EARMUSIC Better Late Than Never

Music icons Jon Anderson and Jean-Luc Ponty have combined their musical talents to form a new supergroup - The ndersonPonty Band! YES's original singer/songwriter for 35 years, Jon Anderson has had a successful solo career, which includes working with such notable music artists as Vangelis, Kitaro, and Milton Nascimento. International violin superstar Jean-Luc Ponty is a pioneer and undisputed master of his instrument in the arena of jazz and rock. He is widely regarded as an innovator who has applied his unique visionary spin that has expanded the vocabulary of modern music. Together these two music legends have formed a musical synergy that is unparalleled. The AndersonPonty Band also includes Jamie Glaser on guitars - well known guitarist who has worked with Jean-Luc Ponty, Chick Corea, Bryan Adams and Lenny White; Wally Minko on keyboards - virtuoso player and composer who has performed and recorded with many worldwide stars including Pink, Toni Braxton, Jean-Luc Ponty, Tom Jones, Gregg Rolie and Barry Manilow; Baron Browne on bass who has played with Steve Smith, Billy Cobham and Jean-Luc Ponty; and Rayford Griffin on drums and percussion, who has played with Stanley Clarke Band, George Duke, Jean-Luc Ponty and Michael Jackson. For their superb debut album, the AndersonPonty Band has created some breath-taking new musical compositions. “Better Late Than Never” showcases rearrangements of classic YES hits like “Owner Of A Lonely Heart”, “Roundabout” and “Wonderous Stories”, as well as some of Jean Luc Ponty's beloved compositions, with Jon's lyrical vocals and melodies enhancing the music and creating a very special and unique sound such as “Infinite Mirage” a new song incorporating Jean Luc's classic tune “Mirage”. The band visit the music created by Jon Anderson and Jean-Luc Ponty over the years with new arrangements, virtuosic performances and new energy. The Album features studio versions, based on a live performance and enhanced with innovative production. In September 2014, the group was in residence for three weeks at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colorado, rehearsing, recording and playing a public performance on September 20th. The bonus DVD contains the grandiose live performance at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colorado + interview sequences. The DVD was directed by Sean McKee and produced by Jon Anderson, Jean Luc Ponty and Sean McKee.