Jazz Articles about Dennis Haklar

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Dennis Haklar: Lizard's Tale

by Glenn Astarita
January 8, 2013

There's always been an implicit connection between progressive rock and jazz fusion. Years of Internet-based collaborations with fabled prog-rock vocalist Jon Anderson (Yes) led to his appearance on several tracks for New Jersey-based studio engineer and session guitarist Dennis Haklar's debut solo effort. The guitarist also employs former instructor, jazz guitar legend Larry Coryell, along with the imposing rhythm section of bassist Mark Egan (Pat Metheny Group) and drummer Thierry Arpino (Jean-Luc Ponty). Without even listening to the album, it ...