THE KNICKERBOCKER MUSIC CENTER
The Knickerbocker Music Center
35 Railroad Avenue, Westerly, RI 02891 (Misquamicut) | (401) 315-5070
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The Knickerbocker Café, a storied music club in Westerly, Rhode Island, was built in 1933, shortly after the end of Prohibition. The Café itself is named after a train that passed through Westerly station at the time of the Café’s founding.
The club thrived as one of the leading entertainment centers in southern New England, hosting regional and national bands with an emphasis on the blues. Some of the greats that played on the Knickerbocker stage included, Big Joe Turner, Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Johnny Nicholas, Leon Russell, Eric Burdon and Stevie Ray Vaughan. In 1967, Roomful of Blues was born in Westerly, when guitarist Duke Robillard and pianist Al Copley started a band that played tough, no-holds barred Chicago blues. Making the Knickerbocker Café their home club, it did not take long before they started exploring swinging, jumping blues and added a horn section. Roomful would pack the house every Sunday and still plays their great brand of blues today.
Fast forward and the Café has become the Knickerbocker Music Center, a non-profit organization formed in partnership with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School. The mission of the Knickerbocker Music Center is to preserve, cultivate and grow the “Knick’s” unique brand of blues, as well as expanding access to music of all genres, by transforming the Knick into both an exciting performance venue and an exceptional center for music education.
29
July
Josi Davis & Her Next Bold Move
8:30pm
Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 8:30pm
The Knickerbocker Music Center. 35 Railroad Avenue, Westerly, RI 02891
knickmusic.com/events/2017/7/29/josi-davis-her-next-bold-move
Live Music
Josi Davis has done it again! In her latest incarnation, dynamic vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Josi Davis pairs rhythm masters Steven Tavares and Dan Curland (Rock and Soul Revue) with guitar guru Stef Denegre and the chemistry is undeniable. Josi's newest project has been distinctly honed to serve both the groove of the dance floor and the sophisticated audiophile. The sweet new sounds of her work with legendary producer Louis Anthony deLise (Patti LaBelle, William DeVaughn) add great New Philly Soul to a repertoire rich with Rhythm & Blues, Rock, and Motown. Groove and be moved with Josi Davis & Her Next Bold Move.
$10 Cover ($2 Service Charge Included With Online Tickets. All sales are final, no ticket refunds or exchanges.)