As I reported on back in May of 2021, Trevor was involved in a collaboration with guitar legend Joe Bonamassa which he had hinted at in previous interviews. It looks like that project will finally hit the stage on August 9th, and received a mention in an interview published yesterday on cleveland.com.
Bonamassa’s seemingly always busy. After the spring tour wraps up, he’s off to his Keeping The Blues Alive at Sea VIII cruise and then another live recording, this one at the Hollywood Bowl. That will be with a full orchestra with string arrangements by veteran arranger and composer David Campbell (also known as Beck’s dad) and producer-guitarist Trevor Rabin (Yes).
“That will be fun. You’ve got to be very selective about the songs because you go from seven pieces to 70,” Bonamassa said of expanding his band to include orchestral instruments.
The listing for the show on the venue website enthuses: Be there for his Hollywood Bowl debut, when he’ll team up with an orchestra for a special concert unlike anything he’s done before.
I suppose we could speculate that Trevor might make a guest appearance of some kind but at the very least it will be interesting to hear his string arrangements once again, as long-time fans are familiar with his efforts in that area during the South African years of Trevor's career.
