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Landslide: A Tribute to The Music of Fleetwood Mac

Paying homage to one of the greatest and most popular bands in music history, LANDSLIDE recreates the hits from yesteryear, taking fans on an electric journey through Fleetwood Mac’s incredible catalog of music, including the hits from their solo careers.

The Rock Series is presented by the Yurtchuk Foundation.

Program

Bradley Thachuk, conductor
Walter Ino, lead guitar & vocals
Ali Handal, guitar & vocals
Jennifer Jo Oberle, vocals
Ben White, bass
Jimmy Keegan, drums
Sven Martin, keyboard

Program to be announced from the stage.

About Walter Ino
Lead Guitar & Vocals

Walter Ino is a Los Angeles-based stage and studio multi-instrumentalist with decades of touring and recording experience, hailing from Pittsburgh where he was originally classically trained in piano. He is currently the keyboardist/guitarist/music director for Tommy DeCarlo, the singer of Boston, the keyboardist for Asia featuring John Payne, and also the keyboardist/saxophonist/guitarist for the “Voices of Classic Rock” show, which features legendary singers Lou Gramm (Foreigner), Steve Augeri (Journey), John Elefante (Kansas), Bill Champlin (Chicago), Fran Cosmo (Boston), and many more.

Walter spent 2018 to early 2019 as the lead guitar player for Eagles of Death Metal, and from 2011-2018 was a member of the multi-platinum, GRAMMY Award-winning band Survivor, playing keyboard, guitar, and singing background vocals. He currently tours as the keyboardist with legendary band The Babys, touring occasionally as the guitarist with Wilson Phillips, and is also the musical director and orchestrator for “The Music of Led Zeppelin with Orchestra,” “A Night of Symphonic Rock,” “A Night of Symphonic Metal,” and “Rewind,” a national orchestral rock show featuring members of Starship, Foreigner, Berlin, Survivor, MSG, and more. You can also see him as a rotating member of the award-winning Las Vegas and Branson show “Raiding The Rock Vault,” featuring band members of Heart, Bad Company, Whitesnake, BonJovi, Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol, and more. Walter is also the guitarist for an all-star tribute to the music of the band Rush called “A Farewell to Kings,” featuring Brian Tichy of Whitesnake, Francesco Di Cosmoof Thin Lizzy, and Jonathan Sindelman of the Alan White band).

Walter also runs his own studio “Secret Asian Man Studios,” where he produces for many artists of different styles, mixes for various artists, and writes and records music for TV and movies, including music for the Hallmark Channel, USA Network, Discovery Channel, and more. He plays with his original rock trio occasionally in and around L.A.

About Ali Handal
Guitar & Vocals

“Ali Handal’s reputation has centered around her big riffs, burning yet melodic solos, and huge voice” (Guitar Player). Guitarist and singer-songwriter Ali Handal sets the stage ablaze with fiery guitar passages and soulful lyrics delivered by her powerhouse voice. Vintage Guitar describes her as a “devilishly witty songwriter whose guitar is as blue and gutsy as her lyrics.”

Ali’s songs have been featured in numerous films and hit shows like “Dawson’s Creek,” “Sex and the City,” and Fox’s Thursday Night Football. She has toured Australia, Japan, and beyond, provided backing vocals for Neil Young, and shared the stage with songwriting legend Paul Williams as his featured vocalist. Also a published author, Ali penned Guitar for Girls (Hal Leonard), an exceptional guitar method book and CD brimming with advice for aspiring female musicians, as well as encouraging quotes and remarkable songs from female songwriters in all genres.

Ali has released four albums, as well as a series of bluesy rockin’ singles. Her song, “Shut Your Mouth and Do Something,” was chosen for Spotify’s “Nu-Blues” and “Women of the Blues” playlists, as well as Joe Bonamassa’s “Cutting Edge Blues” Spotify playlist. Her fifth album will be released this year, produced by four-time GRAMMY Award-winner Seth Atkins Horan.

About Jennifer Jo Oberle
Vocals

Jennifer Jo Oberle is a professional bassist, vocalist, bandleader, orchestrator, arranger, and songwriter based out of Los Angeles, CA. Her touring and recording credits include Sarah McLachlan, Five for Fighting, Vertical Horizon, Meredith Brooks, and Air Supply, in addition to leading her own musical collective, JJo & the Jennerators. She is the orchestrator and arranger of Landslide: A Tribute to the Music of Fleetwood Mac.

About Ben White
Bass

Playing and recording with locals and legends alike, Ben White has established himself as a versatile, reliable, tasteful, and in-demand sideman, bringing both electric and upright chops to the table and adding his vocal abilities to the mix. Not just a sideman though, he has also developed a truly unique voice on his instrument which sets him apart in his improvisation, soloing, and composition. He has shared stages with such luminaries as Gerry Brown, Rick Latham, Steve Lukather, David Paich, Rafael Moreira, Warren Hill, and Mindi Abair, and has recorded with Shooter Jennings, Josh Kelley, Jessi Colter, Suge Knight, and Sophie B. Hawkins, among many others.

About Jimmy Keegan
Drums

Jimmy started playing drums at 10 years old. A few months after receiving his first drum set, he landed a TV show alongside the late River Phoenix. A few months later, he was doing theater in LA as a cast member and musician. By 14 he started his first band, Polo, that would end up performing in regular rotation at Disneyland, winning Starsearch, and playing for numerous telethons. By 18 he had started getting calls for sessions and tours, and it expanded from there. He says, “I was lucky to have a huge family with all kinds of music playing at all times. As I grew as a musician, I just continued that trend of listening to everything. Consequently, I got calls from R&B artists as often as rock, pop, and country artists from Santana, John Waite, and Kenny Loggins, to Tevin Campbell and Tony Orlando.”

In 2003, Jimmy began touring with Spock’s Beard alongside fellow Aquarian artist Nick D’Virgilio. 2012 saw Nick leaving and Jimmy taking over as the full-time drummer with the release of “Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep,” and in 2015 with “The Oblivion Particle.” Now onto new territory, Jimmy has a solo album coming, and the fourth album from Pattern Seeking Animals, “Spooky Action at a Distance,” is out now.

About Sven Martin
Keyboard

Hailing from Düsseldorf, Germany, Sven Martin is an accomplished keyboardist, producer, songwriter, and musical director who now resides in Los Angeles, CA. Sven Martin has worked with artists such as Shakira, Black Eyed Peas, and Jonathan Davis of Korn. The accomplished musician has also produced songs for production studios such as 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros., Touchstone Pictures, and MTV.

Details

Date:
Friday, April 26, 2024
Time:
7:30 pm
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Venue

Kleinhans Music Hall
3 Symphony Circle
Buffalo, NY 14201 United States
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Phone:
(716) 885-5000

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