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LUTHER BADMAN KEITH BAND BRINGS
BLUES TO BAKER’S KEYBOARD LOUNGE

DETROIT—The award-winning Luther Badman Keith Band will make history when it launches Blues At Baker’s Mondays at Baker’s Keyboard Lounge in Detroit, long acknowledged as the world’s oldest jazz club.

Beginning Sept. 11, Keith will lead a four-man combo every Monday at Baker’s from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Previously, Baker’s has been closed on Mondays while featuring jazz exclusively six nights six nights a week.

“This is the first time we have every booked a blues band on a regular basis but it really shouldn’t come as a surprise because blues and jazz are really connected to each other,” said John Colbert, owner of Baker’s. “We are looking forward to bringing blues lovers who might not have come to Baker’s as well as drawing from our usual jazz fans. We aren’t changing our musical format – just adding something that we think all music fans can appreciate and enjoy.”

At Baker’s on Mondays, the lineup will feature Keith on guitar and vocals, Jame Payton on saxophone, Milton Heavyfoot Austin on drums and vocals and Darryl Lee on bass. The band will also feature some of Detroit’s finest musicians in special guest appearances, including guitarist Keith Owens and trumpeter Mark Croft.
‘We’ll be playing some of or our original tunes as well as lots of blues classics from T-Bone Walker, Albert King, Albert Collins, B.B. King, Muddy Waters and so many more” Keith said. “Baker’s has hosted some of the finest musicians in the world and we are thrilled to play our music in a club that has been such a great part of Detroit’s history.”

Keith’s band is noted for its high-energy, entertaining shows, featuring original tunes penned by Keith, a former professional journalist, and mixing blues, soul and funk.
The Luther Badman Keith Band won the 2005 Detroit Blues Challenge and represented Detroit in the 2006 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tenn. The band has toured in Europe and been nominated for three Detroit Music Awards, once for best blues CD for Thunder In My Blues, and twice for Outstanding Blues Band.

Location:
Baker’s Keyboard Lounge is located at 20510 Livernois at Eight Mile Road. Phone, 313-345-6300. Website: www.bakerskeyboardlounge.com.

For more information by phone, call 313-369-1597