The Jake Walker Quartet featuring Arthur Neilson and Greg Gumpel presents:
Two Kings: A Blues Guitar Extravaganza Honoring The Legacy of Freddie and Albert King
The Setlist:
Selections from two classic 1960’s LP’s, one from Freddie King (Let's Hide Away And Dance Away With Freddie King, 1961, King Records), and one from Albert King (Born Under A Bad Sign, 1967, Stax), plus two of Jake's originals strongly influenced by each.
Jake Walker, a native New Yorker, received his first guitar as a gift from his parents on his 11th birthday. His obsession with the blues began at age 14 after hearing B.B. King’s Live At The Regal. Jake began his professional career in the genre performing in the bands of JSP recording artist James Peterson, and his son, Lucky, in the Tampa Bay Area. Subsequent to that he moved back to NYC and began singing, writing songs, and fronting his own bands, despite immense stage fright. Improbably, some casual live performances of Jake that were recorded from a mixing board during a jam session at a Manhattan club received hundreds of thousand of plays on MySpace. This led to him being named Artist of The Month at Big City Rhythm and Blues Magazine, and two tours in Holland. These recordings also caught the attention of famed record producer and engineer Eliot Mazer (Neil Young, Janis Joplin, The Band) who signed Jake to his fledgling label, Leftturn Records. Jake’s first studio album, Confidence Man, was released in 2008. Jake has toured extensively in Europe since 2006, and has headlined many overseas music festivals. He is thrilled to present this tribute to two of his favorite blues guitarists, who have been life-long sources of inspiration to him, as they have been to many other musicians and fans....
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The Jake Walker Quartet featuring Arthur Neilson and Greg Gumpel presents:
Two Kings: A Blues Guitar Extravaganza Honoring The Legacy of Freddie and Albert King
The Setlist:
Selections from two classic 1960’s LP’s, one from Freddie King (Let's Hide Away And Dance Away With Freddie King, 1961, King Records), and one from Albert King (Born Under A Bad Sign, 1967, Stax), plus two of Jake's originals strongly influenced by each.
Jake Walker, a native New Yorker, received his first guitar as a gift from his parents on his 11th birthday. His obsession with the blues began at age 14 after hearing B.B. King’s Live At The Regal. Jake began his professional career in the genre performing in the bands of JSP recording artist James Peterson, and his son, Lucky, in the Tampa Bay Area. Subsequent to that he moved back to NYC and began singing, writing songs, and fronting his own bands, despite immense stage fright. Improbably, some casual live performances of Jake that were recorded from a mixing board during a jam session at a Manhattan club received hundreds of thousand of plays on MySpace. This led to him being named Artist of The Month at Big City Rhythm and Blues Magazine, and two tours in Holland. These recordings also caught the attention of famed record producer and engineer Eliot Mazer (Neil Young, Janis Joplin, The Band) who signed Jake to his fledgling label, Leftturn Records. Jake’s first studio album, Confidence Man, was released in 2008. Jake has toured extensively in Europe since 2006, and has headlined many overseas music festivals. He is thrilled to present this tribute to two of his favorite blues guitarists, who have been life-long sources of inspiration to him, as they have been to many other musicians and fans.
Arthur Neilson was born and raised in NYC. After hearing Albert King at age 17, he was bitten by the blues. He has been the guitarist and right hand man for Shemekia Copeland for over 21 years, as well as having 3 solo CDs of his own. Opening for the Rolling Stones, performing with Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, Taj Mahal, Ronnie Spector, and the Commitments are some of the highlights of his career. He has appeared on the Conan O'Brien show as well as David Letterman. He continues to tour all over the world.
Greg Gumpel has toured all over the the world as well as recording with various highly accclaimed artist Victor Wainwright, Brandon Santini, Sam the Sham, Dave Gross, John Nemeth, Mikey Junior and Chris O'Leary Band. His work on the 2018 album "Victor Wainwright & the Train" earned him and the band a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album.
Michael Fox was born in Brooklyn, NY, and is a graduate of the High School of Performing Arts and The Manhattan School of Music, studying classical mallets under Jim Price. Michael has performed with Etta James, Bobby Martin, Jay Siegel & the Coasters, Bernie Williams, and many tri-state area bands. He currently resides on Long Island.
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