New York musician Mark Rivera is Billy Joel’s longtime sax player, and, has worked with three of the four Beatles. As Music Director for Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band, he wraps up our All Things Considered interview series ahead of their Asia Pacific tour, and began by sharing with HPR's Dave Lawrence his experience working for John Lennon.
Hear the complete Mark Rivera interview, see video, get dates for Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band in the Asia Pacific and find links to listen to the previous segments in this series below.
The complete Asia Pacific tour:
Feb 7 – CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand Feb 9 – Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand Feb 11 – Brisbane - Convention Center Feb 13– Sydney - Horden Pavilion Feb 16– Melbourne - Festival Hall Feb 19 – Adelaide- Entertainment Centre Feb 21 – Perth - Challenge Stadium Feb 25 & 26 –Zepp Arena, Tokyo, Japan Feb 27 – Zepp Hall, Nagoya, Japan March 1 – Zepp Hall, Osaka, Japan
Listen to the other features in our HPR Ringo Starr's All Starr Band in the Asia Pacific series: