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From October 29th till November 21st 2005 El Grupo will do their Fall 2005 tour. You can add your personal concert reviews at this section. After all It's your Grupo 2!
This limited-edition CD perfectly captures the genial ambience and jamming brilliance of four of Los Angeles jazz club favourites on stunning form during Steve Lukather & El Grupo's Summer Tour 2005.
With over 65 minutes of the finest moments from those shows, this CD offers fans a special opportunity to enjoy high-quality and professionally mixed live performances without compromise. For those fortunate enough to acquire a copy of El Grupo live, this is a gem that surely compares with the quality of Luke & Larry Carlton's Grammy Award winning No substitutions.
With a collective discography which traverses a massive array of international artists and a spectrum of musical cultures, and a determination to stretch beyond the boundaries of formulaic studio sessions, the four friends challenge themselves and their audiences with extemporisation that makes many of us laugh with incredulity. Not only does the set-list often change from show to show but each and every performance is entirely unique. El Grupo's club gigs set the standard for improvisation; their hard rocking fusion of jazz, funk and latino grooves never cease to astonish those of us who have seen a number of their shows. The truth is that any one of the takes which Bob Bradshaw recorded would have thrilled listeners. Unlike the production-drenched perfection of studio albums, this CD is completely unadulterated but for the splicing necessary to condense parts of a live performance to a single CD. Tasteful yet fiery licks abound, and as the tour flyer promised, fun is evident in large portions.
Featuring Lukather on guitar and vocals, Steve Weingart on keyboards, Oskar Cartaya on bass and Joey Heredia on drums & percussion, this collection features revitalised reworkings of Los Lobotomy's Dismemberment, Michael Landau's I'm buzzed, Weather Report's Birdland, Jimi Hendrix's Little wing and Jeff Beck's Led boots. The results of the diversity of the band's respective musical backgrounds is compelling; from an intricate passage of solo guitar to a latino party rumba, and from heavy funk to Heavy Weather, this collection is a totally honest representation of the performances on the night. As I sit writing this with the El Grupo live CD playing, I'm reminded of the great times I had at the European Summer Tour shows, partying along with Lukather's passionately loyal fans who supported their musical hero with an open mind and keen ears for musical excellence.
The CD will exclusively be available for purchase at the forthcoming Steve Lukather & El Grupo shows in November 2005. There are currently no plans for this album to be issued on general release, either online or in record stores. To be sold on a first come-first served basis at the venues before and after shows, El Grupo hope to be able to sign and personalise as many CD's as possible after each gig.
With a 16 show tour kicking off in New York City on 29 October 2005 before a further 3 week trip around more of Europe's premier jazz clubs, the set list will undoubtedly be revamped to incorporate tunes from Lukather's festive season album, Santamental.
Will Minting, October 17th 2005
Steve Lukather (photo: Jeroen Loman)
Steve Weingart (photo: Jeroen Loman)
Joey Heredia (photo: Jeroen Loman)
Oskar Cartaya (photo: Jeroen Loman)
El Grupo live is a limited-edition cd with the best moments from the El Grupo shows in Krefeld (Germany) and the Baked Potato in Los Angeles (USA), during the Steve Lukather & El Grupo's summer tour 2005. The album is mixed by Steve Lukather, Oskar Cartaya and Bob Bradshaw at Bradshaw's North-Hollywood studio. The CD will exclusively be available for purchase at the Steve Lukather & El Grupo shows in November 2005. There are currently no plans for this album to be issued on general release, either online or in record stores. The album will be sold on a first come-first served basis at the venues before and after shows.
Songs:
1 Dismemberment(Lenny Castro, David Garfield)
2 I'm buzzed (Michael Landau)
3 Birdland (Joe Zawinul)
4 Little wing (Jimi Hendrix)
5 Led boots (Max Middleton)
Musicians:
Steve Lukather - guitar, vocals
Steve Weingart - keyboards
Oskar Cartaya - bass
Joey Heredia - drums & percussion
Song 1 & 2 recorded live July 8th 2005 in Krefeld by B&R Medientechnik for WDR2. Song 3, 4 & 5 recorded live at the Baked Potato, Los Angeles CA by Robert Bradshaw.
Producer Oskar Cartaya, executive porducer Steve Lukather. Mixed by Robert Bradshaw.
The new El Grupo Fall 2005 Tour will start on October 29th at B.B. King Blues club in New York. In November Lukather and El Grupo will come to Europe to do 17 concerts.
Dates & tickets
* August 5th & 6th: The Baked Potato, Los Angeles, USA.
Two shows: 9.30pm and 11.30pm.
Ticket info: www.thebakedpotato.com or 818-980-1615.
* October 29th: B.B. King Blues Club, New York, USA.
Two shows: 8pm and 10.30pm.
Ticket info: www.bbkingbluesclub.com.
* November 2nd: Blue Note, Milan, Italy.
Ticket info: www.bluenotemilano.com.
* November 3rd: Blue Note, Milan, Italy.
Ticket info: www.bluenotemilano.com.
* November 4th: Planet Music, Vienna, Austria.
Ticket info: www.planet.tt.
* November 6th: Orpheum, Graz, Austria.
Ticket info: www.orpheumgraz.com.
* November 7th: Wigwam, Budapest, Hungaria.
Ticket info: www.tex.hu.
* November 8th: Treibhaus, Innsbruck, Austria.
Ticket info: www.treibhaus.at.
* November 9th: Bierhübeli, Bern, Switzerland.
Info: www.bierhuebeli.ch.
Ticket hotline: www.starticket.ch.
* November 10th: Den Atelier, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Ticket info: www.atelier.lu.
* November 11th: Schulturnhalle, 73650 Winterbach, Germany.
Ticket hotline: www.easyticket.de.
* November 13th: Atlantis, Alkmaar, Holland.
Ticket info: www.atlantispodium.nl.
* November 14th: Spirit 66, Verviers, Belgium.
Ticket info: www.spiritof66.be.
* November 15th: 013, Tilburg, Holland.
Ticket info: www.013web.nl.
* November 16th: The Train, Aarhus, Denmark.
Info: www.train.dk.
Tickets: www.billetnet.dk.
* November 17th: Music Hall, Worpswede, Germany
Ticket info: www.musichall-worpswede.de/.
* November 19th: Podium, Hardenberg, Holland.
Ticket info: www.podium-hardenberg.nl.
* November 20th: Oldenburgisches Staatstheater, Oldenburg, Germany.
Tickets: www.nordwest-ticket.de.
* November 21st: Columbia Club, Berlin, Germany.
Iinfo: www.columbiaclub.de.
Tickets: www.trinityconcerts.de.
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