ST. PAUL GETS EXPERIENCED WITH ALL-STAR MUSIC TRIBUTE
Experience Hendrix Tour Joins the Inaugural Wild River Music, Comedy & Film Festival
Posted: September 21, 2006
The inaugural event featured more than 40 live performances and dozens of independent films
and upcoming comedy acts during the five days. On Friday, September 6, the Film Festival
portion of the weekend featured a big screen showing of the newly expanded Jimi Hendrix
Live At Woodstock at the 3M Theater in the Minnesota History Center. Following the showing,
Jimi Hendrix's bassist Billy Cox, studio engineer Eddie Kramer, and Jimi's first cousin and
Experience Hendrix's Vice President, Bob Hendrix took to the stage to engage the audience in
a lively Q&A series.
This unique and interactive session allowed fans to interact directly with the panelists to
get the answers to some of their long-standing questions. As is usually the case at these
events, the questions tend to favor the technical intricacies of how Jimi created his
enigmatic sound, or some of the intimate moments where Kramer and Cox would interact with
Hendrix in the studio.
On Sunday night, Bob Hendrix served as emcee for Experience Hendrix: A Celebration of the Music
& Legacy of Jimi Hendrix during a 90-minute all-star musical tribute to Jimi Hendrix. Despite
the inclement weather that plagued the festival grounds on Harriett Island on September 10th,
those who braved the cold rains were treated to an incendiary performance that captured all the
passion and excitement of Jimi Hendrix's musical legacy.
The evening kicked off when Minnesota native and up-and-coming blues sensation, Bernard Allison
took to the stage for a solo performance of Hendrix's classic "Hear My Train A Comin'." As
Allison had done previously during the September 2000 tribute concert at the Rock & Roll Hall
of Fame, he once again captured the essence and beauty of Jimi's songwriting capabilities.
Following Allison on stage were guitarists Eric Gales and Andy Aledort who were joined by Double
Trouble drummer Chris Layton for an fiery interpretation of "Purple Haze." The trio then followed
with a soulful rendition of "May This Be Love" before being joined by bassist Billy Cox for an
upbeat run through of "Foxey Lady."
Gales departed from the stage temporarily to allow Billy Cox lead the trio of Layton and Aledort
through the a searing performance of "Freedom," following by "Stone Free" and "Spanish Castle Magic"
which also featured ex-Kid Rock guitarist Kenny Olson in the mix. Olson's fiery blend of modern
rock guitar and classic rock traditionalism leant a hearty punch to the two numbers before he was
joined on stage by Bernard Allison to where they lead the group through a stirring rendition of
Hendrix's blues classic, "Red House."
Austin, Texas native Chris Duarte who previously participated in the 1998 Jimi Hendrix Guitar
Festival in Seattle took to the stage, joining fellow Texas Chris Duarte and New York native,
Andy Aledort on the Axis: Bold As Love classic "You Got Me Floating." Duarte then lead the
trio of Layton and Billy Cox through two more Hendrix's classics including a rousing take of "Fire"
and The Experience's debut single, "Hey Joe."
With the crown in almost non-stop applause throughout the whole show, they really showed their
appreciation as all six of the musicians returned to the stage for a couple final musical salutes
to Jimi Hendrix where they performed "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" and the Band Of Gypsys' classic
"Who Knows." The St. Paul weather may have been wet and dreary by the musical performances on this
day allowed Jimi Hendrix's musical legacy to shine bright upon the city of St. Paul.
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EXPERIENCE HENDRIX TRIBUTE CONCERT & WOODSTOCK FILM SET TO JOIN WILD RIVER MUSIC, COMEDY & FILM FESTIVAL THIS SEPTEMBER
Legendary guitarist's performance at the Woodstock Art & Music Fair gets the big screen treatment
along with special Q&A Session with Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist Billy Cox and studio engineer Eddie
Kramer. Film screening will be followed by all-star musical tribute featuring Billy Cox, Chris Duarte,
Kenny Olson, Vernon Reid, Eric Gales, Bernard Allison, Chris Layton, and other special guests to be
announced
Posted: August 22, 2006
St. Paul, Minnesota is set to play host to
Experience Hendrix: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix this September as part of the inaugural Wild River Music,
Comedy & Film Festival. As part of the five-day event, last year's critically acclaimed release of
Jimi Hendrix: Live At Woodstock [Deluxe Edition] will be shown during a special Film Screening on
Friday, September 6 in the 3M Theatre at the Minnesota History Center [345 West Kellogg Boulevard,
St. Paul].
Immediately following the showing of Live At Woodstock, bassist Billy Cox and studio engineer
Eddie Kramer will sit down for an intimate and interactive session with the audience where they will
answer questions posed by the fans.
The newly extended Live At Woodstock film features all of existing film footage from Jimi Hendrix's
celebrated festival performance, including never-before-seen versions of "Foxey Lady," "Hey Joe" and
"Spanish Castle Magic." The set was highlighted by Hendrix's remarkable version of the
"Star Spangled Banner," which is included in the presentation and is often considered the anthem of
the Woodstock Generation.
In addition to having the opportunity to speak with Billy Cox, fans will also have the chance to see
the legendary bassist take to the stage as part of the ongoing series Experience Hendrix:
A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix. The afternoon performance - Sunday, September 10 on Harriet Island will
feature several guest joining Billy Cox
including guitar greats Chris Duarte,
Kenny Olson (ex-Kid Rock),
Vernon Reid (Living Colour),
Eric Gales,
Andy Aledort,
Bernard Allison
(son of legendary bluesman Luther Allison) plus drummer Chris Layton (Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble) and more.
Similar to the wildly successful tribute concerts held at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, Seattle's
Experience Music Project, the historic Paramount and Warfield Theatres plus music festivals like the
San Diego Street Scene, the Jimi Hendrix Tribute Concert at Wild River will be sure to keep
Minnesota's ardent music fans talking for weeks.
For more information about the Wild River Music, Comedy & Film Festival please visit
www.wildriverfestival.com. Ticket prices are $15-30, available through
Ticketmaster.
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Highlights from the critically acclaimed Jimi Hendrix tribute concerts now available on DVD
Posted; August 27, 2008
Special commemorative DVD featuring performance highlights from the all-star tributes from 2002 and 2004
is now available on DVD from Experience Hendrix & Image Entertainment
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