Daniel Donato is a rising guitar star. I caught up with him on the release of his new album Horizons to discuss the new work, his skyrocketing career and more.
LOVE this interview, and consider Daniel Donato and his (GREAT) band Cosmic Country to be among the biggest news in the heavy touring/live improv music scene. Stumbled on him when he guested at a Bobby Weir Wolf Bros show in Memphis in like '22 -- but really caught my eye during a '23 webcast when first guesting with Widespread Panic in SC... he and Jimmy Herring delighted in topping each other with incendiary leads to close a show. To me, that's when Daniel really walked off the stage as a "hottest new thing" talent where others I'm sure also thought, "Wow, who IS this guy?" Besides being an amazing player, composer and bandleader with the soul and wisdom of a 60 year old pro, his "say only positive things" interview style and intelligence here only adds to his positive 'obvious rising star' vibe. Thx for this interview!
LOVE this interview, and consider Daniel Donato and his (GREAT) band Cosmic Country to be among the biggest news in the heavy touring/live improv music scene. Stumbled on him when he guested at a Bobby Weir Wolf Bros show in Memphis in like '22 -- but really caught my eye during a '23 webcast when first guesting with Widespread Panic in SC... he and Jimmy Herring delighted in topping each other with incendiary leads to close a show. To me, that's when Daniel really walked off the stage as a "hottest new thing" talent where others I'm sure also thought, "Wow, who IS this guy?" Besides being an amazing player, composer and bandleader with the soul and wisdom of a 60 year old pro, his "say only positive things" interview style and intelligence here only adds to his positive 'obvious rising star' vibe. Thx for this interview!
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