Announcements
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BMATours Welcomes:
George Porter Jr
For Exclusive International Representation
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BMATours Welcomes:
Hyena Recording Artist:
Grayson Capps
For Exclusive Representation:
Grayson Capps writes songs which have the voice of dead prophets masquerading as town drunks screaming "look at us we're pretty, too!" He's been playing guitar and singing for nearly twenty-five years now. He's played theaters, festivals, radio shows, T.V. shows, whiskey-beer crusted barrooms, living rooms, and camp fires. Some people call him a preacher, others a poet, a singer, a guitar player, a redneck, but he declares: "I am only an actor strutting and fretting across the stage. I still have to use a shovel. I still have to dig in the dirt. But, I tell you what, I have beautiful children named Sadie and Waylon, a new house in Franklin, TN and my second solo record coming out in the autumn. Bobby and Fred are dead, but my father is alive and well in Alabama about to publish his second novel. No one knows what tomorrow will bring, but songs are still sung by those who continue to sing."
Through his multiple W.C. Handy Award winning touring and rercording with his current band The Mighty Flyers , to his countless appearances both live and on record with legendary blues figures, Piazza has set a standard for harmonica virtuosity that has established him as one of the most influential living blues harp players. He's consistently surrounded himself with players who bring out the best he has to offer, and epitomize the very best in blues: fresh, swinging, tasteful, exciting and creative. The core of his band has been together for over three decades, and developed the kind of musical telepathy that simply cannot exist without years of experience on the bandstand and in the studio. The Mighty Flyers are a well-oiled machine, with Piazza in the driver's seat. BMATours Welcomes
The Bluesmasters
featuring
Mickey Thomas
For Exclusive Representation
Real soul transcends all genres of music... R&B “got soul,” to only state the most obvious, but the best rock “got soul,” too. The angelic-voiced singer John Michael “Mickey” Thomas injected revitalizing soul into the pop rocking Jefferson Starship beginning in the late 70s, propelling them to super stardom on the # 1 hits “We Built This City” and “Sara” in 1985. Before joining the band, however, he gained serious roots music credibility when he stepped up to sing the stunning lead vocal in 1976 on stone bluesman Elvin Bishop’s surprise # 3 hit, “Fooled Around and Fell in Love.” Thirty years and counting into his ongoing tenure with the Starship, the amateur cook now turns his sweet and sour voice to a discriminating selection of choice covers and creates a spectacular musical statement with The Bluesmasters, testifying with sweaty fervor to his rock audience while making true believers of blues fans. As if to acknowledge his years of preparation and knowledge of the material, Thomas recorded all his vocals in one take.
Papa Grows Funk
For Exclusive Representation:
"…one of THE best, one of THE hottest and most important funky bands in New Orleans, we couldn't be prouder." -Quint Davis, producer of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Papa
Grows Funk's all-star lineup features New Orleans' finest
musicians and
funkiest characters, all of whom have deep roots in New Orleans music.
Anchored around the slinky Hammond B3 grooves of band leader John Gros
(George Porter, Jr. and Runnin' Pardners) is internationally renowned
June Yamagishi (Wild Magnolias) on guitar, Marc Pero (Smilin’ Myron) on
bass, Jason Mingledorff (Galactic) on saxophone and Jeffery “Jellybean”
Alexander (Jon Cleary), who replaced Russell Batiste, Jr. in 2005, on
drums. Influenced by Dr. John, the Meters and the Neville Brothers,
Papa Grows Funk are the guardians of New Orleans funk. PGF continually
stretches the bounds of New Orleans music, turning ears and shaking
hips wherever they perform. 