Jazz concert
Crystal Thomas & The Austin All Stars (USA) - Einziges Konzert in der Schweiz!
Atlantis
Klosterberg 13, 4051 Basel
Crystal Thomas is a great sharp blues singer who until recently flew somewhat under the radar of many blues fans. With the last album 'Now dig this!' this has changed abruptly.
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Crystal Thomas is a great sharp blues singer who until recently flew somewhat under the radar of many blues fans. With her latest album 'Now dig this!' that has changed abruptly. The album also features bass legend Chuck Rainey. His quote speaks volumes: "Being with Aretha Franklin all those years, doing this session was like being back in heaven. Man, this recording set my soul on fire."
A large part of this is also due to the rest of the backing band on the CD, which includes the two brothers Johnny and Jay Moeller. The two brothers will also be on stage at Crystal Thomas' concert with us. Besides them, the great guitarist Paul Size and the T-Birds bassist Nico Leophonte will accompany Crystal Thomas. And as the icing on the cake, we have agreed with the exceptional guitarist Laura Chavez that she will also be there, if her tour schedule allows it. However, we won't know this until about six months before the concert.
Crystal Thomas, who is over fifty years old, has been active in music since her earliest youth. So far, however, she has remained rather hidden from a wider public. And this despite the enormous workload she has been performing for many years. Her vocal abilities have been known for a long time. With the last CD she has used them so precisely that they otpimal come to bear. And - as I said - supported by a band that also demands her to the last.
Crystal Thomas - born in Louisiana - starts singing when she is two years old. She is accompanied by her father, who plays the guitar. Music was omnipresent in the Thomas family anyway. Together with her grandparents, she got to know the music of Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins and Jimmy Reed. She also sang regularly in church. Besides her grandparents' farm, church was pretty much the only diversion in young Crystal Thomas' life.
The family consisted of three brothers and two sisters. When one brother got a trombone, little Crystal learned to play it. Besides that she starts writing songs. Later she enters Jackson State University and plays trombone in the local university band. Alongside this, she develops her singing skills.
In 1999, Crystal performs in the opening act of Bobby Rush and is signed on the spot by Bobby Rush. From then on, the band plays in the support of world-famous bands such as The Temptations and Parliament. After that Crystal became a trombonist in Johnny Taylor's band. From Johnny Taylor she learns the basics of the music business. Unfortunately, her mentor dies of a heart attack a few months later.
Shortly thereafter follows the first record of Crystal. The second 'Drank of ly Love' follows shortly after. Shortly after that, the phone rings. And Eddie Stout what on the other end of the line. Eddie invites her to make some recordings with him in Austin, to be released on his label Dialtone.
'Now dig this!" is recorded with a band that is the best of the best Austin has to offer in blues. The two brothers, Jay and Johnny Moeller, bass legend Chuck Rainey and keyboardist Lucky Peterson.
In the foreground of Crystal's music is authenticity, honesty, soul. She wants to pass on the feelings that she already experienced as a teenager through the blues. She is also critical of today's music business: "You don't have to know anything about music to be number 1. You don't have to sing in key any more, don't need to know flats and sharps. You can just have a nice gimmick song and, hey, you're a star now. I've worked too hard to settle for that. I want to do as much music as I can while I can to touch as many souls as I can. My goal is to be next blues queeen. It is more than a privilege to be out here creating good songs that blues listeners can enjoy."
There is nothing to add to that. Except maybe: Don't miss the concert of this future blues queen!
Lineup:
Crystal Thomas - Vocals
Johnny Moeller - Guitar
Paul Size - Guitar
John Penner - Bass
Jason Moeller - Drums, vocals
No seat guarantee!
crystalthomasblues.com/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gZEeXIG9ow&t=2s
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeJh5nlQZnk&t=2s
No seat guarantee!
Door opening: 20:00
Start: 21:00
End: 23:00 o'clock
Box office: CHF 79.-
Age limit: From 16 years
Wheelchair places: Wheelchair users need a normal ticket, the location is wheelchair accessible.
More info:
www.groovenow.ch
[jhub)
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
A large part of this is also due to the rest of the backing band on the CD, which includes the two brothers Johnny and Jay Moeller. The two brothers will also be on stage at Crystal Thomas' concert with us. Besides them, the great guitarist Paul Size and the T-Birds bassist Nico Leophonte will accompany Crystal Thomas. And as the icing on the cake, we have agreed with the exceptional guitarist Laura Chavez that she will also be there, if her tour schedule allows it. However, we won't know this until about six months before the concert.
Crystal Thomas, who is over fifty years old, has been active in music since her earliest youth. So far, however, she has remained rather hidden from a wider public. And this despite the enormous workload she has been performing for many years. Her vocal abilities have been known for a long time. With the last CD she has used them so precisely that they otpimal come to bear. And - as I said - supported by a band that also demands her to the last.
Crystal Thomas - born in Louisiana - starts singing when she is two years old. She is accompanied by her father, who plays the guitar. Music was omnipresent in the Thomas family anyway. Together with her grandparents, she got to know the music of Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins and Jimmy Reed. She also sang regularly in church. Besides her grandparents' farm, church was pretty much the only diversion in young Crystal Thomas' life.
The family consisted of three brothers and two sisters. When one brother got a trombone, little Crystal learned to play it. Besides that she starts writing songs. Later she enters Jackson State University and plays trombone in the local university band. Alongside this, she develops her singing skills.
In 1999, Crystal performs in the opening act of Bobby Rush and is signed on the spot by Bobby Rush. From then on, the band plays in the support of world-famous bands such as The Temptations and Parliament. After that Crystal became a trombonist in Johnny Taylor's band. From Johnny Taylor she learns the basics of the music business. Unfortunately, her mentor dies of a heart attack a few months later.
Shortly thereafter follows the first record of Crystal. The second 'Drank of ly Love' follows shortly after. Shortly after that, the phone rings. And Eddie Stout what on the other end of the line. Eddie invites her to make some recordings with him in Austin, to be released on his label Dialtone.
'Now dig this!" is recorded with a band that is the best of the best Austin has to offer in blues. The two brothers, Jay and Johnny Moeller, bass legend Chuck Rainey and keyboardist Lucky Peterson.
In the foreground of Crystal's music is authenticity, honesty, soul. She wants to pass on the feelings that she already experienced as a teenager through the blues. She is also critical of today's music business: "You don't have to know anything about music to be number 1. You don't have to sing in key any more, don't need to know flats and sharps. You can just have a nice gimmick song and, hey, you're a star now. I've worked too hard to settle for that. I want to do as much music as I can while I can to touch as many souls as I can. My goal is to be next blues queeen. It is more than a privilege to be out here creating good songs that blues listeners can enjoy."
There is nothing to add to that. Except maybe: Don't miss the concert of this future blues queen!
Lineup:
Crystal Thomas - Vocals
Johnny Moeller - Guitar
Paul Size - Guitar
John Penner - Bass
Jason Moeller - Drums, vocals
No seat guarantee!
crystalthomasblues.com/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gZEeXIG9ow&t=2s
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeJh5nlQZnk&t=2s
No seat guarantee!
Door opening: 20:00
Start: 21:00
End: 23:00 o'clock
Box office: CHF 79.-
Age limit: From 16 years
Wheelchair places: Wheelchair users need a normal ticket, the location is wheelchair accessible.
More info:
www.groovenow.ch
[jhub)
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.