Jake and the Band are loading up the tour bus
and packing it full with soul-to-roll and their
NEW CD for the trip to Tallahassee.
The search will be over,
for this night at least, on that stage, in that
room, when they add their sound to the
timeless echoes of great music held
in those cinder block walls.
As Featured in the Current Issue of
BIG, BIG NEWS!
Just off the wire! Little Jake & The Soul Searchers will be appearing at the Bradfordville Blues Club on Saturday, July 23, 2016! Be prepared for the most exciting night of entertainment as these two venerable institutions of REAL Florida music meet for the FIRST TIME! This is a match like no other, and the magic mojo is going to be flowing off that stage, into our ears, back out of our dancing shoes and right back up to the musicians. Tickets available at: BUY ONLINE. This night will be historic, and you can be part of it!
Saturday Night, July 23, 2016
Doors at 8:30pm
Show 10pm-1am
7152 Moses Lane
Tallahassee, FL, 32309
(850) 906-0766 bradfordvilleblues.com
STRONGLY ADVISED FOR THIS SHOW!
Reservations are guaranteed with advance ticket purchases.
Reservations for most shows are also available by
calling the Club at (850)906-0766 or emailing:
Bradfordvilleblues@comcast.net , but advance
ticket purchasers get reservation priority.
Reserved seats held until show time.
& The Soul Searchers
Little Jake Mitchell is an authentic blues child prodigy and R&B singer who works as hard today as he did in his appearances at the Apollo Theater; as hard as he did on tour as "Mr. Excitement" with R&B immortals James Brown, Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, and Bobby Blue Bland, or at the Pensacola Blues Festival, when B. B. King encouraged him to stay in show business.
Little Jake & The Soul Searchers—that's what you get when you combine Jake with The Silver-Sonic Horns and a powerful rhythm section. The band recalls authentic R&B stagecraft in support of a classic repertoire of soulful songs. Depending on the venue, Jake and the band treat audiences to sights and sounds seldom seen or heard since the golden age of R&B: opening singers, Tran “The Piano Man” Whitley and drummer, Hal "Halag8r" Saylor; a dynamic, audience-walking lead singer; a strolling horn section; a full-time emcee/announcer, Kenny "The Conductor" Eunice; and one of the funkiest rhythm sections around. The band's roots are deep, featuring sidemen who worked with Ike and Tina Turner, Billy Joe Royal, Ernie K Doe, Hues Corporation, and other R&B and rock pioneers.
The Silver-Sonic Horns, originally organized as The Blacklash Horns by Charlie Blade, trace their heritage back to 1969 when initially formed as the horn section for one of Florida's R&B pioneer band, Weston Prim & Blacklash: Blade on saxes, and long-time collaborator Brian 'T-Bone' Stevens on trombone. They are joined by Doug 'Skywalker' Meyers on trumpet. Classic R&B section-horn energy, funky improvisation by the whole horn section, a great appearance, and a topnotch sound system make The Silver-Sonic Horns an integral part of the Jake Mitchell experience.
The rhythm section features keyboardist and vocalist, Tran Whitley, holding forth on the real deal—a vintage Hammond B3 organ that anchors the band. Tran is joined by seasoned guitarist / backup vocalist, Charles Henry, who can play it funky, and does. On Fender bass, with years of experience beginning with Billy Joe Royal's road band, Allen McCollum keeps the bass line bumping and jumping. Providing energetic pulse and punctuation, and featured as an opening vocalist in every show: Hal Saylor on drums.
Little Jake Mitchell is one of Florida's great native-son ambassadors in rhythm and blues music. Little Jake & The Soul Searchers deliver authentic style and classic repertoire at every performance.
About the BBC
The Bradfordville Blues Club experience is like no other. It combines a truly unique location and atmosphere with the best the Blues has to offer. Hidden in a rural part of Tallahassee, the experience begins when you travel down the winding dirt roads and up the hill that lead to the Club.
Surrounded by fields of tall stalks of corn and old majestic oak trees dripping with moss, the one room cinder block "juke joint" has hosted an impressive list of nationally renowned Blues acts. The more than 50 original portraits autographed by the "Kings and Queens" of the Blues, which serve as table tops and wall hangings, attest to the quality of our entertainment. The Club is open on Friday and Saturday nights and offers a good selection of ice-cold bottled beers and wine.
For the serious Blues fan the BBC has a different artist each weekend, usually with different touring acts on Friday and Saturday nights. Club appearances in the past have included such notables as Bobby Blue Bland, Bobby Rush, the late Jimmy Rogers, Duke Robillard, Kenny Neal, Big Daddy Kinsey and the Kinsey Report, Big Jack Johnson, E.C. Scott, Eddie Kirkland, Johnnie Marshall, Darryl Nulisch, Sandra Hall, Ms. Lavelle White, Son Seals and a host of others.
The bonfire burns nightly under the large oaks and provides a great atmosphere for romance. You can usually meet the artists as they too enjoy the rustic surroundings out by the fire or you can just sit back and relax during the set breaks. So, please come join us for a memorable Blues experience at the Bradfordville Blues Club.
Just follow the years down the dirt roads into the past till you reach the juke joint under the stars. We'll keep the bonfire burning, the beer ice-cold and the music hot!
Band Members:
Jake Mitchell - Lead Vocals
Tran Whitley - Keyboards
Charles Henry - Guitar
Allen McCollum - Bass
Hal Saylor - Drums
Charlie Blade - Sax
Doug Meyers - Trumpet
Brian Stevens - Trombone
Jake Mitchell - Lead Vocals
Tran Whitley - Keyboards
Charles Henry - Guitar
Allen McCollum - Bass
Hal Saylor - Drums
Charlie Blade - Sax
Doug Meyers - Trumpet
Brian Stevens - Trombone
Booking Info:
Charles Steadham
Blade Agency
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