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Johnny Winter
touring in support of his new CD!

With Special Guest
Julien Kasper Band

Saturday, July 24th at 8pm

Ticket prices:
$30 Reserved Seats

Look for Johnny's new CD titled: "I'M A BLUESMAN" to be released June 15, 2004 on Virgin Records. Musicians on "I'M A BLUESMAN" include members of Johnny's current touring band James Montgomery (Harp), Scott Spray (Bass), Wayne June (Drums), along with guitarist Paul Nelson and produced by Dick Shurman and Tom Hambridge.

Johnny Winter became a blues-rock star in the late '60s and early '70s and gained recognition in the late ‘70s by producing two Grammy Award-winning records for Muddy Waters. Born in Beaumont, TX, Winter formed his first band at 14 with his brother Edgar, and spent his youth in recording studios cutting regional singles and in bars playing the blues. His discovery on a national level came via an article in Rolling Stone in 1968, which led to a management contract with New York club owner Steve Paul and a record deal with Columbia. His debut album reached the charts in 1969. Winter later formed a band with former members of The McCoys, including second guitarist Rick Derringer. 1971’s Johnny Winter And LIVE earned him a Gold Record while 1973’s Still Alive and Well was for many weeks a Billboard bestseller. His albums became more overtly blues-oriented in the late '70s, and in the '80s he recorded three albums for Alligator, one of the premiere independent blues labels. Winter has since recorded for MCA and Pointblank/Virgin.

James Montgomery has been one of the most sought-after, respected blues harmonica players and performers in the country since the early ‘70s when his career was launched after a multi-album deal with Capricorn Records. This year, his latest recording, Bring It On Home, received a W.C. Handy Award nomination, and James Montgomery & Friends were recently nominated for a Boston Music Award for Best Blues Act.

Julien Kasper Band

" Kasper displays... righteous control, dead-on phrasing, progressive
composition and savvy ears. This guy is really, really good!" - Guitar
Player Magazine

"His tone is unique, his talent for melody phenomenal, and his band tighter
than most working groups today... Kasper gives us a sound we can't help but
listen to." - Scott Gotschall, jazzreview.com

"Julien Kasper is a superb guitarist... a dynamic and fluent player with a
rich mind full of musical ideas. This is a terrific musician who should not
be missed." - Alan Chase, The Portsmouth Herald

Julien's much anticipated debut CD, Flipping Time, encompasses his dymanic
range as a guitarist and composer. Explosive pychedelia, grooving shuffles,
intimate ballads and straight-up rock all co-exist to take the listener on a
compelling musical journey.

http://www.julienkasper.com/

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