The Greyboy Allstars will bring their U.S. tour to New Orleans for two nights at The Independent on May 10 & 11. The shows will feature material from the influential West Coast funk-and-soul band's first album in six years, Inland Emperor (April 16).
It has been 20 years since The Greyboy Allstars--frequenters of the scene surrounding the `70s soul-and-funk-spinning DJ Greyboy-formed in San Diego, with their producer and label owner as a namesake. The band's 1995 debut, West Coast Boogaloo, has influenced countless other artists and groups, and the Allstars' early work together launched, for each member, a unique kind of prolific and highly successful solo career. As a result, the The Greyboy Allstars have managed to come together only once every few years-releasing only three studio albums to date-although the joy of writing and recording as a group has motivated them to continue to reunite when they have time.
Inland Emperor features original band members Karl Denson (horns and vocals),
RoBert Walter (keyboards), Elgin Park (aka
Michael Andrews, guitars and vocals) and Chris Stillwell (bass), along with Aaron Redfield (drums), who has played with the group in recent years, and a guest appearance by John Bigham, of Soul Of
John Black. All contributed to the songwriting. They recorded and produced the album at Elgin Park's studio in Glendale, CA, and Grammy Award-winning producer/engineer Mickey Petralia (Beck, Peaches, Eels, Flight of the Conchords) mixed the tracks-12 efficient (on average, four-minute) tunes, rather than long-form platforms for soloing.
The Greyboy Allstars' last release was What Happened to Television (2007), which earned substantial critical praise.
THE GREYBOY ALLSTARS - TOUR DATES
May 10-11
San Francisco, CA
The Independent
w/ support from Alan Evans Trio
May 16-19
Seattle, WA
Dimitriou's Jazz Alley
June 1
Solana Beach, CA
Fiesta Del Sol
June 12-14
San Diego, CA
Casbah
June 24
New York, NY
Blue Note Jazz Club
w/ special guest Houston Person
June 25
New York, NY
Blue Note Jazz Club
w/ special guest James Carter
June 26
New York, NY
Blue Note Jazz Club
w/ special guest Gary Bartz
June 27
Washington, D.C.
Howard Theater
w/ support from Lance Herbstrong
June 28
Baltimore, MD
Soundstage
w/ support from Lance Herbstrong
June 29
Philadelphia, PA
Union Transfer
July 6-7
Quincy, CA
High Sierra Music Festival
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