After critical acclaim for his recreation of an iconic album, Timmons will bring these songs to NYC for the first time, on March 19 at the Iridium Jazz Club

Andy Timmons Band Plays Sgt. Pepper was released in October 2011 (Favored Nations Entertainment), an instrumental re-imagining of a little album by the Beatles that just happened to become a cultural milestone, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Now, after garnering mass critical acclaim for this 14-track recreation, Timmons and his longtime band, bassist Mike Daane and drummer Mitch Marine, will bring these songs to New York for the first time, on Monday, March 19 at the Iridium Jazz Club (1650 Broadway at 51st Street, 8:00pm and 10:00pm, ticket price $32.50).

Recreating one of rock’s most iconic works is a bold move. What’s even more fascinating is that the music of The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was arranged and recorded completely from memory, over the course of two years, with a minimum of overdubs. It’s the reverence and respect for these ageless tunes that shines through Andy Timmons Band Plays Sgt. Pepper. While Timmons lets his fingers do the singing, carrying the melodies through the voice of his six-string, Daane and Marine add their own color to the palette.

“This project is the culmination of my love for The Beatles and an expression of my love for guitar,” says Timmons.

Also included on the CD is their take on “Strawberry Fields Forever,” the only non-Pepper cut

Andy Timmons is the former lead guitarist of Danger Danger. As an in-demand session musician, he has worked with artists as diverse as Paula Abdul, the Beach Boys, Paul Stanley, and Kip Winger. He has also served as Olivia Newton-John’s musical director for several U.S. tours. Fellow guitarists Steve Lukather, Tommy Emmanuel, and head of Favored Nations Entertainment Steve Vai consider themselves fans.

To read Powerline’s interview with Andy Timmons, click here.