The Multi-Orgasmic Guitarist

A master of both stamina and grace, the ALO's longtime lead guitarist Daniel Lebowitz is best known among affecionados of contemporary funk for his innovative application of a wide variety of ancient Taoist sexual techniques to the modern-day funk-rock idiom. From guitar solos which sweep the gamut of his instrument's range without sacrificing its natural expresiveness, to rhythm riffs which chank along behind soloists with the steadiness of a jack-hammer, Lebowitz's playing is as notable for its variety as its laid-back execution. "Year and years spent alone except for the company of one's instrument begins to give a man ideas," the Saratoga native, who is legendary for his prolonged practice sessions, has often remarked. It was during these storied hours spent in ever-increasing intimacy with the styles of rock, jazz, bluegrass, soul, and medieval plainsong, that Lebowitz hit upon the idea of incorporating a program designed to increase male sexual potency into his hitherto more orthodox musical approach. "Of course there are those among my detractors who would contend that it is not musical at all," Lebowitz remarked in his keynote address at last year's "Ending Premature Ejaculation" symposium in Tampa, Fla. "But to those people I say, 'It is not...