Dec. 30 11pm (Doors: 10:30) Umphrey’s McGee After Party with Willie Waldman Project
Event Page: https://gardenclubatl.freshtix.com/events/mcgee
The Garden Club at Wild Heaven West End
1010 White Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30310
https://greenparrot.com/key-west-live-music
January 20th – Green Parrot – (Gent Treadly w/ Thomas Pridgen & Willie Waldman)
601 Whitehead St, Key West, FL 33040
305-294-6133
January 21st – Green Parrot – Key West, FL (Gent Treadly w/ Thomas Pridgen & Willie Waldman)
January 24th – Diamondhead Beach Resort – (Gent Treadly w/Thomas Pridgen % Willie Waldman – matinee show at noon
2000 Estero Blvd, Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931 · (855) 518-6650
January 24th – Bayboro Brewing – (w/ Thomass Pridgen & Willie Waldman)
Bayboro Brewing Co.
2390 5th Ave S, St Petersburg, FL 33712
March 8 The Holding Company. 7 pm -12 Willie Waldman Project featuring Jake Cinninger guitar Umphreys McGee, Tony Franklin, Norton Wisdom, Tony Austin
5046 Newport Ave, San Diego, CA 92107
Tony Franklin – The Fretless Monster – Bio
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“Fretless Monster”, Tony Franklin has played alongside some of the greatest
names in music history. He got his big break in 1984 as bassist in stellar
supergroup The Firm, with guitar legend Jimmy Page, vocalist Paul Rodgers
and drummer Chris Slade (AC/DC, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band). Franklin’s
signature fretless growl was a distinctive and instantly recognizable element
of the band’s first hit, Radioactive.
After two hit albums and substantial touring with The Firm, Franklin
subsequently performed with Blue Murder (John Sykes, Carmine Appice), David
Gilmour, Kate Bush, Whitesnake, Roy Harper, John Fogerty, Lou Gramm (of
Foreigner), Pat Travers, Tony McAlpine, Gary Hoey, Donna Lewis, Kenny Wayne
Shepherd, Italian superstars Vasco Rossi and Eros Ramazzotti and many others.
An in-demand session bass ace, he has appeared on hundreds of albums.
In January 2006, Fender proudly introduced the Tony Franklin Signature Model
Fretless Precision Bass guitar, a replica of the instrument Franklin has used
throughout his career.
Tony Austin Drums – Tony Austin
Known for his versatility and dynamic performances, Austin plays the drums professionally in all styles of music, and is now one of the most recognized and sought-after drummers in Southern California. He has toured and recorded with many established artists in the entertainment industry, including Lauryn Hill, Carlos Santana, Robbie Krieger, Terrence Howard, India Arie, Roy Hargrove, and more recently Willow Smith, Gwen Stefani, Patti LaBelle and Dave Chapelle, to name a few. He has composed for and appeared on numerous TV and film projects, including “Step Brothers” (Sony), “Studio 60” (NBC), “E-Ring” (NBC), “One on One” (UPN/CW); The Cloverfield Paradox (Netflix) and “Truth or Dare” (NBC/Universal). He has also travelled to Iraq and Afghanistan, performing double-duty as tour manager and drummer, entertaining US Troops on numerous Army bases.
Tony is the Drummer, Engineer and Producer for the acclaimed Los Angeles- based group, the West Coast Get Down (WCGD), a collaborative group of musicians born and raised in Los Angeles. Apart, they are some of the most sought after musicians in the world; together they are uninhibited innovators moving effortlessly through multiple genres of music. He Produced, Engineered and was the Drummer on the critically acclaimed WCGD albums: The Epic by Kamasi Washington, a triple CD named one of Rolling Stone’s and Pitchfork’s “best albums of 2015”, with The Epic Tour selling out arenas worldwide for the past three years; and UPRISING, by vocalist/upright bassist Miles Mosley, an album that debuted in Jan 2017 at #4 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart, #2 on the ITunes Jazz Album charts and featured on Apple Beats 1 Radio. He also engineered and performed on trombonist Ryan Porter’s ‘The Optimist’, pianist Cameron Graves’ ‘Planetary Prince’, and Kamasi Washington’s 2017 EP “Harmony of Difference and 2018 release ‘Heaven and Earth’. He also partnered with Kamasi Washington as recording engineer and performer on the Emmy and Grammy Nominated music score for the Netflix documentary – “Becoming”, A chronicle of former first lady Michelle Obama’s life via her book tour
Currently Tony Austin is touring sold out shows and festivals with the WCGD world wide for Kamasi Washington’s critically-acclaimed new album ‘Heaven and Earth’ (which along with being the drummer he also engineered). The tour started with both weekends at the acclaimed Coachella Festival. When off the road Tony is also currently Producing Miles Mosley’s second album for Universal Music Group/Verve and a duo project, BFI featuring Miles and himself.
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=LBjRXv5PxH4
Willie Waldman Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & M… | AllMusic
Willie Waldman is one of the best trumpet players in the world. His lifelong commitment to his craft took him from his high school band, to performing and recording with some of the biggest names in the business: Jimmie Vaughn, the Robert Cray Band, Albert King, Joe Cocker, Snoop Dogg, Warren G., Sublime, Tupac Shakur, Jodeci, Salt & Pepa, Perry Farrell, Stephen Perkins and Rob Wasserman just to name a few!
The name might not strike an immediate chord but Willie Waldman is one you’ll find in the liner notes of great artists and groups such as Banyan, Rob Wasserman, Perry Farrell and the late Tupac Shakur. While the list goes on, there’s much more to this trumpet players credit than simply recording as a sideman on many of today’s contemporary artists albums.
Willie started his journey at age 7 with his first Trumpet, and took lessons in Westville, just east of Chicago. After High School he found himself in Memphis looking to get involved in music and became a member of the legendary group Herman Green & The Green Machine. Come the late 80s they formed a group called Freeworld and ended up touring through the years with names like Stevie Ray Vaughn & Joe Cocker.
By 1994 he had reached L.A. and met up with friend & engineer David Aron, who was working with Death Row Studios mixing and recording Snoop Dogg’s latest release. Snoop asked for some brass in the track and that’s all it took for Willie to be recording for Hip Hops biggest superstar! He went on to record with 2pac, The Dogg Pound, Dazz & Kurupt, K Ci & Jo Jo, Xhibit & Nate Dogg and more.
Come 1997 Waldman will meet Perry Farrell of Janes Addiction, who opened up the alternative rock scene for him. Before he knew it their drummer, Stephen Perkins and Willie became friends and Willie was added to the Banyan project, writing, playing and co-producing. Between recording and working with other artists around Banyan he met and linked up with Rob Wasserman of the Grateful Dead and recorded on Rob’s next album, Space Island, plus Willie was involved in writing and co-producing again. Both projects have continued to this day in 2014, Banyan and playing with Wasserman.
His first album back in 2000, The Willie Waldman Project was a collaboration that encompassed the roots of Memphis and the freeform of L.A. bringing and eclectic, jam oriented jazz album that will knock your socks off! A testament to his style, experience and roots, Willie Waldman has been around and the proof is there in his releases.
https://www.youtube.com/@williewaldman/videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paeNnR33i5Q
Kofi has impeccable credentials. He is the son of legendary drummer/musician, Ginger Baker, which is evident the moment you hear or see Kofi play. The DNA is unmistakable.
But Kofi has his own unique approach to playing and with his uncompromising daily practicing regime, no wonder he has forged his own long and distinguished career working with many other legendary musicians such as Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Roger Waters, Nile Rogers, Tom Jones, Jack Bruce, Steve Marriott, Uli Jon Roth and many more.
Live at the Jammy Awards
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