Featuring special guest SAX Gordon (sax, voc | USA)
The perfect meeting point for all 12-bar enthusiasts - today in an extra large hall edition!
For the twentieth (!) time, the protagonists of the Monday session will move from the foyer to the large hall, where they will celebrate a bluesy year-end with the best sound and lighting. In addition to great musicians like Kai Strauss, Chris Rannenberg, Jimmy Reiter, and Tommy Schneller, SAX Gordon was invited as a special guest this year.
No other artist in today's scene brings the great tradition of Rockin' American Saxophone to life and drives it forward like Sax Gordon.
After getting a start in garage bands, church groups, jazz combos, and big bands in Northern California, Gordon worked with blues giant Johnny Heartsman from the Bay Area, and recorded albums with him. Following his move to the East Coast, Gordon regularly performed with Little Joe Cook & the Thrillers, followed by five years of touring and recording with Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson, establishing Gordon in the international scene. With Luther's encouragement, Gordon continued to develop his distinctive style - a wild and exciting saxophone inspired by blues, soul, jazz, and rock & roll.
Gordon recorded and toured internationally with Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Junior Watson, and Toni Lynn Washington, as well as with the Duke Robillard Band, accompanying blues and swing greats like Jimmy Witherspoon and Jay McShann on tours and recordings. Gordon also toured internationally with Roomful of Blues, John Hammond, Sherman Robertson, and soul legend Solomon Burke, while at home with the Who's Who of American blues and soul music greats like Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, James Cotton, Junior Wells, Little Milton, Ben E. King, Hubert Sumlin, Sam Moore (of Sam & Dave), Johnny Johnson, Howard Tate, Martha Reeves, Mighty Sam McClain, Johnny Copeland, and the Fabulous Thunderbirds, among others.
Gordon filled the role of classic R&B saxophonist as a soloist on albums by legends like Champion Jack Dupree, Rosco Gordon, Jimmy McGriff, Pinetop Perkins, Billy Boy Arnold, Jimmy "T99" Nelson, and Charles Brown. But modern masters have also benefited from his unique sound - heard on CDs by Kim Wilson, Bryan Lee, Paul Oscher, Jerry Portnoy, Watermelon Slim, Ron Levy, and David Maxwell. Now, Gordon's distinctive solos can be heard on the albums of a new generation of American Rockin' Roots artists, including Nick Moss, Diunna Greenleaf, Doug Deming, Tia Carroll, JP Soars, Lindsay Beaver, and international top artists like Igor Prado, Kai Strauss, Jimmy Reiter, Big Dez, Raphael Wressnig, and Luca Giordano.
Currently, Gordon leads his own groups worldwide and performs as a guest musician with bands around the world. He conducts workshops at schools and festivals, and continues to work as a sideman, supporting both established and rising artists.
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