Allan Holdsworth @ Gilly's Jazz

Allan Holdsworth is one of a handful of musicians who has consistently proven himself as an innovator in between and within the worlds of rock and jazz music. Despite the uncompromising nature of Holdsworth’s predominantly genre-defying solo projects, he’s no stranger to all-star jazz festival line-ups or large venue rock audiences. Musician Magazine placed Holdsworth in the top 10 of their 100 greatest guitarists of all time. An inductee of Guitar Player Magazine’s Hall of Fame, Holdsworth is a five-time winner in their readers’ poll. He’s a complete musician revered by peers including Pat Metheny and John McLaughlin. Holdsworth has always been a much sought-after guitarist, but it was with the release his own albums that the depth of his personal language – and a conception for the guitar as an instrument that breathes with a voice-like expressiveness – became crystal clear.