Mitch Woods - "Happy Hour " CD - Bay Area Jump-Blues/Rocker

Description: Mitch Woods and His Rocket 88s have been the torchbearers of a great American blues musical heritage for three decades. Taking their inspiration from the great jump n' boogie outfits of the late 40s and early 50s, they breathe fresh life into the music that gave birth to rock n' roll. Woods styled his group after the jumpin' n' jivin', shoutin' n' honkin', pumpin' n' poundin' bands of Louis Jordan, Wynonie Harris and more. Adding a healthy dose of New Orleans rhythm and blues, pile drivin' piano, and some of his own playful lyrics, Woods and His Rocket 88s forge their own brand of music they call rock-a-boogie. Born in Brooklyn in 1951, Woods began playing classical piano at eleven, and was putting together bands in Greenwich Village by his mid-teens. He moved to San Francisco in 1970, and for the next five years performed as Mitch Woods and His Red Hot Mama (with singer Gracie Glassman). His next project, Mitch Woods and His Rocket 88s, started in 1980. Their first album, Steady Date (Blind Pig Records, 1984) got hot reviews and led to some prominent appearances. By 1987, Woods was doing a six-country European tour. In 2006, after spending more than twenty five years soaking up the New Orleans sound and performing with many of the Crescent City's musical elite, Woods realized his dream of recording with the founding fathers of New Orleans R&B. He received his first Blues Music Award nomination for Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year in 2007. Woods has performed at some of the world's most prestigious music festivals and venues, including Jazz A Vienne, France; Umbria Jazz Festival, Italy; San Javier International Jazz Festival, Spain; International Boogie Woogie Festival, Lugano, Switzerland; Lionel Hampton Jazz Club at Le Meridien, Paris; Edmonton Blues Festival, Canada; The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise; Taiwan Blues Bash, Taiwan; Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Denmark; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and many, many more.

Price: 10.95 USD

Location: Pacifica, California

End Time: 2024-12-04T22:45:24.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.78 USD