LUCKY PETERSON @ London (19/01/2018) 20:15 + 22:30
Blues concert "Tribute to Jimmy Smith".
Contemporary blues icon, Lucky Peterson was discovered by blues legend Willie Dixon when he was three years old, released his first record at five and soon after appeared on The Tonight Show. Trained by keyboardists Bill Doggett and Jimmy Smith, Peterson went on to play behind the likes of Little Milton, and Bobby "Blue" Bland, learning his craft and become one of the finest blues musicians in the world. He has been hailed by The New Yorker as "a master of the guitar, organ and microphone". Appearing here performing the music of the late great Hammond organ legend Jimmy Smith.
Lucky Peterson: Hammond organ, vocals
Kelyn Crapp: guitar
Nicolas Folmer: trumpet
Ahmad Compaoré: drums
FEE: £25 / £50
Tel: +44 (0)20 7439 0747
More info: here
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, 47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1D 4HT, U.K.