The City's Backyard

The City's Backyard S2 Ep 51: The Hollywood Allstars featuring Steve Gaspar! Live in Concert this summer at The Sacred Heart Community Theater!

August 08, 2022 Matt
The City's Backyard
The City's Backyard S2 Ep 51: The Hollywood Allstars featuring Steve Gaspar! Live in Concert this summer at The Sacred Heart Community Theater!
Show Notes

ABOUT THE HOLLYWOOD ALLSTARS



The Hollywood Allstars are the brainchild and handpicked Supergroup of Grammy Nominated Songwriter/Producer/Keyboardist, and former Epic/CBS Recording Artist, Steve Gaspár on Hammond Organ & Piano.

A rare commodity, coming together between tours for fleeting and unforgettable performances. When assembled, The Allstars throw down High Octane Rockin' Funk with Blazing Horns and a crunchy Hammond Organ. 

 Also featuring:

 Vocalist: Tom Bowes – Seven years lead vocalist with the legendary Tower of Power, and has also fronted Blood Sweat & Tears and also fronts The Bernie Williams Collective, a group begun by New York Yankee and Jazz Guitarist, Bernie Williams.

 Vocalist: Chevy Chevis – Has performed as background vocalist with Beyonce, Chaka, Madonna, Arianna Grande, Adele, J-Lo, and on and on.

 The Uptown Horns: This legendary horn section has toured and/or recorded with The Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Plant and The J. Geils Band, to name just a few, and who’s recording credits on over 150 albums, also include James Brown’s Grammy Award winning “Living in America”.

​Guitar: Andy Abel – well known Connecticut native who’s played with Blood Sweat and Tears, Talking Heads, Chieli Minucci, Marion Meadows.

 Bassist: Scott Spray – Grammy Nominated Bassist and Songwriter, recorded on over 750 albums, and a longtime touring and recording member of the Johnny and Edgar Winter Groups.

 Drummer: Lee Finkelstein – Drummer with The Original Blues Brothers Band, who while not touring, works regularly with Jazz Guitarist John Tropea, and Felicia Collins of David Letterman’s CBS Orchestra.

 Percussionist: Eddie Torres – Turning the beat around from the Vickie Sue Robinson band.

​*With very special guests: Will Lee on bass and Tony Cintron on drums!

To buy tickets to their show in Fairfield Friday August 26th click here:
https://shucommunitytheatre.showare.com/orderticketsvenue.asp?p=63&mibextid=FrZHod&fs=e&s=cl&fbclid=IwAR1-C66F_sezIj2F9LC16riiXioHbUcbYFIEuCIMXWZ3UEqxPJmmjfsAkdw&fs=e&s=cl