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Sunday, September 6, 2026

PETE ROTH TRIO TO RELEASE NEW LIVE CD/DVD "GROUP CHAT" SEPTEMBER 18TH: ZOOM INTERVIEW FROM THE UK WITH PETE ROTH AND LEGENDARY DRUMMER BILL BRUFORD

PETE ROTH TRIO

TO RELEASE NEW LIVE CD/DVD

"GROUP CHAT"

SEPTEMBER 18TH

ZOOM INTERVIEW

with

BILL BRUFORD

legendary drummer

(with YES...KING CRIMSON...UK...EARTHWORKS)

and

PETE ROTH

The Pete Roth Trio return with Group Chat, a striking new CD/DVD release that captures the spontaneity, interplay and fearless musical conversation at the heart of this exceptional band. Led by guitarist Pete Roth, alongside bassist Mike Pratt and legendary drummer Bill Bruford, Group Chat is Roth’s third major album and a release of particular significance, marking Bruford’s eagerly awaited return to headline performance after a 13-year hiatus, as well as his first appearance on new material in 19 years.

Produced by Pete Roth and Bill Bruford for Winterfold Records, Group Chat presents a trio that thrives on intimacy, risk and connection. Rooted in jazz but never constrained by it, the music moves fluidly through funk, contemporary classical influences and spontaneous improvisation, with nothing treated as untouchable. Original compositions such as Full Circle, Dancing With Grace and Original Sin sit alongside collaborative pieces including Part Of The Charm and Looking Forward To Looking Back, while the trio’s inspired Improvisation on the Largo from Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 underlines the breadth of their musical imagination. The result is a record that feels adventurous, immediate and alive – music made in the moment by three musicians listening as deeply as they play.

PETE ROTH TRIO

featuring

BILL BRUFORD

PETE ROTH

MIKE PRATT

GROUP CHAT

available

september 18th

Two-disc set contains 9-track audio CD and 35-minute DVD.

Pre-order “Group Chat”: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/pete-roth-trio-featuring-bill-bruford-group-chat-cd-dvd-edition

UPCOMING DATES

Fri, 25 Sept 2026

Riverhouse Barn

Walton-on-thames, United Kingdom

Thu, 8 Oct 2026

BIX Jazzclub & Lounge

Stuttgart, Germany

Fri, 9 Oct 2026

Das Rind

Rüsselsheim, Germany

Sun, 11 Oct 2026

NICA JAZZ CLUB

Hamburg, Germany

Mon, 12 Oct 2026

Zig Zag Jazz Club Berlin

Berlin, Germany

Fri, 23 Oct 2026

The Capstone Theatre

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Sat, 24 Oct 2026

The Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre

Durham, United Kingdom

Sun, 8 Nov 2026

Band on the Wall

Manchester, United Kingdom

Wed, 27 Jan 2027

Foxlowe Arts Centre

Leek, United Kingdom

Thu, 28 Jan 2027

Crookes Social Club

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Fri, 29 Jan 2027

Wrecking Ball Music and Books

Kingston Upon Hull, United Kingdom

Sat, 30 Jan 2027

Gosforth Civic Theatre

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Thu, 4 Feb 2027

Spirit Of 66

Verviers, Belgium

Sat, 6 Feb 2027

Pete Roth Tio feat. Bill Bruford

Utrecht, Netherlands

Mon, 8 Feb 2027

Hotel Cecil

København K, Denmark

Wed, 17 Feb 2027

Acapela Studio

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Tue, 23 Feb 2027

Capitol

Pordenone, Italy

Wed, 24 Feb 2027

Teatro CTM

Rezzato, Italy

Thu, 25 Feb 2027

Spazio Teatro 89

Milan, Italy

Fri, 26 Feb 2027

Piazza dei Mestieri

Torino, Italy

For more information

about

Pete Roth Trio:

visit www.peterothtrio.com

Official Website

https://www.facebook.com/PeteRothTrio

Facebook

https://www.instagram.com/pete_roth_trio

Instagram

BILL BRUFORD

AND

PETE ROTH

APPEAR

SEPTEMBER 8TH

ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

W/RAY SHASHO

Saturday, April 7, 2018

MICHAEL DES BARRES MAY 23RD SPECIAL GUEST ON THE RAY SHASHO SHOW 5PM PACIFIC/8PM EASTERN BBS RADIO1

MAY 23RD 2018

MICHAEL DES BARRES

LEGENDARY ROCKER

WITH SILVERHEAD & DETECTIVE

INFAMOUS 'MURDOC' VILLAIN

ON MACGYVER TV SERIES

Michael Des Barres is a perfect example of how perseverance, hard work, and a positive outlook, can achieve many of life’s yearnings. Michael is an incredible story; he embraced his passion for the arts and has never looked back.

Acting lessons at the Corona Stage School led to a supporting cast member role as “Williams,” a London East End pupil on the 1967 British drama, To Sir, with Love starring Sidney Poitier. Besides acting, Michael loved music, especially American blues and rock ‘n’ roll. He formed his first band called the Orange Illusion in his teen years.

In 1972, Michael Des Barres became frontman for British glam rockers and cult icons Silverhead. The band eventually signed with Purple Records (owned by Deep Purple) and released two essential albums, Silverhead (1972) and 16 and Savaged (1973).

Silverhead became a significant role model for future generations of glam rock groups.

After the premature disbanding of Silverhead, Michael Des Barres formed Detective. The band was signed to Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song label by legendary guitarist Jimmy Page in 1975. Detective featured guitarist Michael Monarch (Steppenwolf) and Tony Kaye (Yes). The group recorded three studio albums, Detective (1977), It Takes One to Know One (1978), and their third album was recorded on Atlantic Records but never released. (Michael remains friends with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant).

During this time Michael Des Barres appeared on the WKRP in Cincinnati television episode “Hoodlum Rock” as the infamous Sir Charles 'Dog' Weatherbee of the band Scum of the Earth. (Rob Zombie released a song called “Scum of the Earth” in 2000, and a heavy metal band by the name of Scum of the Earth was formed in 2003).

After the break-up of Detective, Michael Des Barres teamed up with Ex-Sex Pistol guitarist Steve Jones to form Chequered Past. The line-up also included bassist Nigel Harrison and drummer Clem Burke from Blondie, and guitarist Tony Sales formerly of Utopia. (The band recorded one album together called Chequered Past). Des Barres also became the lead singer of the touring and Live Aid version of The Power Station, a Duran Duran spin-off band.

Michael Des Barres penned the world-wide hit “Obsession” with Holly Knight, which became a huge hit for the LA new wave group Animation in 1985.

Des Barres states that he loves performing in front of a live audience in a rock ‘n’ roll band, but he’s also in love with all the arts, and in many shapes and forms. He’s also an accomplished actor and probably best known for playing the infamous villain ‘Murdoc’ on the popular TV series MacGyver and ‘Alex’ in the movie Pink Cadillac.

In April of 2012, Des Barres reunited with Silverhead and all his old mates for the first time in 38 years. The band performed to standing room only audiences in Japan. Michael has appeared in countless film, television, voice-over and stage roles and his credits are awe-inspiring.

Des Barres has also appeared in “Roseanne,” “Seinfeld,” “Renegade,” “Ellen,” “Nip/Tuck,” “Hart To Hart,” “Melrose Place,” “Nash Bridges,” “Northern Exposure,” “Rockford Files,” “St Elsewhere,” “21 Jump Street,” “Frasier,” “Hawaii,” “Bones” and “NCIS,” among many others.

Michael Des Barres latest release THE KEY TO THE UNIVERSE, returned De Barres firing on all cylinders and lighting up the rock world as only he can.

Michael is currently the host of Little Steven’s Underground Garage on SiriusXM Radio Channel 21, Michael Des Barres is heard by more than six million listeners, five days a week (5am-8am and 9pm-midnight PT).

But many fans will know him best as the original MacGyver villain, Murdoc — and those fans were in for a treat, when Des Barres/Murdoc returned February 2nd to CBS’s MacGyver reboot (alongside the new Murdoc, played by David Dastmalchian), in the much-anticipated, “Murdoc vs. Murdoc” episode.