c-towns Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 THE RINGERS featuring Jimmy Herring, Wayne Krantz, Michael Landau, Keith Carlock and Etienne Mbappe. This super-group of talent, with such varying backgrounds, brings together 5 different genres; Rock, Funk, Jazz, Blues and African. The idea came from Abstract Logix label founder, Souvik Dutta. The concept was to bring five guys together, not to just perform as a super-group, but to work “as a unifying artistic force, one where people put music ahead of their egos to collectively create great music.†These five veteran musicians will perform together on new material written exclusively for this band, as well as each individual’s solo material and covers tunes chosen by the players. Jimmy Herring, as the founding member of The Aquarium Rescue Unit, Project Z and Jazz is Dead, in addition to playing with everyone from The Allman Brothers Band, The Grateful Dead to Phil Lesh and Friends, and Béla Fleck, has made his indelible impact on the music world. He currently serves as the lead guitarist for the very popular American Band, Widespread Panic and released his second solo album, Subject To Change Without Notice, this past August 21st Wayne Krantz released his tenth album, Howie 61, this past April to glowing critical praise. Krantz has played with Randy Brecker, Leni Stern and Steely Dan, among others. Through a succession of highly lauded solo recordings, Krantz has continuously evolved as an artist – pushing himself in new and exciting directions. Revered for his forward-thinking approach to improvisation (brilliantly documented in his 2004 book An Improviser’s OS), Krantz has fearlessly branched into new areas, while consistently skirting the edges of jazz, rock and fusion. Michael Landau is a prolific session musician and guitarist who has played on a large number of albums since the early 1980s with artists as varied as Joni Mitchell, Seal, Michael Jackson, James Taylor, Richard Marx, Steve Perry, Pink Floyd and Miles Davis. In addition to his session work, Landau has also fronted several bands including Raging Honkies and Burning Water.Keith Carlock, an amazing drummer, has recorded and/or toured with such musical luminaries as John Mayer, Sting, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, Diana Ross, Faith Hill, The Blues Brothers Band, Mike Stern, Leni Stern, David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, Richard Bona, Chris Botti, Wayne Krantz, Rudder, Harry Belafonte, Oz Noy, Larry Carlton, Clay Aiken, Rascal Flatts, Paula Abdul and Grover Washington, Jr, to name a few. Etienne Mbappe, bass player, is best known for his years with the Zawinul Syndicate. In the 80’s he was the masterpiece of the jazz fusion band Ultramarine which incorporated jazz with elements of African and Caribbean influences. He also played with Ray Charles on his last album and is currently a member of John McLaughlin’s 4th Dimension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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c-towns Posted January 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Band announces 2014 US tour January 18 Sunshine Music & Blues Festival- Boca Raton, FL * January 19 Sunshine Music & Blues Festival- St. Petersburg, FL * January 22 3rd & Lindsley- Nashville, TN January 23 Terminal West- Atlanta, GA January 24 Georgia Theatre- Athens, GA January 25 WorkPlay Soundstage- Birmingham, ALJanuary 29 The Music Farm- Charleston, SC **January 30 The Fillmore- Charlotte, NC ** January 31 The Grey Eagle- Asheville, NC February 1 The Lincoln Theatre- Raleigh, NCFebruary 4 World Cafe Live (Downstairs)- Philadelphia, PAFebruary 5 The Howard Theatre- Washington, DCFebruary 6 BB King’s- New York, NY February 7 The Capitol Theatre- Portchester, NY ** February 8 StageOne- Fairfield, CT *Sunshine Music and Blues Festival**dates with Moe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Did this info come from Rolling Stone magazine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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edger Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Oh Jimmy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark tonin Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Was hoping this tour would make its way closer ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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