Mark Olbrich Blues Eternity

Presented by: The Polish Social and Cultural Association

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0	LONDON: The Polish Jazz Cafe POSK
P	Saturday 28th January, 2017
N	7:30pm

Event information

Described as ‘the grooviest blues bassist around’ by Poland’s rock god Zbiggi Holdys, Mark cut his hardcore blues teeth in London playing with many English and US heavies all the way from New York’s Mondo Cane, Manny’s Carwash, through Chicago’s Kingston Mines, Blue Chicago, to the famous Green Iguana in Tampa. His own band Blues Eternity exudes Mark’s bottomless energy and the fans agree! Their last 2008 CD – “BLUES ETERNITY Live” featuring Sarasota Slim on vocals and Paddy Milner (later with Jack Bruce band) on keys sold three print runs. His subsequent single “War of Sexes” made it to Anthology of Polish Blues, which then became the Blues Record of the Year.

The latest LIVE record produced in 2013 launched as 12” vinyl and CD (with bonus tracks) has been a hit in Poland and in the US, where the initial sales exceed those of Blues Eternity. It has WON Blues Record of the Year 2014 by BluesOnline pl.



JIMI THOMAS
At 5.30 AM one morning in 1957 Albert King (then known as Albert Nelson) picked up a great new talent in Osceola Arkansas and drove him all the way to St Luis depositing at Ike Turner’s place. Jimmy Thomas had arrived! They hit the road as Ike Turner Review, strengthened by later by Tina Turner. Playing in all legendary venues: Apollo in Harlem, Howard Theatre in DC, the Regal in Chicago, the Whiskey on Sunset Strip, the Five Four Club, – all the way from New York to LA Jimmy was, in own words ‘doing battle’ with Little Johnnie Taylor, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Freddie King and many more’. In 70’s the legendary British producers TonyVisconti (David Bowie) and Denny Cordell (Joe Cocker, Procol Harum) brought Jimmy to England. There in various guises – as was the common practice – Jimmy recorded with John Lennon, the Rolling Stones, David Essex, Lou Reed, Gary More and many others. The legend Rick Wakeman got his first studio job playing on Jimmy’s single – The Running Kind.



LAURIE GARMAN
Britain’s top harmonica player. From the start of his career in 1965 Laurie played with Freddie King (on his RSO records), Bob Marley and the Wailers (Island), Lightning Slim, Gerry Rafferty, The Yardbirds and many more. He also has two albums under his name produced by the legendary Mike Vernon.