Band of Gypsys Reloaded

Kibla presents: Jimi Hendrix 65th birthday tribute concert

Friday, 30th of March. 2007, 9pm – Satchmo jazz club

BAND OF GYPSYS RELOADED
(USA)
Jean-Paul Bourelly - guitar, vocals
Melvin Gibbs - bass
Cindy Blackman – drums

At the 65th birthday anniversary of Jimi Hendrix Kibla invited you to the sensational celebration, a super-group concert never before seen in Slovenia!
Newly awakened trio Band of Gypsys, a mix of contemporary sound, funk, rock and fusion music spiced up with ten years of experience, are a group of musicians that play music from Hendrix’s most creative era with immeasurable energy.
To miss this kind of evening in a club atmosphere would be an unforgivable sin!

Jean-Paul Bourelly, guitarist with an awe inspiring pedigree brought Hendrix’s guitar playing into the 3rd millennium. He collaborated with: Miles Davis, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, Defunkt, Casandra Wilson and many others. He is known as “Jimi Hendrix of the new millennium”.
Info: www.bourelly.com

Melvin Gibbs is known as bass player for the Henry Rollins Band, otherwise he is the pupil and partner of Ornett Coleman and Gil Evans. He collaborated with the legendary musicians: Vernon Reid, Pete Cosey (Miles Davis Group), Caetano Veloso, David Murray, Femi Kuti, David Byrne and Arto Lindsay. Time Out New York named him “world’s best bass player”.
Info: www.myspace.com/melvingibbs

Cindy Blackman is a feast for eyes and ears. The “hottest” drummer, since 1993 member of the rock icon Lenny Kravitz group. She collaborated with: Jackie McLean, Joe Henderson, Don Pullen, Hugh Masekela, Pharaoh Sanders, Sam Rivers, Cassandra Wilson, Bill Laswell, Buckethead and hundreds of others.
Info: www.cindyblackman.com http://www.cindyblackman.com