An Evening of Blues from The Delta to New Orleans

Thursday July 29, 2024 @ 8pm

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General Admission: $30 in advanced, $35 at the door

VIP Cafe Seating: $65

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EAST END UNDERGROUND LIVE CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS

Kerry Kearney and

Jack Licitra

An Evening of Blues from the

Delta to New Orleans

Kerry Kearney and Jack Licitra take you on a journey through the blues. Kearney’s virtuoso guitar playing explores Chicago-style electric, Delta slide and Piedmont acoustic fingerstyle blues. Licitra summons Dr. John with his rolling piano riffs and smokey voice. Their collaboration has been going for over twenty years from their tours opening for The Allman Brothers and Dickey Betts Band to selling out many Long Island Venues. Kearney, inducted into the New York Blues Hall of Fame, has toured the world as guitarist for Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane while Licitra was part of the acclaimed Water Street Blues Band. They will be backed by veteran rhythm section Jerry Sorrentino and Mario Staiano, formerly of Savoy Brown.

KERRY KEARNEY

Kerry Kearney, a slide guitar master, plays and works his instrument to limits that amaze even the most seasoned musician or cultured music fan. The sounds Kerry creates from his vintage, stock and custom made guitars are as unique as his songwriting and original melodies. Kerry was voted "Best Guitarist of 1999" by the LI Voice and “Bluesman of the Year 2004” by the LI Blues Society. He is also the recipient of the prestigious Long Island Sound Award (L.I.S.A.) from the LI Music Hall of Fame and most recently, in 2013, he and his band mates were each inducted into the New York Blues Hall of Fame. He has toured nationally and internationally with the Allman Brothers Band and Dickey Betts, and has performed with such contemporaries as Sonny Landreth and Robert Randolf. Kerry and his band have shared the stage with the great BB King at the NYCB Westbury Theater and at the Paramount Theater in Huntington, NY, as well as Robert Cray with the Blind Boys of Alabama and The Blues Brothers starring Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi.

Kerry Kearney’s style, music from the “Psychedelta”, is his own brand containing an upbeat mix of American Blues & Roots, created from writing and performing on the circuit for over 40 years. Along with his band, he has continued to experience an overwhelming and positive response over the airwaves and especially when performing live. His wailing upbeat style of blues, driven by tasty, inspired guitar riffs, electrifying slide and infectious rhythms, has allowed Kerry to amass a huge loyal following. The Kerry Kearney Band recently celebrated 20 years with a sold-out show at the Boulton Center in Bay Shore, NY.

Photo by Richard James

JACK LICITRA

Jack’s Waterfall is the musical adventure of singer, songwriter and musician, Jack Licitra. Pop, blues, jazz, country, folk, gospel and global influences all meet at The Waterfall. Whether performing solo or with an ensemble, Jack always projects a unique energy of inclusiveness. His great capacity for rhythmic-percussive adventures, virtuosic piano explorations and heartfelt songs and storytelling come together in every captivating recording and performance.

Jack is the real deal!
– John Platt WFUV

The creme de la creme of local artists.
– Long Island Pulse

Photo by John Blenn

Reviews

"Start with honest emotions, mix with a selection of the finest support musicians you will find, season the whole dish with some New York attitude and get ready for some of the tastiest blues ever to be served up."

– Joe Grandwilliams, Good Times Magazine

"Possibly the best blues slide guitarist this side of the Mississippi or at least of the East River. Whether on his feet playing slide guitar licks to rival the best or sitting down with his Regal dobro across his lap, Kearney just gets better and better. His talent transcends all musical boundaries and in a perfect world, his name would be known from coast to coast.”

– Ron Biegel, Long Island Voice