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"The
Keys to New Orleans" features three Crescent
City legends - Allen
Toussaint, Henry
Butler and Jon
Cleary - joining forces for a spectacular
tribute to New Orleans music. When pianist/singer/composer Jon
Cleary is not earning rave reviews with
his own Absolute Monster Gentlemen band,
he can be found on the road with Bonnie Raitt, who
calls him "the ninth wonder in the world." Cleary’s
music blends old-school soul with the rich musical heritage
of New Orleans, and he has lent his talents to recordings
by B.B. King, Taj Mahal, Ryan Adams, Eric Burdon and
more. Legendary producer, pianist, writer, arranger,
singer and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Allen
Toussaint has collaborated with, produced,
or had his songs covered by artists including The
Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, The Band, Paul Simon, Joe Cocker,
Dr. John and many more. A seven-time Blues
Award nominee, Henry
Butler combines his classically trained
piano wizardry with the percussive jazz playing of McCoy
Tyner and the New Orleans style of Professor
Longhair to craft a sound uniquely his own.
A rich amalgam of jazz, Caribbean, classical, pop, R&B and
blues influences, his music is as excitingly eclectic as
that of his New Orleans birthplace.
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