Les Paul Birthday Celebration - Raul Midón
About This Event
The Iridium's Les Paul Birthday Celebration places the guitarist-inventor's legacy—his early solid-body electric designs and 1950s recordings with Mary Ford—at the center of a week of guitar-focused concerts. This edition features singer-guitarist Raul Midón, who collaborated with the Yellowjackets on "The Lion," joining the Les Paul-themed lineup and highlighting the series' engagement with technical invention and cross-genre guitar traditions.
About the Artists
Les Paul
Les Paul, born Lester William Polsfuss, was a guitarist, songwriter, and hands-on builder whose work crossed jazz, country, blues, and pop. He developed early solid-body electric guitar designs that helped shape the instrument later associated with the Gibson Les Paul, while also recording hit sides in the 1950s with singer-guitarist Mary Ford.
Raul Midon
“I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the Yellowjackets on their GRAMMY nomination for Fasten Up. It was an honor to collaborate with them on ‘The Lion’. The Yellowjackets continue to inspire with their creativity, musicianship, and dedication to the art of jazz.
Raul Midón
“I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the Yellowjackets on their GRAMMY nomination for Fasten Up. It was an honor to collaborate with them on ‘The Lion’. The Yellowjackets continue to inspire with their creativity, musicianship, and dedication to the art of jazz.