Lionel Young Band
Special Guest Johnny O Band
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THE LIONEL YOUNG BAND
Lionel Young is a high energy performer with a bent for the blues. His LIONEL YOUNG BAND, winners of numerous awards for best in and around the Colorado region, have won the 2011 International Blues Challenge (IBC) band competition. Added to his victory at the 2008 IBC in the solo-duo catagory, that makes Lionel Young the first double champion in the history of the IBC.
Fans of the driven, classically trained Young, love his distinctive brand of blues on the electric violin. His show features not only Young originals but interpretations of blues classics by Willie Dixon, Leadbelly and Stevie Ray Vaughan, features the strength and passion of Young’s playing, as well as his smooth vocals and unique translations. The songs, which include his award-winning composition ” Brown Cloud Over Denver” and “Hey, O.J.,” a controversial little gem, alternately stir up social concerns and soothe the weary soul. It’s prime. It’s fun. It’s Lionel Young.
Born in Rochester, New York, Lionel Young began taking violin lessons at the age of six with Anastasia Jempelis at the Eastman School of Music. He was a member of the Pittsburgh Opera-Ballet Orchestra and the National Repertory Orchestra which commissioned him to play bluegrass and blues for their summer festival and on a tour of Japan, Taiwan, and Korea during the 1988 Summer Olympic Music Festival.
Throughout his career, Mr. Young has won numerous awards including: The Young Artist Award (Pittsburgh Symphony); The Concerto Contest (Carnegie-Mellon); The Passamenic Award (Branchwood String Quartet); and the award for the Best Blues Band in Westword’s Best of Denver. He’s also won a position with The Denver Chamber Orchestra and premiered a solo piece by William Hill.
Lionel has had the honor of working with such show biz luminaries as: Count Basie, Stevie Wonder, Jimmy Paige/Robert Plant, Doc Severenson, Linda Ronstadt, Living Color, Billy Taylor, Woodie Herman, Stanley Turrentine, Homesick James, Homer Brown, Hamlet Bluiett, Chief Bae, and Johnny Long.
THE JOHNNY O BAND
2011 Winner
of Colorado Blues Society
International Blues Challenge
Solo-Duo Competition
2009 Winners
of Colorado Blues Society
International Blues Challenge
Band Competition
2010 IBC Grand County
Blues Society, solo/duo category
(Jelly Roll Bakers)
Going strong for 22 years, the Johnny O. Band maintains a firm foothold on the Colorado music scene. In the past two decades Johnny O has toured in Brazil, all across Europe and recently played shows in Canada and Mexico. The band has opened up for the Allman Brothers, Taj Mahal, Buddy Miles and Jimmy Vaughn, among others. Johnny O has travel down to Memphis Tennessee for the International Blues Challenge on three separate occasions representing Colorado, winning the Colorado blue society IBC solo duo competition in 2011 and the winners of the Colorado blue society band competition in 2009. The Johnny O Band plays around 100 show a year and is currently working on local, regional and international bookings for 2019.
“A Boulder Blues Tour de Force” ~ Marquee Magazine
“An engaging, passionate, and
energetic show” ~Jim Primock
Past President, Colorado Blues Society
“Slightly dangerous Chicago-meets-Big Easy
hybrid blues-funk”~Dave Kirby Boulder Weekly
General Admission. First Come First Serve. For BEST Seating arrive early. Dance Floor Is OPEN.
Per Jefferson County COVID-19 Guidelines:
There are no MASK or Proof of Vaccine Mandates required to attend live performances at the Buffalo Rose.
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