Jimmy Herring Band
Tour 2009
a long time coming . See you there
Jimmy Herring Band will be performing at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center
in Santa Cruz on Wed June 17, 2009. Visit the website at http://www.kuumbwajazz.org
Note : The show has moved from Rio Theatre
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Jimmy Herring will be performing at Telluride
Jazz Festival on Sunday June 7 at 6 PM. For more details visit
the festival website at
telluridejazz.org
Neal Fountain (Bruce Hampton, Alex Machacek, Jeff Sipe) will
be performing this Summer instead of Matthew Garrison . Matt could
not play this summer due to unforseen circumstances
Bassist Neal Fountain made his performing career debut at the
age of 14 and since then has left his mark performing throughout
the nation with Jimmy Herring, Col. Bruce Hampton and the Fiji
Mariners, Jeff Sipe, Bobby Lee Rodgers, international indie-jazz
emsemble Kenosha Kid, and Austrian guitar prodigy Alex Machacek.
Fountain leads the Atlanta based trio Megaphone Man, which in
2001 was named "Best Jazz Band" in the Atlanta metro
area by Creative Loafing and in 2006 was invited to headline at
the Berlin Jazz Festival. Fountain’s many talents put him
at the top of a short list of musicians in the Athens area who
at a drop of a hat can deliver solid creative work live or in
the studio.
For the first time ever, legendary guitarist Jimmy Herring is
hitting the road under his own name, with a hand-picked ensemble
of all-star musicians in support. Pioneering a daring hybrid which
crosses rock energy with the sophistication and improvisational
fire of jazz, Herring's dynamic, exploratory guitar playing has
been a key component of such renowned groups as the Aquarium Rescue
Unit, Jazz is Dead, Project Z, and, most recently, Widespread
Panic - with whom Herring plays lead guitar to this day. Much
esteemed by his fellow musicians, Herring has also been called
upon for stints with Phil Lesh and Friends, the Allman Brothers,
and the Dead.
2009 marks the formation of the Jimmy Herring Band, featuring
Herring on guitar, drummer extraordinaire Jeff Sipe (Aquarium
Rescue Unit, Jazz is Dead, Shawn Lane), prolific jazz maverick
Greg Osby on saxophone, multifaceted keyboardist Scott Kinsey
(Tribal Tech), and musical chameleon Oteil Burbridge (spring tour
only) on bass (Allman Brothers, Aquarium Rescue Unit).
The Jimmy Herring Band will be performing a wide range of material,
including compositions from Herring's long-awaited and much-acclaimed
2008 solo debut "Lifeboat." In addition, there will be some cover
tunes from various influential records from the 60's and 70's-
and select favorites from the catalogues of the individual band
members. Herring is understandably excited about the prospect
of performing this music with this lineup over an extended period
of time. "It's a shot of adrenaline to get to play with musicians
who are pushing the envelope and breaking down the walls that
exist between genres of music. Each of these musicians inspires
with every note they play."
"Lifeboat" is the debut solo album from Jimmy Herring released
on Abstract Logix Music.
Current dates on the Tourdates Page
NOTE: ALL SHOWS TO START AT 9 PM or EARLIER. PLEASE CONTACT VENUE
FOR EXACT TIMINGS
Live Music Taping Policy
Short form: AUD ok, no SBD, no video, no flash
All copyrights for these audio recordings are reserved by Jimmy
Herring and any commercial use of said recordings is absolutely
forbidden. Live audio recordings may be traded freely on a strictly
not-for-profit basis .
Some venues forbid live recording and in these cases we must abide
by their wishes.
VIDEO TAPING is NOT allowed at Keller's performances.
There is also NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY allowed. Thank you for your
understanding and cooperation.
Jimmy Herring :: Lifeboat
Joining Jimmy Herring on his album are Jeff Sipe on Drums, Oteil
Burbridge on Bass, Kofi Burbridge and Matt Slocum on keyboards
and Greg Osby on saxophones. Derek Trucks is a special guest appearing
on 2 cuts.
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