In support of his new memoir and its companion CD, Phil Manzanera — Roxy Music guitarist/esteemed record producer/Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer and OBE recipient (Officer Of The Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire) — takes the stage for An Evening Of Words And Music With Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera at the Howard Theatre in DC on Tuesday, March 25.
The unique show finds Manzanera discussing “Revolución To Roxy” as well as performing. “Revolución To Roxy” is out now and contains over 100 color and black and white photographs and covers Manzanera’s life and times with Roxy Music and a cast of musical royalty including: Bob Dylan, David Gilmour and Rick Wright (Pink Floyd), Paul Simonon (The Clash), Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders), and more. The memoir delves into exciting musical adventures and mishaps from the early days of Roxy to the group’s second and third acts and their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
A companion music CD, of the same name, is also out now via Expression Records via BFD/The Orchard. It features 10 Phil Manzanera tracks in total, including five previously unreleased songs.
Watch a trailer for “Revolución To Roxy” by Phil Manzanera on YouTube:
“Revolución To Roxy” details Manzanera’s travels through the dangerous streets of revolutionary Havana, being sampled by Jay-Z amongst many other gripping tales and goes right up to Manzanera’s recent acclaimed albums: one with Roxy’s Andy Mackay (AM PM) and two with Tim Finn (CAUGHT BY THE HEART and THE GHOST OF SANTIAGO), whom Manzanera has known since 1976, when he produced Finn’s groundbreaking New Zealand band Splitz Enz’s second album, SECOND THOUGHTS. Manzanera’s startling family history is documented, dating back to the expulsion of the Sephardic Jews from Spain in 1492, via the 1959 revolution in Cuba. The memoir chronicles his return there in later years to play a concert at the Karl Marx Theatre with Jack Bruce (Cream), as well as the discovery of a Neapolitan Opera musician grandfather.
Phil Manzanera is one of the UK’s best-known musicians and record producers, having shot to prominence in the early ‘70s as the lead guitarist with Roxy Music. He is acknowledged as one of the world’s leading guitarists and is in much demand both as a performer and record producer. Now in his fifth decade as a professional musician, in addition to his work with Roxy Music, he has worked with many music luminaries, including Steve Winwood, David Gilmour, John Cale, Godley and Creme, Nico (Velvet Underground), and John Wetton (King Crimson, Asia). He has co-written material with many artists, including Brian Eno, Tim Finn, Robert Wyatt, and David Gilmour. Manzanera co-wrote Pink Floyd’s single “One Slip,” from their 1988 MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON album. Manzanera has also produced seminal albums for Spanish-speaking artists Draco Rosa, Enrique Bunbury, Héoes del Silencio Aterciopelados, Paralamas, and Fito Paez.
Roxy Music (Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackay along with Bryan Ferry, Brian Eno and Paul Thompson) formed in 1971, establishing themselves as elegant, art school rockers. Their meteoric rise continued for 12 years until the band decided to take a break. During Roxy Music’s extended hiatus (18 years!), Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackay joined together to release numerous albums under the moniker The Explorers. Roxy Music returned to the fray in 2001 with an international, sold-out tour and continued to play to worldwide audiences until 2010. In March, 2019, Roxy Music was inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame and played live at the ceremony. The Autumn of 2022 saw the 50th anniversary of Roxy Music; that same year the band played selected dates worldwide, including a show at Capital One Arena in DC.
An Evening of Words and Music with Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera
Howard Theatre
Tuesday, March 25
Doors @ 6:30pm
$25 GA/$35 Seats
All ages
