Jimmy Carpenter Band (koncertní série Blues Alive)

Blues Alive v Praze: Jimmy Carpenter Band
Saxofonista, zpěvák, kytarista, skladatel a aranžér Jimmy Carpenter, původem z New Orleans, patří k nejrespektovanějším osobnostem dnešní americké bluesové a rhythm & bluesové scény. Je dvojnásobným držitelem Blues Music Award v kategorii Best Instrumentalist/Horn (2021 a 2022) a také držitelem Grammy jako spoluautor skladby na albu Atmosphere skupiny New Orleans Nightcrawlers. Jeho album Just Got Started vyšlo u Gulf Coast Records, debutovalo na 10. místě Billboard Blues Chart a navázalo na sérii velmi dobře přijatých nahrávek. Desku produkoval oceňovaný Kid Andersen ve studiu Greaseland v Kalifornii.
Za svou kariéru procestoval svět po boku jmen jako Tinsley Ellis, Jimmy Thackery, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, Eric Lindell nebo Mike Zito. Vedle vlastních koncertů působí také jako člen Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers, je hudebním ředitelem festivalu Big Blues Bender a prezidentem Las Vegas Blues Society. Čekejte energickou a poctivě odehranou hudbu na pomezí blues, rhythm & blues, soulu a amerického roots rocku – koncert, který nestojí na efektu, ale na zkušenosti, tahu a opravdovém muzikantství.
Sestava souboru:
Jimmy Carpenter – saxofon / zpěv
Chris Tofield – kytara / doprovodný zpěv
Jason Langley – baskytara
Dave Keyes – klávesy / doprovodný zpěv
David Kida – bicí

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Blues Alive in Prague: Jimmy Carpenter Band
Jimmy Carpenter Band brings contemporary American blues and rhythm & blues to Prague in a form that is both musically first-rate and completely direct. Saxophonist, singer, guitarist, songwriter, and arranger Jimmy Carpenter, originally from New Orleans, is one of the most respected figures on today’s scene. He is a two-time Blues Music Award winner in the Best Instrumentalist/Horn category (2021 and 2022) and also a Grammy winner as co-writer of a song on Atmosphere by the New Orleans Nightcrawlers. His album Just Got Started, released on Gulf Coast Records, debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard Blues Chart and followed a string of highly acclaimed releases. The album was produced by the award-winning Kid Andersen at Greaseland Studio in California.
Over the course of his career, Carpenter has toured the world alongside artists such as Tinsley Ellis, Jimmy Thackery, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, Eric Lindell, and Mike Zito. In addition to performing with his own band, he is also a member of Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers, serves as musical director of the Big Blues Bender festival, and is president of the Las Vegas Blues Society. Expect energetic, deeply rooted music at the crossroads of blues, rhythm & blues, soul, and American roots rock — a concert built not on flashy effects, but on experience, drive, and genuine musicianship.
Band line-up:
Jimmy Carpenter – saxophone / vocals
Chris Tofield – guitar / backing vocals
Jason Langley – bass
Dave Keyes – keyboards / backing vocals
David Kida – drums

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