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Art News:
Rusty Key Records
recording artists, The Sons of Aunt Monk
Michael
Hinton, Larry Vann and Michael Warren, all former members of
Merl
Saunders bands, consider it their obligation to continue his
music
legacy, to sustain his fans indulgence in his compelling music
rhythms,
to introduce new fans to his mesmerizing grooves and to continue
to
disseminate his phenomenal musical works by supporting the
Merl
Saunders Estate.
The Sons of Aunt Monk
will showcase Merl Saunders legacy while jammin his music at
The Sons of Aunt Monk
PREMIERE,
Saturday, February 26, 2011
7:30p.m. 10:00p.m.
Berkeley Art House Gallery & Cultural Center
2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA
Michael
Hinton
A
self-taught master guitarist, Michael Hinton thrives on the
spontaneous
energy and interchanging grooves derived as a performing artist
and
embraces the opportunity to improvise when song writing. As he
says, he enjoys the musical journey.
Hinton
has performed and toured with wide range of impressive
artists,
including Merl Saunders, GRATEFUL DEAD, SANTANA,
JEFFERSON
AIRPLANE/STARSHIP, NORTON BUFFALO and HUEY LEWIS. His tenure with
Saunders included the recording of the soundtrack for the Twilight Zone
television series.
Merl stepped into all styles of
music. He allowed us to develop our own musical voice. He was a
great entertainer, an irresistible personality.
Larry
Vann
A professional performer since age 15, Vann draws from a deep
well of musical influence, including gospel, blues, funk, jazz and soul. He has toured and recorded with
a medley of celebrated artists, including MERL SAUNDERS, THE WHISPERS, ELVIN BISHOP, MARTHA REEVES, THE
MARVALETTES, BUFFY SAINT-MARIE and many more.
His impressive career includes a motion picture role as a
nightclub band member in the Academy Award nominated Peggy
Sue
Got Married.
Vanns honors and awards
include:
- The Blues Societys West
Coast Hall of Fame, Blues Drummer of the Year award
- The Jazz Institutes Man of
the Year award
Merl always allowed us the stretch out, to
explore
Michael
Warren
Although
Warren considered himself one of the black hippies of the 60s and
70s,
his roots run deep into Jazz, Funk and Motown groove. He has
performed
and toured with a great spectrum of dynamic artists including
MERL
SAUNDERS, BB KING, RANDY CRAWFORD, MARIA MULDAUR, BUDDY MILES,
THE
CRUSADERS, THE DAVE MATTHEWS BAND and many others. The
performance
venues where he has displayed his talent range from The Grand Ole
Opry
in Nashville, The House of Blues in Chicago, The Fillmore in
San
Francisco to Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Well
bring a lot of love to the
music;
were proud to bring us back together
Access The Sons of Aunt Monk online on their website at sonsofauntmonk.com
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