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SUMMARY:Phil Gates
DESCRIPTION:Phil Gates was born in Chicago Ill., into a family of musi
 cians that helped form his music style, and ability. Phil began playin
 g musical instruments at the age of eight, and listening to a wide arr
 ay of music has always been his main source of inspiration. Phil has p
 layed venues from small clubs, to the U.S. Air Force’s “Tops in Bl
 ue” World Tour, which performed in sixteen countries as well as the 
 halftime show of the NFL Superbowl. Phil has performed at many venues
  all over the world with his band. Also, the band was featured for fiv
 e consecutive years on Hornblower Cruise’s “Friday Night Blues Din
 ner Cruise”. Phil’s style is reminiscent of the early high energy 
 Buddy Guy, mixed with a special blend of flavors from Jazz, Fusion, Ne
 w Orleans, and the Chicago, Delta, and Mississippi Blues styles. The 
 Phil Gates Band won the “Beale Street Blues Kings” Competition in 
 Memphis, and competed in the Blues Foundation’s International Blues 
 Challenge. Phil has been steady contributor to the Blues Community in
  Southern California. He founded the Los Angeles Blues Society, and ha
 s been a valued judge for the Blues Foundation’s International Blues
  Challenge in Memphis, TN, and also at many of the Guitar Center “Ki
 ng of the Blues” competitions in Hollywood, CA\r\nPhil had the oppor
 tunity in his early years to listen and study great talent. As front o
 f house engineer at the Caravan of Dreams Performing Arts Centre in Fo
 rt Worth, Texas, Phil worked with some of Blues and Jazz’s greatest 
 performers to include: Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Albert King, Dizz
 ie Gilespie, Wynton & Branford Marsalis, Kevin Eubanks, Eartha Kitt, D
 ianne Reeves, Bobby “Blue” Bland, and many others. In the studio,
  Phil has been busy working on the follow up to the successful release
 s of “Phil Gates Live at The Hermosa Saloon”,“Addicted To The Bl
 ues”, and “In The Mean Time…” which, though not nominated, wer
 e all on the Grammy Ballot in their respective years as one of a few t
 itles in their Category. Phil is an accomplished session guitarist, p
 erforming on such projects as the Philip Bailey CD “Life & Love”, 
 also with artists Kellie Blaise, Billy Shields, Maurice White, Zac Har
 mon, Preston Glass, L.A. Stlyz and Seabron. His session work playing g
 uitar has included many tracks with artists such as: Peabo Bryson and 
 Regina Belle, Melba Moore, Freddie Jackson, Evelyn “Champagne” Kin
 g, Deniece Williams, Jody Watley, Howard Hewett, Teddy Pendergrass, Br
 ian McKnight, Ruben Studdard and Maurice White. Phil is a dedicated, 
 hard working professional entertainer that has proven time and time ag
 ain, that his being dependable, and being able to work well with other
 s can be an asset in wide array of musical endeavors.\r\nPhil Gates �
 � Guitar/Vocals\r\nNick Thomas – Drums\r\nMarc Ray Oxendine – Bass
 \r\nUwe Rodi – Keyboards\r\n\n\nFor more information visit https://b
 lues.gr/events/phil-gates
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Athens:20180119T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Athens:20180122T235900
CATEGORIES:blues
LOCATION:Half Note Jazz Club
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ORGANIZER:Half Note Jazz Club
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