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Steve Lukather & El Grupo at BB Kings, NYC

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Steve Lukather & El Grupo are scheduled to perform 2 shows at BB Kings, New York City, on Saturday October 29, 2005 at 8.00pm and 10.30pm. Visit bbkingsblues.com for ticket information.

Following the success of his European Summer Tour 2005, in England, France, Holland, Germany and Switzerland, and shows in Los Angeles which were recorded for a forthcoming live CD, Lukather will perform two shows at BB Kings in New York City before returning for a further three week tour of Europe. The tour will provide an opportunity for more fans to experience Lukather in club settings and away from the relative confines of Toto performances.

With the festive season approaching, check out Steve Lukather & Friends “Santamental”, which includes specially written songs by Lukather and brilliant re-workings of traditional Christmas songs, featuring a virtual duet with Sammy Davis Jnr. on Jingle Bells, and appearances by rock legends such as Eddie Van Halen, Slash and Edgar Winter.

Five times Grammy Award winning Steve Lukather is the consummate guitarist; He’s the unsung hero of Pop/Rock over the last 30 years. Luke has lent his talents to scores of Top 40 albums, and has recently been acknowledged as “The Reigning King of Session Guitar” (Guitarist magazine, April 2005) in addition to the plaudits of his peers, such as Brian May and Eddie Van Halen.

As well as being an original member of Toto from 1977, who are currently one of the highest grossing rock bands in the world, Luke’s playing can be heard on albums as diverse as Michael Jackson’s Thriller, Lionel Richie’s Can’t Slow Down, Randy Newman’s Trouble in Paradise and literally hundreds of other recordings by legendary artists such as Elton John, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, The Yardbirds and Diana Ross; He has also been employed to produce albums by artists as varied as Cher, Jeff Beck and Spinal Tap. Lukather has also recorded 4 solo albums since 1989 and won a Grammy for his live album with Larry Carlton in 2001. Toto are set to release their new album “Falling In Between” early in the new year with a world tour commencing in February 2006.

In addition to touring the world several times over with Toto over the last 4 decades, Luke has toured with his own Los Angeles club band, Los Lobotomys (1994), Boz Scaggs (1977), Edgar Winter (2000), Larry Carlton (1998 & 2001), Nuno Bettencourt (2004) and has also performed live with Paul Rodgers, Jeff Beck, Santana and many others too numerous to mention. Lukather’s abundant virtuosity and diversity of musical interests has made him the “guitarist’s Guitarist”, a status which he would be quick to humbly decline. Sharp witted, with boundless energy and always affable, Luke is an extremely gifted entertainer who is loved by his fans and much admired by his peers.

Despite being renowned as a first-call studio legend, Lukather’s passion is performing live where he can stretch out to tackle new musical challenges, casting aside the restrictions of performing on hit records. It is his enthusiasm to explore yet further new avenues which has compelled Luke (guitars, vocals) to seek out some of the finest Los Angeles session musicians for this venture, from diverse backgrounds; His band “El Grupo" features some of the finest Los Angeles session musicians: Steve Weingart (keyboards), Joey Heredia (drums) and Oskar Cartaya (bass).

This collaboration will stimulate highly improvised performances in a hard rock fusion of jazz and Latin influences, performing Lukather’s own material interspersed with covers of Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck and Mike Landau songs. An intoxicating meeting of musical cultures is guaranteed, and virtuosity and fun will be served in large portions."

Will Minting, September 2005

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