BRIAN AUGER & THE TRINITY FEATURING SAVANNA GRACE (UK)For over forty years, Brian Auger has been a musician’s musician with one of the most varied careers in music and he should not need any introduction. The keyboard king is probably the most important artists to play live at the All Saints Weekender and we are particularly proud to have him as our guest for this edition. Actually Brian Auger has played live several times in Italy, but he has never done it at a Mod Weekender.
Brian Auger’s unique musical career started at a very early age, when he began to play the piano, hearing his older brother record collection and fascinated with the various jazz piano men that were making an impact on jazz: Oscar Petersen, Hampton Hawes, Victor Feldman, Red Garland, as well as McCoy Tyner and Herbie Hancock. After winning the Melody Maker jazz poll in 1964, in 1965 - when he heard Jimmy Smith albums - he decided to get involved with a Hammond B3, an organ few British musicians could play, largely because the bulky organs were virtually non-existent in England. The rest is history and legend. The work with the Yardbirds, the formation of the Steampacket, Long John Baldry, Rod Stewart, Julie Driscoll, the Mod Years, the Trinity, the Oblivion Express. A big list of stand out hits over the years, a large discography, Black Cat, Fool Killer, Indian Rope Man, I wanna take you higher, Listen here, Tiger, and This Wheel’s on Fire. Jazz, Motown, early British pop, R&B, soul... He will be onstage on Monday 31st October, at the disco Il Triangolo, in the afternoon, and he will be backed by the gritty all out rocking vocals of his daughter Savannah Grace. We are really looking forward to this concert in Lavarone, an experience not to be missed!
BLUES FLAME (CAT/IT/FR/UK)Internationalist rhythm and blues duo out of South France (Paul Newman, guitar/vocals, UK) and Catalunya (Claudio De Rossi, harp/vocals, Italy) howlin’ and blowin’ Excello, Atlantic, Checker, Chess and other gems like Daddy rolling stone, You better watch yourself (Little Walter), Diggin my potatoes (James Cotton), Feel like a million (Joe Hill Lewis), Diddy Wah Diddy (Willie Dixon), Can’t judge a book (Bo Diddley), What I’d say (R. Charles), Sweet little woman (Lightning Slim), Got dimples in your jaw (Willie Jones), Got love if you want it (Slim Harpo). They will be playing on Saturday 29th October at the Pub Il Triangolo that will become a sort of small, sweaty, hot ‘n’cosy club, the ideal setting for the sartorial Blues Flame! So check your tie, comb your hair, shine your shoes and get your mojo workin!
STAN BROTHERS (ITALY)Tenor sax, organ, drums, rhythm and a lot of energy; this is the Stan Brothers trio. Their set is influenced both by Dr. Lonnie Smith, Stanley Turrentine, Grant Green and hard bop jazz masters, not forgetting soul and funk and organ grooves. The end result is a musical mix that is captivating and irresistible to the listeners. The will be playing on Sunday 30th October at the Cluny Restaurant during the banquet dinner. Be there or be square!
THE DEAF PLAYERS (ITALY)These three lads from Trento will open the live act of Monday 31st October and will propose a frantic mixture of 60’s soul, r&b, garage beat inspired by American bands like Romantics, A’s, Nerves and British bands like Jam, Lambrettas and Squire and not to be missed. They played in several big festivals all over Italy during the year, but in Lavarone they will offer us something special and different.