There’s a definite correlation between Stephen Duros’ career as a successful touring lighting director for pop legends like Toto and Olivia Newton-John and his emergence as a bright, exciting electric and acoustic guitar-driven recording artist with his mood swinging from rock to meditative and everything in between. The NYC-themed new album, THE MANHATTAN SESSIONS highlights Duros’ skillset as he artfully infuses his expansive musical palette with exotic elements of reggae and Arabic rhythms into pop and Smooth Jazz. The guitarist has absorbed a level of confidence and comfort in his signature blend of contemporary jazz after lengthy stints playing and recording with Grammy nominated artist Ottmar Liebert.