Felix Cabrera & Robert Ross on Long Island May 8th
ROBERT ROSS BAND
Website: www.RobertRossBand.com
Quote: "A blues icon. One of the great blues spirits." Bob Fass (Radio Un-nameable, WBAI-FM Pacifica Network).
Time: 8pm - 11pm
About Felix Cabrera: I have known Felix Cabrera since 1974 or 1975 when our respective bands shared a bill with David "Honey Boy" Edwards at the Washington Square Church on West 4th Street in Greenwich Village. Felix was the front man with The A Train Blues Band featuring Arthur Neilson on guitar, and I was co-leader of The Dicey Ross Band. It has been my pleasure to perform with him quite a few times over the years since. With A Train or Felix & The Havanahs, he has shared stages with Big Joe Turner, James Cotton and Papa John Creach, James Brown, Wilson Pickett, Bobby Blue Bland, Jr. Walker, Marcia Ball, Dr. John, Buddy Guy, Jr. Wells, Lonnie Mack and many others. Felix began working with Jimmy Vivino’s Black It
alians in the 90’s while continuing to front his own band. He has recorded 5 albums, including “For Green”, which the S.F Chronicle called “... a modest treasure” and was recently given 4 stars in Downbeat Magazine for his new recording “Felix Cabrera Band with Jimmy Vivino - Live at The Turning Point”.
Short Bio: Robert Ross is a blues singer, guitarist, slide guitarist, harmonica player and songwriter who is known for a wide variety of blues, rock 'n' roll, jazz, and other roots music. He performs as a solo (acoustic or electric), as an electric duo, or with The ROBERT ROSS BAND which is a trio or a quartet. Robert worked and recorded with Big Joe Turner for Spivey Records & Doc Pomus. He also worked with Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Big Mama Thornton, Brownie McGhee, Memphis Slim, Sunnyland Slim, Otis Rush, Dr. John, J.B. Hutto, Victoria Spivey, Louisiana Red, Eddie Kirkland, Floyd Jones, Homesick James, Bobby Lewis, Charles Ward (Ink Spots), Pinetop Perkins, Charles & Cyrille Neville,, David "Honey Boy" Edwards, Charles "Honey Boy" Otis, S.P. Leary, Washboard Doc, Bill Dicey, Curtis Steigers, Curtis Knight, Charles Walker, Linda Hopkins, Bobby Lewis, Wilbert Harrison, &a mp; Champion Jack Dupree. One of Ross' songs, "Sittin' In The Jailhouse" was recorded by Johnny Winter twice, and 2 other originals appeared on ABC's daytime drama "All My Children". Ross won a New York Music Award for Best Blues Artist and has been nominated 6 times over the years along with the likes of John Hammond, Johnny Copeland, Taj Mahal, and Roscoe Gordon. The Robert Ross Band has toured Europe and North America including performances at the Chicago Blues Festival and the Montreal Jazz Festival in addition to being a perennial at the Riverhead Blues Festival on Long Island. Robert has 7 internationally released cds out in his own name.
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