Mike Zito - Life Is Hard - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS of three works by Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023) from soprano Anu Komsi, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Sakari Oramo, including the composer's final orchestral work, Vista, inspired by a scenic Interstate 5 highway to San Diego.

2018 . Blues-rock is a tightrope - and Mike Zito has never lost his footing. At times in his storied two-decade career, the Texas bandleader has rolled up the amps and rocked as hard as anyone. Yet his lifelong fascination with the blues has always reeled him back in. And now, having shaken the rafters with 2016's acclaimed Make Blues Not War, First Class Life finds Mike diving deep into the only genre that can do justice to his hard-won true stories of hardship and redemption. InchMake Blues was pretty extreme and rocking,Inch he reflects. InchThis time, I was definitely thinking more blues.Inch First Class Life is a fitting album title from a man who remembers the hard times. InchThe title track is a nod to where I've come from and where I'm at,Inch explains the songwriter whose promising early career was almost destroyed by addiction. InchIt's a rags-to-riches story, and it's certainly true. I grew up poor in St. Louis, and now I'm travelling the world to sing my songs. In the world of excess America, I may not look 'rich', but in my world, I most certainly am. I have a beautiful family, I'm clean and sober, and I get to play music.Inch

Singer, songwriter, producer, and Royal Southern Brotherhood member Mike Zito presents a new in the hit Ruf series SONGS FROM THE ROAD. This album was recorded live at Dosey Doe in the Woodlands in front of a sold-out crowd of 300 screaming Texans!