Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers – One of the most recognized and sought-after saxophonists/vocalists, two-time GRAMMY nominee Mindi Abair!
– Live and Onstage @ World Records Friday November 8

One of the most recognized and sought-after saxophonists/vocalists, two-time GRAMMY nominee Mindi Abair has been electrifying audiences with her dynamic live performances and utter command of the saxophone since her debut album in 2000.  No one since Junior Walker has brought saxophone and vocals in one package to the forefront of modern music, with a raucous tone and dynamic stage presence.  

She has garnered ten #1 radio hits, six Top 5 solo records and two #1 spots on the Billboard album charts.  In 2014, Mindi received her first GRAMMY® nomination in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category, followed by a 2015 GRAMMY® nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for her solo LP Wild Heart featuring Gregg Allman, Joe Perry, Trombone Shorty, Booker T. Jones, Keb’ Mo’, and Max Weinberg..

The daughter and granddaughter of working musicians, Abair continues to captivate fans while evolving her sound.  In 2014, after two seasons as the featured saxophonist on the hit series American Idol, Abair released Wild Heart.  This LP showcased a compilation of grittier rock and soul tracks featuring some of the biggest names in music. 

To help translate this sound to her live shows, Mindi enlisted longtime friend and The Boneshakers founder Randy Jacobs (Bonnie Raitt, Was Not Was, Willie Nelson) to inject his brand of Detroit Blues Rock.

In April 2017, the band took a short break to record their first studio record.  The EastWest Sessions was recorded over five days at legendary Hollywood recording studio EastWest Studios with renowned Blues Rock producer Kevin Shirley (Led Zepplin, Joe Bonamassa, The Black Crowes, Aerosmith).  

The album, released September 15, 2017, is a powerful, bluesy, momentous, and deeply emotional journey.  It debuted #3 on the Billboard Blues Album Chart and hit #1 on the RMR Blues Rock Album chart in January 2018. “Pretty Good For A Girl” featuring Joe Bonamassa won the 2018 Independent Music Award for Best Blues Song Fan Award.

The band also won 8 Independent Blues Awards including Artist of the Year. The album features a track with iconic blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa, and 2017 GRAMMY® winner in the Best Contemporary Blues Album category, Fantastic Negrito.

In 2018 Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers returned with a powerhouse Blues Rock Holiday Album, All I Got For Christmas Is The Blues. Four original songs feature the hard driving, down and dirty “All I Got For Christmas Is The Blues”.

The artists she’s toured with and/or recorded with are a testament to her talent: Aerosmith, Gregg Allman, Smokey Robinson, Keb’ Mo’, Joe Perry, Bobby Rush, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Lalah Hathaway, Duran Duran, Adam Sandler, Lee Ritenour, The Backstreet Boys, Booker T. Jones, Jimmy Webb, Mandy Moore, Max Weinberg, Bill Champlin, David Pack, Mocean Worker, The Ides of March, Teena Marie, Bobby Lyle, and Jonathan Butler.

The Grammy-nominated musician and her band, The Boneshakers, cover the late R&B legend, Etta James’ “Seven Day Fool” on their new album, No Good Deed.

“Her version of ‘Seven Day Fool’ was the first, and it’s classic Etta James,” Abair says. “We took it and made it ours, adding a little dirt and rock ’n’ roll to it. It’s sexy and fun, and even though I’m all about women’s empowerment, I love this song because it’s all about a woman working for her man’s love. Love is a two-way street, and it’s fun to sing about making your man know you want him!”

“Etta James is a force of nature,” Abair says. “Her voice is warm and full, and I believed every word she sang. I saw her perform live once, and she touched herself on stage throughout the concert as she sang. This was a woman that lived every lyric and made you feel it as much as she did.”

Other covers on the album include Ike and Tina Turner’s “Baby, Get It On,” the Young Rascals’ “You Better Run” (which was made into a mega hit by Pat Benetar), Storyville’s “Good Day for the Blues” and Melody Gardot’s “Bad News.” Their original songs include titles such as “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished,” “Sweetest Lies,” “Mess I’m In,” “Movin’ On” and “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul.”

“We’ve got a lot of years together as a band,” Abair said. “And what you hear on No Good Deed drips of me and The Boneshakers but also unveils variations of where the band can go. We pushed into other spaces that we’re really comfortable in — we just hadn’t showed them to the world yet.”

Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers – Live and Onstage
@ World Records Friday November 8! 

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