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Okidok, and once again we got one of these small, fine Insider concerts, which I personally even prefer sometimes to the big events with the so called superstars. I think, with these small gigs you can enjoy music much more closer and intensive, and you concentrate on the focus. And of course I, as a photojournalist , am much more relaxter without the usual stressful time restricted photocall. I even have the feeling I'm doing better pictures wihtout all those conditions.
 
Okay, just a word to this artist appearing tonight, of whom maybe some of you may have heard the name. Insider and lovers of good R&B music know Al Jones of course. He's in the international biz for more than 30 years now and has worked with B.B.King, Johnny Winter and Louisiana Red. Since the early eighties Al has also got his Al Jones Bluesband, and he appears on a more or less regular base in Germany and also other Countries. He himself by the way, was born as a GI child in Germany. Although his roots are situated in the black american blues or call it R&B.
Next to his work with other artist Al has put out six solorecords yet. The current new release is entitled 'Bittersweet'.

After Al has just played 2 shows in a row at the Nightclub of the Bayrischer Hof Hotel in Munich, tonight he appears at the Village Club in Habach, Bavaria. (Unfortunately I couldn't do the dates in Munich because of other duties) But the village ain't that far away either. It's just a 30 minutes drive form the outskirts of the town heading towards south. It's a nice small place with sometimes really interesting artists on their event schedule. 

  http://www.village-habach.de/ )

But it can also be a drag, when 3 good names appear live in one week after each other at the Village. The trouble is, that one or the other gig goes down the drain what's up to enough audiance, because it's just too much at once. Unfortunately it's Al's show, where only about 30 freaks show up. Shame, because there ain't no doubt about Al's huge talent to play the Blues. He let's his guitar do the talking and sings his slight melancholic stories, which at the same time at some points show some morbid happyness. (see setliste for songs). Al is accompanied on stage by bassist Uwe Knüppel and drummer Peter Kraus. And though Al is the focus up on state, the other's get their time to prove thier abbililities. 



Live in Habach at the Village


Live in Habach at the Village

All together it shows a brilliant mixtures of emotional melodies, sometimes slow  and sometimes quick. And they are telling various life stories. Al Jones plays his R&B ,as if there were 150 people, only interruted by a short break. There is no need to think in draws, you just enjoy good music, touching your soul. Unfortunately just some of us out there know to appreciate this style of music, and that's a shame. Because Al Jones certainly belongs to such great musicians who carry the heiritage of people like Albert King and John Lee Hooker and transfer it to the futures. 
Hey, what would we be doing without Musicians like Al Jones.....? 
Thank you!
http://www.aljones.de/  


Live in Habach at the Village