The Music of Cream - 50th Anniversary Tour starts tomorrow
PRESS RELEASE
STARTS
TOMORROW
OFFSPRING OF CREAM -- TALENT IN THEIR
GENES!
www.musicofcream.com
WELLINGTON | CHRISTCHURCH | AUCKLAND |
Opera House | Isaac Theatre Royal | ASB Aotea Centre |
Wednesday, 31 May | Thursday, 1 June | Friday, 2 June |
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• Malcolm
BRUCE - son of Jack
• Kofi BAKER -
son of Ginger
• Will Johns -
nephew of Eric Clapton and son of Zeppelin/Stones engineer
Andy
• Glenn Hughes - DEEP
PURPLE
• Robben Ford - L.A.
EXPRESS, Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Larry
Carlton and Kiss
Ginger Baker. Jack Bruce. Eric Clapton. Cream was a chemical explosion like no other, the blueprint for every supergroup to follow and the heavy blues precursor to Hendrix, Zeppelin and so much more.
The fiery union of blues guitar god Eric Clapton and the jazz skewed rhythm section of Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce caused a psychedelic sensation that rang loud from their '66 debut to their fourth album of '69, "Goodbye".
The sad passing of Jack Bruce in October 2014 marked an official end to a legend that gave us "Strange Brew", "Sunshine of Your Love", "White Room", "Badge" and definitive, powerhouse versions of trad blues staples such as "Spoonful" and "Crossroads".
Now, 50 years since their earth-shaking debut album, the bloodlines of that hallowed trilogy come together to pay tribute to Cream's legendary four-album reign over the psychedelic frontier of the late 1960s.
Malcolm BRUCE (son of Jack) and Kofi BAKER (son of Ginger) unite with Will Johns (nephew of Eric and son of Zeppelin/ Stones engineer Andy) to unleash the lightning that electrified a generation — with special guests “The Voice of Rock”, stunning bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE), and one of the finest guitarists in the world, Robben Ford (L.A. EXPRESS and collaborated with Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Larry Carlton and Kiss. Named one of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century" by Musician magazine).
"Spoonful", "Strange Brew", "Sunshine of Your Love", "White Room", "Crossroads" and "Badge" will be performed by master musicians whose lives have been steeped in the Cream spirit and legacy.
This is a very special concert tour that celebrates the most innovative and explosive supergroup of all time, in the hands of those that knew them best.
BIOS
Malcolm
Bruce
The son of Cream singer-bassist Jack
Bruce, Malcolm grew up in the thick of rock royalty and, via
the Guildhall School of Music, began performing
professionally at 16. As pianist, bassist, guitarist or
engineer he has shared studios with Little Richard, Elton
John, Eric Clapton and Dr John, and recorded and performed
often with his father in the UK, US and Europe. Recent tours
have included 60 dates with Joe Satriani and revisiting the
music of Cream with Kofi Baker and Will Johns. Malcolm will
launch his debut solo album, Salvation, as opening act on
the Music Of Cream NZ tour.
Kofi
Baker
Kofi's first performance was with his
father, jazz-rock legend Ginger Baker, on live TV at the age
of six. He's since played drums behind Tom Jones, Jack
Bruce, Steve Marriott, and as half of a polyrhythmic
powerhouse with his father across Europe in the 1980s. More
recently, Kofi has played the Extreme Guitar Tour with Uli
Jon Roth, Vinny Appice and Vinnie Moore, and joined with
Malcolm Bruce to rekindle the spirit of Cream to critical
acclaim on stage in US and UK. His own albums include Lost
City and Abstract Logic, with Jonas Hellborg and Shawn
Lane.
Will
Johns
Encouragement from his uncle Eric Clapton
was an auspicious start for teenaged singer-guitarist Will
Johns. The son of legendary recording engineer Andy Johns
(the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin), he has
since performed with Joe Strummer, Ronnie Wood, Jack Bruce
and Bill Wyman, and most recently the music of Cream with
Malcolm Bruce and Kofi Baker. By several curious twists of
the family tree, Will also counts George Harrison, Mick
Fleetwood and the great rock producer Glyn Johns as uncles.
The Will Johns Band has released three albums — Count On
Me, Hooks and Lines and Something Old, Something New —
since 2009.
Glenn Hughes – DEEP
PURPLE
The distinction of historic stints with
seminal hard rock acts Deep Purple AND Black Sabbath only
begins to describe Glenn Hughes’ six decades in the
blues-rock maelstrom.
With a voice that is legendary and
a bass guitarist of rare invention, the UK rock legend has
recorded with artists as diverse as Gary Moore and the KLF,
and held his corner of virtuosic supergroup Black Country
Communion with Joe Bonamassa and Jason Bonham since
2009.
Glenn was hugely inspired the music of CREAM and
Jack Bruce, with whom he collaborated on a number of
occasions.
Last year saw the release of his 14th solo
album, "Resonate". His autobiography, "Scenes From the Life
of a Rock'n'Roll Star", contains a foreword by Metallica's
Lars Ulrich. Say no more.
Robben Ford – L.A.
EXPRESS, Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Larry
Carlton and Kiss
Robben is absolutely and without doubt one of the finest guitarists in the world. Blues, Jazz and Rock – he masters all genres. He was a member of the L.A.Express and has collaborated with Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Larry Carlton and Kiss. He was named one of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century" by Musician magazine.
“Cream
was high on the list of the most important bands that I was
exposed to growing up in the '60s, and even today I feel the
influence as strongly as ever. I'm happy to be a part of
these concerts spearheaded by the very bloodline of the
bands inception, with Malcolm Bruce, Kofi Baker and Will
Jones as well as the great Glenn Hughes who brings with him
the living
tradition of that unequalled period in music
which Cream practically dominated for two years. It's going
to be good, people!” Robben
Ford