Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Tom Copi/Michael ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Caterina di Perri / ...

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that guitarist and composer Ralph Towner, known for his solo work as well as that with the chamber group Oregon, has passed away. He was 85 years old. Born into a ...

Musical innovation is no easy feat. It not only requires an innate talent, but also a devotion to the art that is not blinded by the commercial glare of the popular culture. Ralph Towner is such an ...

Since moving to Italy over a decade ago, guitarist/pianist Ralph Towner's output as a leader has been woefully infrequent, with only two discs released this decade—2001's Anthem and 2006's Time Line, ...

Ralph Towner has just been on holiday. To the guitarist, this is rather more noteworthy than helping redefine improvised music over the past 45 years by blending jazz, classical and South American ...

A guitar fan's delight, but also a warmly inviting collection of song-shaped pieces for three very different practitioners: the jazz, folk and world-musician Ralph Towner, the Pat Metheny-influenced ...

Veteran guitarist Ralph Towner founded the influential group Oregon decades ago. His unique style of playing, and his compositions, are inspired by a wide array of influences, from Bach to Brazil and ...

The classically-trained guitar virtuoso and much-interpreted composer Ralph Towner joined the ECM label back in 1972. As well as being a cofounder of the pioneering world-jazz ensemble Oregon, he has ...

Amid the tributes and celebrations of varying generations that fill the JVC Jazz Festival, guitarist Ralph Towner is undoubtedly responsible for the quietest moments of the 12-day fest. Using just a ...