Oren Ambarchi

The Australian guitarist on the solo album as a construct, getting away from predictability, and his perverse Pat Metheny fandom.

Photo by Ravyna Jassani

At the turn of the century, I began an email correspondence with an intriguing new Australian guitarist on the Touch label, Oren Ambarchi. I wouldn’t ever suggest that writing about new music is like being a kindergarten teacher, Grapefruit League talent scout, or sports bettor, trying to gauge the promise of the future, but it’s …