PDX Jazz Presents: Sonny Landreth with Tony Furtado
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Fourteen albums, two Grammy nominations, nearly a dozen major awards and more than four decades into a career like no other, Sonny Landreth is an artist who's found a different way to play guitar and then some. Music journalists have called the singer/songwriter/bandleader/slide guitar virtuoso everything from "an innovator on the order of Eddie Van Halen" to "one of the finest guitarists America has ever produced," while Eric Clapton has famously said, "Sonny Landreth is probably the most underestimated musician on the planet, and also one of the most advanced."
For the Lafayette, Louisiana native, it's a journey that began with his first guitar at age 12. By his 20s he was sitting in with local Creole and Cajun musicians and would soon become the first white member of Clifton Chenier's legendary Red Hot Louisiana Band. "Being raised in a community where music is such a huge part of the culture," Landreth explains, "loving Robert Johnson and Duane Allman as much as Mozart, I just absorbed every one of those influences and somehow crystallized it into my own style."
Through it all, Landreth's music has been embraced by fans of blues, rock, jazz, zydeco, country, Americana, world music and more — and as anyone who's witnessed him as the opening performer for an unprecedented seven of Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festivals can attest, his slide wizardry is a consistent highlight of the world's most famous six-string summit.
Currently recording his first album since 2020's worldwide Top 5 Blacktop Run and maintaining a busy touring schedule, Landreth remains as inspired as ever. "I still believe that music can possess the same magic that we all felt when we were kids. You want it to feel personal and be inspiring. Whenever my music communicates or resonates with people, it's a great affirmation."
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Fourteen albums, two Grammy nominations, nearly a dozen major awards and more than four decades into a career like no other, Sonny Landreth is an artist who's found a different way to play guitar and then some. Music journalists have called the singer/songwriter/bandleader/slide guitar virtuoso everything from "an innovator on the order of Eddie Van Halen" to "one of the finest guitarists America has ever produced," while Eric Clapton has famously said, "Sonny Landreth is probably the most underestimated musician on the planet, and also one of the most advanced."
For the Lafayette, Louisiana native, it's a journey that began with his first guitar at age 12. By his 20s he was sitting in with local Creole and Cajun musicians and would soon become the first white member of Clifton Chenier's legendary Red Hot Louisiana Band. "Being raised in a community where music is such a huge part of the culture," Landreth explains, "loving Robert Johnson and Duane Allman as much as Mozart, I just absorbed every one of those influences and somehow crystallized it into my own style."
Through it all, Landreth's music has been embraced by fans of blues, rock, jazz, zydeco, country, Americana, world music and more — and as anyone who's witnessed him as the opening performer for an unprecedented seven of Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festivals can attest, his slide wizardry is a consistent highlight of the world's most famous six-string summit.
Currently recording his first album since 2020's worldwide Top 5 Blacktop Run and maintaining a busy touring schedule, Landreth remains as inspired as ever. "I still believe that music can possess the same magic that we all felt when we were kids. You want it to feel personal and be inspiring. Whenever my music communicates or resonates with people, it's a great affirmation."
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