Missionaria Protectiva

     Boston bass player Tony Levin earned his earliest sideman cred with jazz flautist Herbie Mann before sessioning on Bob Ezrin-produced albums for Lou Reed and Alice Cooper.Ezrin then introduced Levin to Peter Gabriel,who was just re-entering the music world after leaving Genesis and starting a family.He's been a constant figure on Gabriel's albums and tours since then,providing wobbly,futuristic lines on electric upright bass and co-inventing 'funk fingers' to slap at his instrument like a drum.      Levin also managed to take more session detours with John Lennon,Bowie and monsters of prog like King Crimson,Yes and Pink Floyd,as well as put together a catalogu of solo work and collaborative band releases.Forty years on,Levin has parlayed only timely connection into status as one of the most killer silent killers in music,his distinctive look,sound and tools helping him cut an imposing figure out of the normally anonymous context of the backing band. LIQ

     Eric Clapton is the name for God in the lips and hearts of other guitarists.Tha man has spent more than 50 years repping for jammy psychedelia,fluid AOR,traditional blues and world-weary singer-songwriter pop.We can get some measure of Slowhand's influence through his partnership-a member of the Yardbirds,the Bluesbreakers,Cream,Blind Faith,and Derek&The Dominoes,an album collaborator with JJ Cale and BB King,a live foil for Jimmy Page,a secret weapon for the Beatles-even before we look at his own score's worth of albums. Slowhand RSO,1977 https://www.sendspace.com/file/xfr629

           A Juilliard attendee for piano aged just nine, by his late teens Rudess was more interested in synthesisers and progressive rock. He was offered gigs with both the Dixie Dregs and Dream Theater, initially choosing the former. However, he worked with Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy on his Liquid Tension Experiment side-project, and in 1999 he replaced Derek Sherinian in the prog metal overlords. He’s been with them ever since, although he delves into his solo career and has also worked with both Steven Wilson and Ayreon.    JORDAN RUDESS     Listen    Invincible,1993     https://www.sendspace.com/file/8gt3m0

      Born on August 28, 1948 and raised in Chicago, Danny began playing at the age of nine after watching his uncle, who was a drummer, play at family gatherings. By the time he was twelve, he was playing in a variety of rock bands and, when he was fifteen, he met Walt Parazaider and Terry Kath at an audition for a group called the Executives.       While studying percussion at DePaul University with Bob Tilles, a well-known percussion genius, Seraphine came into contact with several of the musicians who would later comprise the Missing Links, the forerunner of Chicago.       Danny's influences are as diverse as his style. They include Buddy Rich, Tony Williams, Mitch Mitchell, Elvin Jones and Grady Tate.         Danny believes that Chicago's most significant contribution may be in its inspiration to others. He is hopeful that Chicago will inspire other musicians to be aware of the possibilities available through the use of imagination and open minds toward forms of mus