Luis Alas talks about his career and his new single Purple Rain

About this episode

Luis Alas discusses his career and his smooth jazz cover of Purple Rain.

When a smooth jazz version of Purple Rain arrived in my inbox I knew it would be either a brilliant cover of Prince’s iconic track or a cheesy damp squib. Instrumental covers of classic tracks are either one or the other – there is no middle ground. Thankfully, I wasn’t disappointed. At the opening strum […] The post Luis Alas talks about his career and his new single Purple Rain appeared first on Steve Hart .

People in this episode

Host: Steve Hart

Guest: Luis Alas

Topics covered

• smooth jazz
• music career
• instrumental covers
• Purple Rain
• Prince
• music industry

Keywords

• Luis Alas
• Purple Rain
• smooth jazz
• Prince
• music career
• instrumental cover

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Purple Rain

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