still alive. In fact, as a teenager,
he once asked Jimi to come to
one of his gigs. As an original
artist, he once was signed to
Columbia Records and still per-
forms with his own funk rock and
soul band.
The Hendrix band is backed
by world-class touring musi-
cians from the New York City
metro area who have recorded
and performed with artists such
as Pearl Jam, Aretha Franklin,
Teddy Pendergrass, James Cot-
ton, John Mayall, Billy Joel, Lady
Gaga, LL Cool J and more.
New Jersey Stage had a chance
to talk with Jimy Bleu about the
show, Jimi’s legacy, and what it’s
like to perform Hendrix songs
for nearly twice as long as Hen-
drix was actually alive.
In classical music, symphonies
have performed the works of
composers like Bach and Mozart
for hundreds of years. In the last
15 years, it seems like tribute
bands in the rock and roll world
are becoming more prominent.
Watch Kiss The Sky perform “Red House”
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