Takes a goodly portion of jazz, add a little R & B, include a modicum of contemporary music, shake it up a bit and chill slightly and you end up with an amazing upbeat album by talented guitarist and composer Shambhu and his friends. It is called Lilac Skies. What gives the eye and the heart more pleasure than a lavender sky to start a day? Lilac skies at night perhaps. In either case, the fourth release by this jazz style guitarist is ten tracks of mellow music guaranteed to

He’s enjoyed a great amount of success in the New Age music-community and gained a faithful following of fans that appreciate the smooth textures & tones Shambhu is capable of creating so well. “Lilac Skies” is a much more decisive shift into Jazz for sure, but it’s a welcome move that will likely not only please the massive crowd of existing fans he currently has, but creates a whole new opportunity through this crossover cut to invite a whole bunch more new fans into Shamb

Too often in today’s fast-paced world we are entertained and excited by much of the music we hear and we fail to enjoy the true beauty of music. Pop music has become littered with fast, attention-grabbing noise. But we can still find beauty in sound if we expand open our hearts and ears to new styles. Our friend Shambhu (who we interviewed in the past) keeps our mind at ease with his beautiful jazz guitar songs. The acclaimed jazz guitarist and composer is an expert at transf

I really enjoyed my interview with Jazz DJ legend and Hybrid Jazz host Trish Hennessey celebrating the International Day of Jazz. Here's the excerpted show featuring my interview. Thanks to Trish for the honor to participate in International Jazz Day together with you and your listeners! #jazzday Listen to the Entire Show #trishhennessey #hybridjazz #lilacskies #shambhu #Guitarist #internationaljazzday

Guitarist/Composer Shambhu is excited to present "Lilac Skies" - and we're excited FOR him! Shambhu has played or recorded with Carlos Santana and Clarence Clemons and Whitney Houston - we'll definitely discuss these amazing experiences! "International Jazz Day" will be something extremely special - join us and feel the magic! Click the Logo to Listen Live - April 30th at 1-3 pm Eastern In keeping with a certain tradition for "International Jazz Day", your host here thought i

Shambhu is a word that has many different meanings. In this case, we have to lean towards the spiritual essence of things. This Shambhu is a musician that creates some incredibly good music. On April 12, 2019, he will release Lilac Skies. The title also holds meaning for the artist, which is infinite love. One look at the cover and you can feel the warmth, beauty, and the lovely smell of that flower when it blooms. It actually has always been one of my favorites, especially t

Lilac Skies is the fourth album from award-winning composer/guitarist Shambhu, and what an incredibly good album it is! Something of a hybrid of new age and jazz genres, the overall vibe of the ten original tracks is relaxed and upbeat. The title itself means “infinite love” - “Lilac” is the color of love and “Skies” are the infinite and endless possibilities. Shambhu sums it up well in this quote: “This music is dedicated to lifting us up inside. Relax, groove, dance, enjoy

"Seriously good musicianship, some cool jazz, blues, and just enough new age for a kick back and relaxing time, with a definitive groove though.” (New Age Music Reviews) Jazz guitarist Shambhu with special guest Indo/jazz saxophonist George Brooks is returning to East West Bookshop, 324 Castro Street, Mountain View on April 12th (7pm) to perform his relaxing music and celebrate the release of his new album, “Lilac Skies”. Tickets are $15 advance and $20 at the door. Visit Eas

Recommended if you like: OREGON, SPYRO GYRA, WILL ACKERMAN Guitarist and composer Shambhu Vineberg is pleased to announce the release of his 4th new album, Lilac Skies and the first single of the same title, currently available for pre-sale at Bandcamp (https://shambhumusic.bandcamp.com/album/lilac-skies). Shambhu's guitar is featured on 10 new songs in a contemporary instrumental album with jazz, blues and new age roots. The album showcases an extraordinary roster of musici

Shambhu is a word that has many different meanings. In this case, we have to lean towards the spiritual essence of things. This Shambhu is a musician that creates some incredibly good music. On April 12, 2019, he will release Lilac Skies. The title also holds meaning for the artist, which is infinite love. One look at the cover and you can feel the warmth, beauty, and the lovely smell of that flower when it blooms. It actually has always been one of my favorites, especially t

Thanks Kabir Sehgal for including 'Soothe' in this music therapy roundup, along with friends Peter Kater, Brian Eno, Erik Scott, Todd Boston, Darlene Koldenhoven, Jeff Oster, Will Ackerman, Fiona Joy Hawkins, Lawrence Blatt, Catherine Marie Charlton and others. "Check out Shambhu’s contemplative and absorbing album. He is a renowned guitarist who began his practice of meditation in 1974 as a monk, learning from Indian spiritual leader guru Sri Chinmoy. Soothe is a music journ

The process of discovering a song is like activating the Apple ID Thumbprint reader with my finger. Over the course of a few minutes, the detail of my thumbprint is registered with my device and my ID is fully realized. A song emerges for me in much the same way. For me a musical composition already exists inside silence; I have to explore silence to find it. That requires showing up mindfully for a 'practice' session, or a 'meditation'. As I play a song idea over and over,

If you’re a creative, you may get stuck when you run out of ideas. We recently talked to Shambhu about his experience with creativity and came up with these tips for becoming creatively unstuck. Q: How do you overcome getting stuck as an artist? People who are caught up in routines can often get stuck in them. In that repetitive cycle, being creative is a challenge. Try changing the order of your daily activities, and introduce new, fun activities into the mix. Visit new dest

Woodsy Green is a song discovered among a batch of songs that were under consideration for Soothe. Shambhu recently recorded the song as a pre-studio demo - and here it is. Definitely contender for Shambhu's upcoming 4th album. #guitar #guitarist #newage #music #shambhu

Shambhu wrote Inspired by the Night for his forthcoming 4th release. This version features Shambhu on guitars, e-piano, e-pads and e-bass. Shambhu will be recording this song this coming May at Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, CA) with pianist Frank Martin, bassist Kai Eckhardt and drummer Celso Alberti, all featured on Shambhu's award-winning second release, Dreaming of Now. #guitar #guitarist #newage #shambhu

How many times have I changed guitar strings? There’s always a feeling of renewal. The songs that came through the former strings are thankful. And the guitar, itself a living being and participant, is quite thrilled. I am playing today at Milagro Winery Tasting Room (1pm) where I’m gonna discover new tones in this guitar that new strings magically enable. The overtones and harmonics they shoot off will captivate my ears and inspire me to listen ever more deeply. Playing ex

Shambhu practice session for Windows of Time. Shambhu plays the Taylor Guitars 816ce plugged into a Line 6 Helix with an Infinity Looper and LR Bags Para Acoustic Preamp. "When I practice songs, it's about: 1 finding improvisations in a moment 2 finding the heart-feeling in a song 3 navigating modes that might work, and 4 polishing everything as we go along." ~Shambhu #guitar #guitarist #taylorguitars #practice #learning #newage #newage #Shambhu #WindowsofTime

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I worked with bassist Tony Levin on my first release, Sacred Love. Here's a video of that session at Imaginary Road Studios produced by Grammy winners Will Ackerman and recording engineer Corin Nelsen. #tonylevin #guitar #guitarist #shambhu #taylorguitars #bass #newage

Shambhu plays regularly at Milagro Winery in Ramona, CA. Here's a Soundcloud playlist from a recent live performance. #shambhu #milagrowinery #guitar #guitarist #newage #newage