4 If you missed the Return to Forever reunion spectacle in 2008, too bad. But this fall, 3/4 of that group hits the road to begin what’s shaping up to be a pretty massive world tour. The kickoff gig happens Sept. 2 at the Hollywood Bowl, where keyboardist Chick Corea, bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White will let their fusion flag fly with some very special guests: Chaka Khan, who appeared with the trio plus Joe Henderson and Freddie Hubbard on 1982’s <I>Echoes of an Era</I>; fiery violinist Jean-Luc Ponty; and the <I>original</I> original RTF guitarist, Bill Connors. Check this <A HREF=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZiq4fY8uew>clip</a> of the Connors edition of RTF and let the Connors vs. Al Di Meola debates begin. Also on the bill that night is John Scofield’s Piety Street Band, the guitarist’s gospel-leaning group in which he sounds remarkably like B.B. King—not that there’s anything wrong with that. For tickets to the Hollywood show, click <A HREF=http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/performance_detail.cfm?id=3963>here</a>. To check out the full list of tour dates, click <A HREF=http://www.chickcorea.com/on_tour>here</a> and scroll down. true 292 2009-08-12T22:43:31-04:00 false 24999 true 89 2009-08-12T00:00:00-04:00 2009-08-12T00:00:00-04:00

Special guests that night include Chaka Khan and guitarist Bill Connors

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