIOR’S EYES'By BRIAN TARQUIN & HEAVY FRIENDSFeaturingJazz violinist Jean Luc Ponty, guitarists Eric Johnson, Grammy winner Robben Ford, Chris Poland, Steve Morse, Phil Naro and others.Available athttps://guitartrax.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-warriors-eyes“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 FOR MORE INFORMATIONABOUTBRIAN TARQUINVISIThttps://www.briantarquin.com/Official websitehttps://www.instagram.com/tarquinjazz/Instagramhttps://www.facebook.com/BrianTarquinheavyfriends/Facebookhttps://guitartrax.bandcamp.com/Bandcamphttps://twitter.com/guitartrax65?lang=enTwitterhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/2giMW0q2qh3k6ZIrFEsux2Spotifyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFITBrian’s weekly NPR radio show called Guitar Trax on WFIT 89.5FMhttps://support.hopeforthewarriors.org/Beyond-The-Warriors-Eyes“Beyond The Warrior’s Eyes” Special Donation Page:  Books By Brian TarquinSurvival Guide for Music Composers (Hal Leonard) - 2018 USA Best Book Winner AwardGuitar Encyclopedia (Allworth Press) - 2014 USA Best Book Winner AwardGuitar Amplifier Encyclopedia (Allworth Press) - 2017 USA Best Book Finalist AwardStomp on This: The Guitar Pedal Effects Guidebook (Cengage) - 2015 USA Best Book Finalist AwardInsider’s Guide to Home Recording (Allworth Press) - 2015 USA Best Book Finalist AwardInsider’s Guide to Music Licensing (Allworth Press) - 2014 USA Best Book Finalist AwardRecording Techniques of the Guitar Masters (Cengage) interviews with Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson. DISCOGRAPHY studio albums Ghost Dance 1996Best of Acid Jazz Vol. 2 1997 (compilation)Last Kiss Goodbye 1997Last Kiss GoodbyeWelcome to the Jazz Café 1998Smooth Moods 1998Soft Touch 1999Sweet Emotions: Smooth Jazz Romance 1999Bossa 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 2001This is Smooth Jazz: The Box Set 2001 (compilation)Electro Ave. 2002 (with Asphalt Jungle)Sanctuary 2002Smooth 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 2008Brian Tarquin Collection 2009Brian Tarquin Collection II 2010Jimi 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 2014Smooth Jazz Cafe 2014Exiled in Paradise 2015Orlando in Heaven 2017Band of Brothers 2017Classic Radio Hits 2017Guitars For Veterans 2018Rewind 2018Crazy Train 2018 (with Asphalt Jungle)Guitar Masters Collection 2018 (compilation)Deck The Halls 2018Smooth Jazz Cafe 2019Soundtracks I   2019Soundtracks II 2019Vegas Blue 2020LoFi Smooth Jazz Bistro 2022Lofi Jazzhop Avenue 2022Lofi-Licious 2023 (with Asphalt Jungle)Jazz-Fi 2023 (with Asphalt Jungle)Beyond the Warrior’s Eyes 2024   Support us on PayPal!