Jack Ashford with The Funk Brothers in Europe 2008

My friend Angelo Earl has informed me that he is touring with Jack Ashford again in the New Year as follows:

10 Jan 2008 20:00 @ fabrik, hamburg germany
11 Jan 2008 20:00 @ Alte Oper frankfurt germany
14 Jan 2008 20:00 @ New Morning Club Paris France
15 Jan 2008 20:00 @ paradiso amsterdam, netherlands
16 Jan 2008 20:00 @ birdland vienna austria
17 Jan 2008 20:00 @ birdland vienna austria
20 Jan 2008 20:00 @ The Sage Gateshead England
21 Jan 2008 20:00 @ ronnie scotts london england
22 Jan 2008 20:00 @ ronnie scotts london england
23 Jan 2008 20:00 @ roniie scotts london england

Here's the line-up:

LARRY JOHNSON (voc) (apparemment un ex Bar Kays)

GREGORY WRIGHT (md, kb) (Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Natalie Cole...)

JOHN SHIPLEY (kb) (quelques disques solo smooth jazz)

BELLE JOHNSON (voc)

VALENCIA ROBINSON (voc) (un album solo)

ROBERT McDONALD (b) (Carla Olson)

CRISPIN TAYLOR (batteur de Galliano et pour les Jbs, Carleen Anderson...)

MIKE FEINGOLD (g)

ANGELO EARL (g) (Al Green, Shirley Brown et les Bar Kays !)

ARMELO SCAFFIDI-ARGENTINA (tp)

CALVIN BENNETT (sax)

I caught Jack last year and he puts on a terrific show of Motown classics. Larry Johnson is a superb soulful singer who has such versatality to handle a range of songs and was the star of the show for me.