Legendary guitarist Larry Carlton will perform a special hometown show at Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Friday, September 30. In an interview with Sterling Whitaker of Examiner.com the four-time Grammy winner talked about the upcoming show, his past career as a session man, his ongoing passion for the guitar, and his pride at his son following in his footsteps.
Carlton also talked about the changes in marketing and radio, particularly smooth jazz. “Obviously because I'm an instrumentalist, I was very happy in the mid-eighties when that format came along called the quiet storm, which transitioned into smooth jazz. All of a sudden there was a place on the radio for those of us that don't sing," Carlton said.
“But I think it's run its course, I think it's boring now, and most of the stuff on those stations all sounds the same. You can't tell one saxophonist from another. But it was a neat thing that happened, and it exposed a lot of us to people that otherwise wouldn't have known us."
Carlton's most recent album is entitled Plays the Sound of Philadelphia.
Carlton also talked about the changes in marketing and radio, particularly smooth jazz. “Obviously because I'm an instrumentalist, I was very happy in the mid-eighties when that format came along called the quiet storm, which transitioned into smooth jazz. All of a sudden there was a place on the radio for those of us that don't sing," Carlton said.
“But I think it's run its course, I think it's boring now, and most of the stuff on those stations all sounds the same. You can't tell one saxophonist from another. But it was a neat thing that happened, and it exposed a lot of us to people that otherwise wouldn't have known us."
Carlton's most recent album is entitled Plays the Sound of Philadelphia.
