Apr 29, 2025 11:53 AM
Vocalist Andy Bey Dies at 85
Singer Andy Bey, who illuminated the jazz scene for five decades with a four-octave range that encompassed a bellowing…
Bassist Stanley Clarke is preparing to hit the road touring as he gets ready for the release of his first solo record in more than 10 years for Sony/Epic.
This past decade has introduced Stanley as a consummate film composer with credits that include “Boyz In The Hood,” “Poetic Justice,” “What’s Love Got To Do With It,” “Passenger 57,” “Undercover Brother” and “The Transporter” to name a few.
Joining Stanley on tour is Deron Johnson (keyboards) who has played with everyone from Miles Davis and Billy Cobham to Alanis Morrisett and Boz Skaggs, bassist Armond Sabal-Lecco whose credits include Sting, Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon and Jeff Beck, Gerry Brown on drums who’s played with Stevie Wonder, Chick Corea, George Benson and Joe Sample, and Stanley’s long-time band member keyboardist Nick Smith of the Tonight Show Band with Branford Marsalis.
Clarke just finished taping a special for Black Entertainment Television (BET) to be aired in February with guest stars that featured bands including Stevie Wonder, Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Shiela E, Stewart Copeland, Lenny White, Patrice Rushen, Wayman Teasdale, Bela Fleck, Billy Sheehan, Rodney Franklin and Wallace Roney to name just a few.
Clarke’s tour dates are:
Nov. 23: Seattle, About The Music
Nov. 24: Portland, Ore., The Aladdin Theater
Nov. 29: San Diego, Victor’s On The Bay
Nov. 30: Los Angeles, Key Club
Dec. 1: Santa Ana, Calif., Galaxy Club
Dec. 4-8: Oakland, Yoshi’s
“It kind of slows down, but it’s still kind of productive in a way, because you have something that you can be inspired by,” Andy Bey said on a 2019 episode of NPR Jazz Night in America, when he was 80. “The music is always inspiring.”
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