Tim Penn & The Second Line at The Boston Room, George IV

If you like Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, Dr John, Allen Toussaint The Neville Brothers, Ray Charles and Tom Waits mixed in with an occasional old school Jelly Roll Morton, this is one band you won’t want to miss. During 2018, The Second Line firmly established their reputation as one of the top New Orleans influenced R&B bands in London and Tim Penn is one of the most popular pianists on the London Blues and Roots scene. Going back to the 1970s, he was a member of Dorris Henderson’s Eclection, the Kevin Coyne band alongside Andy Summers (The Police) and Gordon Smith, described by John Peel as " The foremost white Blues guitarist in the world ". ...

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If you like Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, Dr John, Allen Toussaint The Neville Brothers, Ray Charles and Tom Waits mixed in with an occasional old school Jelly Roll Morton, this is one band you won’t want to miss. During 2018, The Second Line firmly established their reputation as one of the top New Orleans influenced R&B bands in London and Tim Penn is one of the most popular pianists on the London Blues and Roots scene. Going back to the 1970s, he was a member of Dorris Henderson’s Eclection, the Kevin Coyne band alongside Andy Summers (The Police) and Gordon Smith, described by John Peel as " The foremost white Blues guitarist in the world ".

The rest of The Second Line are Nigel Appleton (Mission Impossible, Regenesis) on drums, Francis Booth on bass, Chris “Wah-Wah” Proctor on guitar and bringing a little afro-beat and High-Life to the musical gumbo, Ayo Odia (Osibisa, Fela Kuti) on tenor sax as they take you on a magical journey through 20th Century American jazz and blues together with some original compositions. In Tim’s own words “This is the blues, but with a great big smile on its face”. 7.30pm

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