Bass

Jean-Marc is a Parisian bass player who has accompanied arts including: The Kingsnakes, BBB, Steve Verbeke, Eddie C Campbell, Steve Freund, Louisiana Red, Paul Oscher, Jody Williams, Arthur Adams, and Franck Goldwasser.

Drums

Drummer and percussionist, Pascal was born in 1985 in Versailles and grew up surrounded by music as his father, Enzo Mucci, was a jazz musician himself.

In 2000, he started studying drum in the great Music Academy International in Nancy, France and went on stage for the first time in 2003. Adept at New Orelans style and swing, he was inspired by great drummers like Zutty Zingleton, Jo Jones, Big Sid Catlett and Sonny Payne.

In 2007 he entered the «Olivier Franc Quintet, playing the music of Sidney Bechet and started touring all over Europe. He soon, co-created his own band : the « Trocadero Jazztet » (a Jazz, Gospel and Rhythm and Blues Sextet) and at the same time he became part of the rhythm section for great artists like Arthur Adams, Steve Freund, Michel Pastre, Eddie C. Campbell, Lloyd Price and Big Jay Mc Nelly.

From 2010 to 2020, he became the drummer for “Nico Duportal and His Rhythm Dudes” Blues Band.He recorded three albums with the band : “Real Rockin' Papa”, “Guitar Player” and “Dealin' with my Blues”. This project allowed him to play at great Festivals like Peer Blues festival in Belgium, Tanjazz in Maroco, and Summer Jamboree in Senigallia Italy.

In 2019, he started playing with Lil’ Red & The Rooster in Europe at festivals including Cognac Blues Passion and Beautiful Swamp Blues with Dave Specter.

Currently, he continues his carrier playing different styles of music, studying afro Cuban percussion and playing for Gospel Choirs.

Percussionist

The Governor is loved in the Columbus, Ohio music scene for his powerful musical contributions and his dedication and generous support to his community and humanity. He studied at Capital University and toured for years on cruise ships. Now retired from teaching music his time is spent heading up his band and leading drumming fundraising marathons.

Lap Steel Guitar

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“Colin John has electrified audiences worldwide with blues, rock, and American roots music. Extended stops for the British-American guitarist include Memphis – where he played in B.B. King’s Blues Club’s house band – and Hawaii, where he dove headfirst into the crystal blue ocean, as well as Hawaiian slack-key guitar and the lap steel.

— John Burnett, Hawaii Tribune Herald

Born in Ohio to a British architect father and Italian artist mother, Colin spent his youth in Memphis, picking up guitar by accident:

"I was playing trumpet in the school band and I punctured my ear drum in a football game. So the Band director put me in the concert band playing double bass with a bow, and from there I progressed to electric bass in the jazz band at school and then switched to guitar.”"Colin was also busy soaking up classic Chicago blues and Memphis soul during this time.

After graduating from Ohio University, Colin turned pro. Answering an ad in The Village Voice, he landed the guitar spot with the NYC based Little Mike and The Tornadoes. While he had to share the spotlight with guest heavy weights, such as Howlin’ Wolf guitarist Hubert Sumlin and Ronnie Earl, Colin represented himself well in solo spots. This stint with Little Mike gave Colin the chance to mingle with a number of blues notables, including one-time Muddy Waters pianist Pinetop Perkins, who continually referred to the upcoming guitarist as “Collard Greens” Eventually, Colin and the Tornadoes rhythm section would head off to tour the South as the Root Doctors. Discouraged after a hurricane stranded them in Florida, the threesome went their separate ways. Colin chose to hook up with friends in Memphis. The timing couldn’t have been better.

Memphis became fertile ground for the budding musician. Playing lead in the house band on Saturday afternoons at B.B. Kings’ Beale Street club, Colin would often back visiting artists from Hank Ballard to James Cotton to Pinetop Perkins and Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown. Absorbing all these influences, Colin learned that the main thing was to be sure to have your own style and identity, use all your influence and distill them and present them in your own voice.

Reconnecting with his European roots, Colin moved to London in 1993. Colin spent ten years in the U.K., forming the Colin John Band and working with some veteran musicians who worked with Eric Clapton, Henry Spinetti – one of Eric’s old drummers who also played with George Harrison and Paul McCartney, Dave Bronze, who plays bass on and off with Eric and Gary Brooker from Procol Harum.

Since forming The Colin John Band, the group has played extensively in England, the USA, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Holland, Canada, Belgium, Denmark and Spain.

Colin has toured and shared stages with a “Who’s Who” of blues and rock artists including B.B.King, John Mayall,Marshall Crenshaw,Deanna Bogart,Scott Holt,The Outlaws,Long Tall Deb, Michael Hill, Chris Duarte, Everclear, Hubert Sumlin, and many others.

After opening for John Mayall on a multi-island tour of Hawaii in 2001, Colin became enamored of the people, culture and music and moved to the Big Island where he dove into the roots of the blues slide guitar;Hawaiian steel guitar.

Studying the music of past masters and with current proponent Alan Akaka, Colin became proficient on the instrument and continues to utilize it both Live and on recording sessions.

Singer

Lauren Tucker (aka “Images of Apollo”) is a 23 year old singer-songwriter/producer from Westerville, Ohio. From the age of twelve, she began exploring a wide variety of musical genres. Starting out as a country/folk singer, she has since dove into the worlds of R&B, jazz, rock, pop, electronic, and in this newest collaboration with Lil’ Red and the Rooster, the blues!

While at Berklee College of Music, Lauren found a love for music production- a skill which she now uses to record her own music. Nowadays, she seeks to meld all of the many musical influences which she has had over the last decade into a sort of “patchwork” sound. Her latest release, an EP entitled “Elephant’s Foot”, is available on all streaming platforms.